The Art of the Deal in America began with the perhaps mythical exchange of a basket of beads for the island of Manhattan. As the First People of the Americas were to learn in the many treaties they signed, it was more truthfully the Art of the Steal, one side getting more than the other, which is the holy mantra of Donald Trump. Losing in a deal (or opinion) is worse than death. His predictable response is to swiftly unleash an army of lawyers to reclaim the high ground, “I dare anyone to oppose my thirst for power.” Elon Musk is equally a capitalist grifter operating at the highest level. His billions have risen from tapping into taxpayer dollars. Tesla got its start from government subsidies, and buying a Tesla still awards a tax break to those who can afford one. Newly from Trump, it has been given a contract to build future armored military vehicles. The company could not survive in a peaceful, global free market economy. The big rockets and dreams of space travel of Space X are federally funded by NASA. That these two egomaniacs, aided by media moguls destroying people’s right to privacy, are ruling over the governing of the United States, claiming it is their Constitutional right, frighteningly resembles the mind-numbing omniscient rule of Big Brother in George Orwell’s 1984, right down to the double speak and omnipresent face on television. What is lost in that world is the possibility of love and caring for others

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