The Music Man is a Broadway musical later made into a movies about a con man who poses as a boys' band organizer to Midwestern rubes so that he can sell musical instruments to them convincing them he can train their kids to become good marching band musicians. The thing is he doesn't know a thing about music so he cons them into believing their children are talented so he can sell them instruments making a big profit , planning to leave as soon as he can after pocketing their money leaving their children with instruments they can't use.
Of course the musical ends on a good note because this is fiction. The problem with us living in the year 2019 we have Donald Trump, a real life con man who has conned a good portion of the United States electorate to vote him into office two years ago selling them, not instruments, but that they were living in a broken society that only he could fix. He bragged he knew more than Generals, Intelligence career men, and foreign adversaries as well as foreign allies and of course all the politicians that ever lived including Presidents and scholars. He alluded as though it was a fact that all were dishonest, except him of course. Yes he was selling musical instruments to those who wanted to play the tune that he was singing except his plan was to have them dance to the tune while he played the songs and reaped in the profits.
It should be clear to anyone who follows USA politics that Donald Trump and his family are conning everyone except perhaps a fellow named Putin because the people who want to get to him stay in his hotels, golf clubs, and the such so that he reaps in the profits from these adventures while he lies constantly while he criticizes his intelligence officers many of which he has appointed, while still proclaiming he knows more than his Generals as he continues to play footsies with some very dangerous adversaries at the same time he seems to be wrecking alliances.
The Music Man ended on a very good note because as I mentioned previously it was fiction. I fear that reality will set in on us in the USA and the ending will not be on a good note but rather it will end discordantly except for the Trumps who will be richer and we citizens will be poorer and not a bit wiser. God Help Us!
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