President Donald Trump is a national embarrassment and an American disgrace. Fueled by his massive ego, he’s driving roughshod over the American government, the American taxpayers, and the world at large.
President Donald Trump is a national embarrassment and an American disgrace. Fueled by his massive ego, he’s driving roughshod over the American government, the American taxpayers, and the world at large.
Yes. His supporters admire his “strong leadership”, and how he doesn’t let things like “laws” and “the Constitution” get in the way. They would love it if their grandkids were just as selfish.
Some lemming wrote a week or two ago that the US has an epidemic of selfishness, and it has stuck with me ever sense. Everything is all about me, and anything that doesn’t serve my interests is bad. People who worry about the common good are suckers and losers. Everything is zero-sum, and there are no win-win scenarios. This guy is the selfish President we deserve.
I think normalizing anti-social behavior as a virtue is something to add on there too. We’re all supposed to be confident nuisances to impress each other based on popular trends, but if anyone acted that way to us, we’d be upset. When upset, we don’t think about our behavior; we think about revenge.
It’s so odd to me. Him as a person is easily the biggest reason I dislike him (and it’s a long list). But I’ve spoken to multiple people about that very thing and have gotten some truly odd responses. I’ve been told that they wouldn’t want their children to grow up and be like him. That they wouldn’t want to work for him as a boss. That they wouldn’t trust the things that he says. And that they wouldn’t want their family or friends to behave the same way as far as the trash talking and being… very liberal with the truth.
But somehow, he’s still the best president we’ve ever had and an amazing, strong, intelligent person. They trust his decisions and think he’s the perfect man for the job of fostering foreign relations. I simply cannot make heads or tails of this. It’s like people somehow have lower standards for the president of the United States as a friend, family member, or coworker.
His base think of him as a weapon, not a leader. They’re using him to lash out – even if they’re not entirely clear who or why.