@LenaRockerHall gets me and don't get me started on how damn talented this woman is because I could go on for years... and also, I DO MISS New York CITY SO MUCH! And, this is amazing and everything right now. EVERYTHING.
Dear Joe,
I wish I could sit down with you face to face and explain why so many of us were offended by the UFC fight on the South Lawn of the White House.
For me, it had nothing to do with the UFC or who showed up for the fights. The brand you and Dana have built is a bona fide American success story. More power to you. As for the fighters, in my book, anyone brave enough to put it all on the line in the arena is remarkable to witness. Their dedication and discipline inspire me. I don’t understand anyone who can’t admire that.
And as for the people who attended, I, for one, love Shane Gillis. I think he’s hilarious and brilliant. It was a show. A once-in-a-lifetime spectacle. I can’t blame anyone for wanting to witness it firsthand.
My problem is that I believe some of our public spaces are sacred. And unlike many of the great powers that came before us, these American monuments belong to all of us. Not to whoever happens to hold power at the moment.
The White House does not belong to Donald Trump. It does not belong to any President. It belongs to the people. To treat it as Caesar treated the Colosseum is antithetical to everything our founding fathers fought for.
This is not Rome. Presidents are not emperors doling out bread and circuses for the peasants. The White House is the People’s House. This “celebration” could have happened in any stadium within a stone’s throw of the South Lawn. No one would have had an issue with it.
But that was obviously Donald Trump’s whole point. By holding the event on the South Lawn, what he was saying to the rest of us is:
“This is my house. I own it. I will do with it what I please. I’ll build a colosseum and have the gladiators fight under my gaze. I’ll tear down the East Wing. I’ll pave over the Rose Garden. I’ll cover everything in gold and marble. I’ll erase the names of all the men who came before me.”
The fights were an exhibition of imperial domination, not a celebration of our 250th anniversary as a democracy.
The White House is not Buckingham Palace. It is not the Palace of Versailles. It is not the Forbidden City of Beijing. It does not belong to an emperor, or a king, or a commissar.
The White House belongs to us. All of us. The person who sits behind the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office is nothing more than an honored guest. A temporary caretaker.
The President is our servant. Not our Caesar.
Respectfully, Hunter
P.S. Cage match between me and Don Jr.? Your call on the venue. Anywhere but the South Lawn.
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@AmazonHelp When I hit reply and replied I got an automated email message back tha says I’ve written to an address that doesnt accept incoming direct emails.
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@AmazonHelp why do you make it impossible to get customer service help? I have been looking for almost 30 minutes now on your site and app and cannot find how to contact customer service. WTF? Why do you not want to help your customers that pay way too much for your services?
i don't have status anymore because you took all my points before you decided they don't expire, but my father is a lifetime platinum elite, and he also said your responses were a joke.
@Marriott your customer service is a joke. i reviewed my most recent stay, unfavorably, and i got an email back basically saying sorry not sorry. I also got injured on your property and your team felt 30K points (which does nothing for me) was a suitable answer to all of this.
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@LA28@reganmorris1 Why have multiple days/times for people if you aren’t replenishing tickets for each day? How is it fair to allow the people who got in on the first day to buy every allocated ticket while the people with days two or three days later open your site to find absolutely nothing left?