If I See One More Post About Trump On Social Media - I Think I'll Explode

I'm mostly writing this because social media has been ruined for me, and many others like me. If I didn't need it for work I would flounce off in a huff (for at least a week) and refuse to look at my timelines ever again.

I'm not writing about politics, I'm writing about humans; humans and bandwagons.

I'm mostly writing this because social media has been ruined for me, and many others like me. If I didn't need it for work I would flounce off in a huff (for at least a week) and refuse to look at my timelines ever again. Of course not until I'd made a grandiose statement of my intentions on the book with the face; I would then sneak back in and hope that no-one notices my return to Messenger from Whatsapp, where I would undoubtedly have referred them.

I'll start by making it quite clear I am not a supporter of Trump, I didn't vote for him, because I live in England. That doesn't mean to say I am ignorant to the knock on effect of what goes on in other countries. I'm not. But I don't need to know every time Donald does a Trump, or how and why every individual hates him, personally, and wishes him dead. I grew sick of all the social media in the build up to the election, and I naively thought it would all end when the new President was elected. Oh how wrong was I.

So, back to humans and bandwagons. Let's start with Melania Trump and that video that went viral of her looking crestfallen after Donny turned round and said 'something' at the inauguration.That one brief insight into their relationship had people campaigning on social media to Save Melania from the evil tyrant. Now correct me if I'm wrong but I'm pretty sure theirs wasn't an arranged marriage. Which leads me to hazard a guess that they dated for a while first. Which leads me to assume she already knew what a total twat he is. A twat with a big wallet who will one day rule the world. What's not to like? Secondly, how do we not know that Mel was looking forward to a big roast dinner that night and Donny said, "looks like this is going on longer than I thought. It'll have to be a takeaway tonight I'm afraid my darling". Quite possible.

I've been taken quite by surprise at the strength of feeling in this country about old Donny at the helm in the USofA. During his election campaign he said he was going to do a lot of stuff that we think is really bad. The Americans still voted him into office. In their country. And we (I use the term loosely as I didn't step foot outside the house on Monday) have taken to the streets in our thousands to protest over the decisions he is making. Can you imagine if countries around the world were doing the same in response to our referendum to BREXIT? We would become keyboard warriors in defence of our country, our democracy, our choices.

Yes, there are humanitarian issues, without a doubt. But as far as I know he hasn't actually killed anyone yet. There are many, many other world leaders who have a catalogue of atrocities committed against their own people. The dictatorships, the infringement of civil rights. Where are their memes? Why aren't we out marching for those people. In those countries? In 2011 following the 'Arab Spring' President Bashar al-Assad, responded to the peaceful protests in Syria by killing hundreds of demonstrators and imprisoning many more, that was only the beginning. All the articles about Aleppo, the photos of the tortured, war ravaged, faces of the babes in arms have disappeared from our screens. It's not gone away. They still need us.

I read the news every day. I know what is being said about Donny, I don't need it plastering my timeline every other post. It's like I've been transported to a desert Island with only one book that I have to read over, and over again until I'm rescued. Katie Hopkins is loving it though, old Donny is keeping her in enough acid to prop her career up for at least another four years. By the way, if you type 'how long' into google the first entry in the drop down box is 'How long US President term?'

This is my SOS from my desert Island. Please send me another book.

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