Kite Strings

From the Fairytale Tarot, the Six of Wands; from the Tree Affirmation Cards, the Chestnut:

          Make this Emperor taller with an orange comb-over, and his tale and attitude would fit POTUS nicely. The 'victory' here is not for the ruler but for the scam artists who took his gold (and probably most of the residents of his kingdom too).  Like the emperor's subjects who snickered at his 'new clothes,' I admit that I likewise enjoy seeing Trump make a fool of himself. He is the most arrogant, ignorant, dishonest, narcissistic, indulgent, misogynistic, racist, undiplomatic, and power-hungry president ever holding office in my lifetime. Yet while I throw shade on him, the Chestnut card - a tree with nuts hidden in a prickly, sharp covering - suggests I take an honest look at what's inside myself. What I find there is fear: fear that our country will keep becoming more divided and full of hatred, that the ordinary citizens and their needs will be overlooked in favor of the 1% and big business, that we will lose the respect and friendship of other countries, and that the earth will pay a heavy price because of greed. The 'triumph' of seeing Trump say idiotic things is beginning to feel like holding on to a kite string in a tornado.