End Of The Line

And so, it has come to this. After a year like no other, 2020 will settle into the history books as a bizarre chapter, with a global pandemic raging, a contentious presidential election process coming to a close, and an ignominious ending to the toxic presidency of a would-be autocrat.

Yes, Herr Gropenfuhrer has succeeded in provoking conspiracy theorists and thugs into an unspeakable attack on the U.S. Capitol building, killing five people, as senators and representatives were in the process of confirming the election of President-elect Joseph R. Biden of Delaware.

But really, when the brain trust here at the Gonzo PR blog discussed the past year, it led to an analysis of the entire reign of an ill-mannered and autocratic president, an inept, uneducated and malevolent individual. Naturally, the question came up: who didn't see this coming?

Fortunately, the coronavirus pandemic has spurred numerous vaccines developed in record time to immunize the populace (the mumps vaccine took four years to develop). Now the other toxin, Herr Gropenfuhrer, will have been removed. There is indeed light at the end of the tunnel.

So as we gather to provide some final analysis, I've invited the Gonzo PR correspondents from around the globe: Helmut Vallindaklopf in Washington, D.C. Wolfgang Majoris in Bangkok, Thailand and Ramona Vallindaklopf in Genoa, Italy to share their final perspectives.

JM: "The history of the U.S. is rife with episodes of political violence far bloodier and more destructive than the one Herr Gropenfuhrer incited last week, but it was nonetheless horrid as thousands of protesters -- domestic terrorists, really -- swarmed the Capitol. Helmut, you were on the scene."

HV: "Yes, as Congress was ready to conduct a largely ceremonial count of the electoral votes, radical protesters stormed the U.S. Capitol like it was the Bastille. It heralded the death knell for the rule of Herr Gropenfuhrer. Indeed, he has now been impeached twice."

WM: "People here in Southeast Asia and other countries around the world watched in shock and disgust. But in China, the Communist government is using the outburst to attack democracy, proving that the U.S. style of government is a failure. They are having a field day with the news."

RV: "Last week's unprecedented breach of the U.S. Capitol by a mob of ardent Trump supporters has drawn stunned dismay from the leaders of Europe. Trump should accept the results of the election and stop the efforts to trample democracy, said German Chancellor Angela Merkel."

JM: "Thanks, team. Soon, we'll undoubtedly hear that now is the time for compromise and bipartisan efforts. That argument is wrong. Now that the Democrats control the White House, the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate, it's time for real action to reclaim the soul of America."

JM: "There should be no compromise with politicians who have allowed such a violent incursion into the heart of the country, resulting in deaths, countless injuries and irreparable damage to the country, both domestically and internationally. Stay tuned, folks, there's more to come."