Goldman Mill Mayor Regina Goldman had some advice for Millers concerned about the challenges to pacifists and humanists presented by the authoritarian reign of US President Donald Trump.

Guesting on the September 9 edition of WGPM Radio program “Ari Lieber Presents,” the prime minister — who also is the radio journalist’s spouse–offered her thoughts on the King of MAGA.

ARI LIEBER: Welcome back to Ari Lieber Reports on WGPM. If you’re just tuning in, I am sitting across from our Prime Minister—and my brilliant wife—Regina Goldman. Regina, we’ve been tracking the upcoming midterms and the constant rhetorical noise coming from the Trump camp across the water. For a pacifist microstate like ours that values absolute equity, it’s easy for folks here to feel a mix of exhaustion and outright anger. How do Millers confront that brand of politics while keeping our dignity intact?

MAYOR REGINA GOLDMAN: (Laughs slightly) Well, Ari, first we have to remember that anger is exactly what that machine feeds on. It wants a boxing match. But when you’re a country founded on absolute pacifism, you don’t step into the ring. You change the game entirely. Dignity isn’t about being passive or silent; it’s about staying rooted in our data, our stability, and our humanity. We fight back by simply continuing to succeed. Every month that Goldman Mill runs a budget surplus, guarantees health care, and provides a Basic Minimum Income, we are actively disproving their entire worldview. Our existence is the resistance.

AL: Right, success is the best defense. But what about the humor aspect? You’ve always said humor is a vital tool in the diplomatic toolkit.

RG: Absolutely. Authoritarians and bigots can endure a lot of things, but they cannot endure being laughed at. They rely on an aura of terrifying, unshakeable strength. Humor pops that balloon immediately. When we see absurd policies or hateful rhetoric from the MAGA movement, we shouldn’t just cower—we should use our platform here at WGPM and our entertainment sectors to mock the absurdity of it. We meet their darkness with a collective smirk. We have to take the threat seriously, but we must never take them as seriously as they take themselves. That’s how we protect our peace without losing our joy.