Editor’s note: In this reflection, Sylvie draws a powerful parallel between Trump’s AI-generated self-coronation and the deeper psychological roots of tyranny. She connects the political with the personal, showing how emotional repression fuels projection, cruelty, and the illusion of power.
Yesterday, the No Kings protests in downtown Scottsdale were peaceful — a beautiful sight in a time when peace feels almost revolutionary. On my way back from helping my acquaintance Mark reset the power at his house in Paradise Valley, I passed by the crowd and smiled at the creativity and courage on display.
One sign caught my eye: Trump on the toilet with the words “AMERICA FLUSH.” It was funny, yes, but also profoundly symbolic. Because that’s exactly what America needs — a cleansing, a flushing out of all the corruption, deceit, and emotional rot that has piled up in our collective psyche.
But instead of listening to his people, Trump — the sitting President of the United States — responded with an AI-generated video of himself wearing a crown, flying a fighter jet, and throwing feces at the protesters. The image is grotesque, but it perfectly mirrors his inner world.
It’s not humor. It’s pathology.
Like all tyrants, Trump confuses mockery with strength. By digitally crowning himself, he reveals what he truly believes: that he is above the law, above the people, and beyond accountability. He pardons the worst criminals — men like George Santos — as long as they kiss his feet. But the moment they displease him, they’re thrown under the bus, just like John Bolton, now targeted by Trump’s own DOJ.
I’ve seen this pattern before.
When I refused to join my niece XA in humiliating her aunt and cousin in front of the family, she went nuclear — starting a smear campaign to destroy me. As long as I stayed silent, as long as I played along, I was “good.” But the moment I refused to betray my integrity, I became her enemy.
Trump is no different. His entire movement is built on the psychology of the false self — the need to destroy anyone who dares to mirror the truth. What we are witnessing in America is not a political drama but a collective family reenactment of childhood trauma on the world stage.
He who feels humiliated must humiliate others.
He who cannot face his own shame must project it.
And now, with AI at his fingertips, Trump can project his sickness in high definition.
AI, in the hands of the emotionally blind, becomes a weapon of delusion. Instead of helping humanity see itself, it’s used to deepen denial. Instead of mirroring truth, it becomes a digital mirror of madness.
When I saw that AI-generated video of Trump throwing feces, I thought: this is not just about him.
It’s about all of us — every human who refuses to face their inner filth and would rather fling it at others.
The “No Kings” protesters are right. No one should be crowned over others. No one should be worshiped or obeyed like a god. Every crown is forged in fear, every throne built on repression.
Until we face the wounded child within — the child that never felt seen, never felt safe, never felt loved — we will keep producing kings who need to dominate to feel alive.
And one day, a man like that might press the real nuclear button.
AI is not dangerous. Unhealed humans are.
And if we want to save the world, we must start by dethroning the tyrant within ourselves.
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