Georg Seesslen Analyzes Donald Trump's Nuclear Threat in Freitag Magazine

Georg Seesslen's article in Freitag magazine examines the potential reality of Donald Trump detonating a nuclear bomb, framing it as either a genuine danger or another poor joke. The text explores the causes and consequences of widespread loss of reality, suggesting Trump would be perfect for a comic strip if circumstances weren't so terrifying. Seesslen outlines a classic three-panel gag structure: first, Trump wants something and threatens owners with brutal violence; second, he commits something malicious, contradictory, and aimless; third, amidst ruins, walls, and explosions, he sits on a golden toilet, wipes himself with international law, and lets his vassals celebrate his supposedly great deal with something golden. The author notes this comic strip format allows extensive variation but follows an escalation logic where the gap between desire and destruction grows increasingly larger. The piece appears in the current issue of Freitag.