Trump Quartet: Dianetics

[Abishai100]

I like new age pedestrianism-centric storytelling arguably very conducive to the modern pro-TrumpUSA consumerism and capitalism chatter in the social dialogue focused modern media (e.g., Charlie Rose, Planet Hollywood, Facebook, Human Genome Project, Olympics, etc.).



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Iceman, Spider-Woman, Spider-Man, and Firestar formed the heroic 'American Quartet,' a team of super-vigilantes whose alter-ego secret identities (bureaucrats, journalists, celebrities, etc.) remained hidden. The American Quartet were ordered by President Trump to deal with a new American menace, a steroids-pumped former weightlifter-turned-terrorist appropriately aliased 'Brute,' who was creating havoc at the Summer Olympic Games in Rio, Brazil. The American Quartet was poised and cautious simultaneously.

Brute was jumping around and throwing dumbbells at the heavyweight lifting competition in Rio one summer morning as the American Quarter burst in to deal with him. Iceman shot his liquid-nitrogen ice-gun at Brute's feet, creating 'ice-boots' which bolted him to the floor. Spider-Woman then sprayed him with her tranquilizer-mist spray, and Spider-Man followed with his giant net to keep Brute disarmed. Firestar then ended the onslaught with her hand-held hair-dryer which she used to blow hot air into Brute's face to compel him to calm down.

The American Quartet were relieved to discover that Brute was safe in international police custody and a special meeting at the United Nations headquarters was called, and Iceman and Spider-Woman were invited to give guest-speeches but declined, since they were planning their ornate and romantic wedding in Buenos Aires (Argentina). Meanwhile, Spider-Man and Firestar went on a trip of their own --- a fabulous boat-cruise (Celebrity Cruise Line) to New Zealand! Brute sat in his cell fuming at his useless brutish mass and muttered to himself, "I just wanted to pounce on 'TrumpUSA'!"

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[Abishai100]

Paradise City

Isn't it interesting how comic book art and the plethora of adapted films (quite popular in the USA) speak to a new age social interest in colloquialized etiquette?

This may be an effect of confluence/immigration and the clashing of cultures, which makes conversations/dialogue about 'pedestrian-friendly' politics (e.g., DC Comics' "Nuclear Man") much easier to digest than the old political cartoons of yesteryear (e.g., Thomas Nast's rendition of 1800s NYC's Boss Tweed urban corruption).

In fact, Americans not only like comic books but also toys (e.g., Toys 'R Us, Mattel, Hasbro, Fisher-Price, etc., etc.).

I like comparing America to a dollhouse or a laboratory where culture-exchange is the empirical experience and education is the beaker. This is why consumerism geared towards youngsters is so pronounced in America (i.e., Barbie, Ronald McDonald, etc.). Americans like to learn about culture on their own rather than being taught by the government (as in more socialist nations such as Cuba).

Even terrorism is presented to American kids through comics and toys --- i.e., G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (Hasbro).

That's how we link populism with philosophy in America (aka, 'The New World').

Let's hope our capitalism-subjective 'TrumpUSA' does not kill this idealism.