Donald Trump is a pragmatist, which makes a Trump presidency
more unpredictable. While that leaves
open the possibility that some good things might result, his intention to hire
a special prosecutor to investigate Clinton is further evidence that he will
not bring our country together.
Donald Trump is amazingly narcissist. As such, he does not seem to understand the
concept of truth. When I try to
understand his rampant lies, I think of the difference between someone who is
amoral and someone who is immoral. A
person who is immoral knowingly does things that are wrong. A person who is amoral does not have a way of
judging right from wrong. Trump’s lying seems
similar to being amoral. He just knows
what he wants to be the case and says it.
Truth or falsehood is irrelevant to him.
That’s scary.
Trump lacks the mental discipline/stamina to stay on
topic. This is a serious stamina issue
for a President. He is also very weak at
thinking before speaking. That’s a form
of discipline and perhaps mental stamina.
Trump repeatedly alienates people typically for no good
reason. He is a very poor judge of how
he affects people. This aspect of his
temperament is very damaging for a President of the USA who has to bring
domestic people together and also must build relationships with foreign leaders.
Although there are times when we have to stand for principles
and can’t sacrifice them for compromise, I feel that we greatly need a unifier
as President now.
But Trump, as described above and with his promise to name a
special prosecutor to investigate Clinton, is even less of a unifier.
Trump temperament is scary relative to foreign policy. His intentions are unclear. He should be able to create coherent policy
but he has failed to demonstrate such ability.
He is very sensitive to criticism and lashes out aggressively
and irrationally in response. Taking a
chance on him seems really reckless. It
seems clear why people fear his finger on the nuclear button.
Claude, your comments appear to focus on the short term and don't include long term implications.
ReplyDeleteWhatever you think about Trump pales in comparison to decisions made by Legislative and Judicial branches of our government vis-a-vis the long term future of our county.
Most Senators and Representatives today care about remaining in office. This overshadows debating solid, hard long decisions with a vision that our forefathers possessed.
Truly the future of the USA is secondary to their personal wants and needs. They do not view the constitution as a litmus test of their decisions. Invariably, their decisions, while maybe helpful shout term, lead to long term challenges for our Country.
I would be interested in your comments about 2 books released recently: "Written Out of History", by Senator Mike Lee and "Smashing the DC Monopoly" by Oklahoma Physician, Senator & Representative.
More specifically, what do you think about a States Constitutional Amendments Convention?