"The Ironic Stupidity of 'No Kings Day'" by Daniel Guss
When the unhinged impose a purity test on an imperfect history that they forgot or never learned.
From Pacific Palisades to her pathetic animal pounds, LA Mayor Karen Bass has proven to be a deft equal opportunity victimizer.
On Friday, I started an open-ended series titled “Karen Kills Cuties” to give visibility and voice to the young, tiny dogs that Bass has been killing, after failing to make a good faith effort to alert the broader public about their imminent deaths and the malicious and dishonest ways they are behaviorally assessed after weeks and months of traumatic deprivation of affection, exercise, cleanliness, food and medicine. Bass’s office also refuses to address other criminal activity at the agency.
More on that soon.
But I want to do a quick read today on the ironic stupidity of this weekend’s “No Kings Day” events and those who are still disgruntled that President Donald Trump swept the swing states last November and was swept back into office in January.
Their anger should be squarely on the Democratic National Committee (DNC) for failing to have a legitimate and transparent primary after Joe Biden failed to live-up to his promise of being a one-term bridge president.
So, the nebulous gist of “No Kings Day” was to counter what these folks say are Trump’s authoritarian tendencies.
And let’s be fair. Plenty of people see presidents (with whom they disagree) as having authoritarian tendencies… like a king. The party out-of-power sees it this way most of the time. But it is a hyper-caffeinated thing in the Trump era.
That’s why “No Kings Day” was scheduled to counterbalance and coincide with this weekend’s military parade in D.C., in which Trump and much of the rest of the country acknowledged, if not celebrated, the 250th anniversary of United States Army.
Um, does anyone see the irony of “No Kings Day” protestors trying to counter the celebration of the U.S. Army???
When did they stop teaching history in schools???
In 1775, our Second Continental Congress formed the Continental Army, which was formed on behalf of the thirteen colonies to fight — wait for it — King George III.
Let’s do the math: 2025 minus 250 equals 1775.
While the Continental Army officially disbanded in ‘83 (1783, obviously) and the United States Army was established as its official successor in ‘84, what was celebrated this weekend was the monumental forming of the Continental Army as a prelude to the founding of the United States.
For those who have forgotten, or never learned, George Washington led the Continental Army and soundly rejected the idea of becoming a king here, cementing the notion that the country should be powered by the people, not a monarch.
But Washington had slaves, an inexpungible fact…
It was also Trump’s birthday on Saturday, which infuriates the left and undoubtedly delights his supporters.
And lest anyone forget, FDR served four terms, but you don’t see anyone bitchin’ about that…
But them’s the facts, party people.
The “No Kings Day” crowd lost a great opportunity to make the point that what evolved into the United States Army wasn’t something to counter, but to acknowledge and celebrate.
That’s what happens when the unhinged impose a purity test on an imperfect history.
(Daniel Guss, MBA, won the LA Press Club’s “Online Journalist of the Year” and “Best Activism Journalism” awards in June ‘23. In June ‘24, he won its “Best Commentary, Non-Political” award. He has contributed to the Daily Mail, CityWatchLA, KFI AM-640, iHeartMedia, 790-KABC, Cumulus Media, KCRW 89.9 FM, KRLA 870 AM, Huffington Post, Los Angeles Daily News, Los Angeles Magazine, Movieline Magazine, Emmy Magazine, Los Angeles Business Journal, Pasadena Star-News, Los Angeles Downtown News and the Los Angeles Times in its sports, opinion, entertainment and Sunday Magazine sections among other publishers.)