Its the Money (Minerals) Stupid

Going to the White House without a Tuxedo, now that’s an unpardonable offence, so friend Zelensky had this coming. I wonder what would have happened if it was Mahatma Gandhi  visiting the White House, dressed in his trademark loin cloth, the American media and the POTUS himself would have probably fainted at this horrendous act. Gandhiji when invited for a Tea party to the Buckingham Palace in 1931, went in the same attire. A journalist asked him about the adequacy of his dress for the occasion, he responded tongue in cheek that the King was wearing more than enough for both of them together. Friend Zelensky, off course did not get an opportunity to even clarify, such was the gravity of the offence committed.

I am not too sure whether any specific dress code is mentioned for such invites, there must be, as even in the Army, we ourselves are sticklers about sticking to the prescribed dress for the occasion. But as I gather the offence was taken on the attire as also from where was it procured, supposedly on Temu which is a Chinese e-commerce App akin to Amazon. Had it been from Amazon, probably Zelensky would have been spared the blushes.

I am sure you recall the childhood story of the ‘Emperor’s New Clothes’, to refresh your grey cells which have started to wither due to overuse of social media platforms, the story goes that the king was fond of new and fancy clothes. Once two conmen claimed that they had weaved an invisible cloth for him, which was unique and could not be perceived by the stupid or incompetent. Sure enough the king marched to his royal court through his capital adorned in this invisible cloak, where none of the courtiers had the guts to call out, till a child said what was visible to everyone, that the King had no clothes on, but none wanted to look like a fool. All that Zelensky was required to have claimed that his tuxedo is not visible to the oafs and the tables could have been turned. Instead he started to justify this act of his in the name of his patriotic duty to align himself to his countrymen who are in a state of war. 

Wars are profitable business, as everyone knows, except for the common people who suffer, but to businessmen it’s a huge opportunity and that is exactly what was visible to the the POTUS and his coterie. Friend Zelensky had not bargained for this unceremonious rebuke, as ever since the war broke out he was being hailed as a modern day Churchill against the might of the Russian Bear. Having been led up the garden path so far, this reality check was such a rude shock now that he was left holding the baby. I am sure he is on the lookout for the best fashion designer to fit him into his Sunday best for his next outing when he returns ready to sign on the dotted line. You guessed it, it is the money (minerals) stupid!