Napoleon Complex

I hoped to let a day or so go by without a post about that god damn moron Donald Trump but his recent post on Twitter (fuck you, Elon, I'm not calling it "X"!) was most disturbing and demanded my attention.

"He who saves his Country does not violate any Law."

If that sounds too articulate and too poetic for Trump's normal grade school syntax, it is a quote attributed to Napoleon.  

The quote in French is "Celui qui sauve sa patrie ne viole aucune loi" which translates to "He who saves his fatherland violates no law."

Presumably this quote was said right before Napoleon declared himself as Emperor of France and gave a big old "Fuck you" to any government or law that said otherwise.  

(There is some question if Napoelon ever actually said that.  The quote can be found in a book called Maximes et pensées de Napoléon by French author Honoré de Balzac. Published in 1838, 23 years after Napoleon's death in exile, the book is a compilation of aphorisms Balzac attributed to France's former emperor. But there is no direct independent confirmation Napoleon said it. And Balzac was a pro-Napoleon propagandist.)   

Whatever it's validity, the message of the quote is clear, that a leader should NOT feel compelled or constrained by the rule of law if they act in service to save their country. 

The White House felt good enough about Li'l Donnie's quote on Twitter to add it to his official photo and post it to the White House Twitter account.  

Below are some validated quotes from dictators through history and dang if they don't fall in line with Trump's post.   

But what the fuck exactly does Donald Trump think he's saving the country from? 

We know from his unhinged rantings at his rallies and his late night Truth Social posts that he sees America as some kind of continous post apocalyptic dumpster fire that only he can save us from.  

It is a Napoleon Complex of the highest order that Trump is contemplating to usurp power to save us from the demons of his own deranged delusions. 

His delusions may well have a real cost for the rest of us.