I apologize in advance if this sounds stupid, but one of your last posts gave me an idea:
You mentioned that HL would've likely been shown white-picket-fence-esque propaganda throughout his life, and indoctrinated that this was the ideal life and time for America. This made me think he was shown things similar to this:
https://youtu.be/C7qItGQFpuM?si=oWZMpIX8xLP_8tb8
We saw that when he got into power, he immediately banned abortion and made breastfeeding mandatory. It made me wonder if, when he got into power, he might've also tried to force people into abiding by 1950s norms, fashion etc. since this is what he's been told is ideal. Like, he tries to make laws enforcing that women must dress impeccably (like 50s housewives), that men needed to step up to be the breadwinners if they weren't already, etc.
Just an idea I thought up.
You’re right. He has a weird relationship with America, doesn’t he? I want to focus on two eras that are important in his lifestyle. And then answer the question (super fun, wait for it)
On one hand his penthouse is AMERICAN. There’s a flag draped on the wall, portraits of presidents, founding fathers. The aesthetic of his penthouse is modern, combined with colors that you only see in those old paintings. He had Vought commission paintings of himself too where he stepped into the role of a founding father. If he yearns for any aesthetic, I think it’s the one before technology, before when science became big. Maybe he finds comfort in those days of “silence”. (They weren’t. America just had a very short story where the white people benefited a lot. He loves that idealistic world where the winner is on top, untouched by the masses’ problems). He is embraced by those “icons”. As far as I’m concerned, it’s the first presidents that surround him. Also, he canonically shares birthdays with Washington. 22nd of February.
Ancient dreams in a modern land. He IS from that era.
For him, he sees modern America as an embodiment of everything he hated. Kitsch, incoordination, addictions. But he doesn’t know that Soldier Boy is exactly that. Man is addicted to drugs. I like to believe that SB was the only American Idol he worshipped outside of those mentioned above. Soldier Boy thrived in the 50s.
The video you send me is definitely something they played him in the lab. There’s a deleted scene where they show him baseball, thanksgiving, family dinners, pie. This is all very 50s. 50s life that celebrated the PAST. Nothing after that he found interesting. Not like he reads modern history, not like he watches modern baseball.
I think your perspective is brilliant and I love that you send me this ask. I think he’d absolutely take it to an extreme.
He doesn’t want sycophants, he wants lovers. Honest, devoted, sure of him, supportive of him. He wants the nation to be his children. The country to be his father. He is not God. He is not God’s son. He is a savior who protects his family and is supported by the ethereal being that is America.
Personally, I imagine him having everyone dress in those deep rich colors he wears. I don’t think he’d change the flag but he’d make sure it’s everywhere. That buildings are clean and white. That they are restored to their marble prime. We saw his idea of amusement park. He’d have his face carved everywhere, well, ideally people would willingly surround themselves with him.
He doesn’t want a copy, he wants a nation who’d embrace him with their love.
He’d support food how it’s supposed to be. American, creamy, making you strong. No vegans or vegetarians. (He’d hate me) He’d support clothes that reveal the women’s best features. He’d make sure kids are educated well (yk that means tyrany in schools). That kids are protected (no abortions). As well as love (no divorces and every wedding done in his church.)
He’d go back to the times before the artificial, before the fake food, fake medicine, fake love, fake families. He hates nothing like he hates FAKE. Science is fake, Vought is a pharmaceutical company. This man never gets sick, he doesn’t appreciate the work that goes on behind the scenes of saving a life. To him, he’s the only savior people need. He wants strong people in his nation. (To clarify, there’s a lot of abuse and exploitation in this business and I hate those parts of it as well. So high five Homie? But ofc I support science DUHHH people in STEM (ethical ones) are ICONS.)
Oh this is so fun to write. Thank you a lot!
