Trump's character flaws are clearly existential and deeply problematic, I think to any mature observer.
Not only is he a brutal narcissist who cares only about himself, he's willing to throw a democracy away for his vanity and power.
My articulation is more about 'mass perception' not so much what he actually is.
Clearly Bill Clinton is a good man, so are McCain, Romney, Obama, even Bush etc..
'Understanding Trump Support' is hard because what 'smart people see' is something completely different than what the plebes see. They think he's a genius, brilliant businessman, and probably don't realize how powerful his negative language about migrants etc. really is, they just don't understand what statesmanship actually is or how important that it is that he is a role model as well. I guess it's one of the more obvious problems of raw populism.
Not only is he a brutal narcissist who cares only about himself, he's willing to throw a democracy away for his vanity and power.
My articulation is more about 'mass perception' not so much what he actually is.
Clearly Bill Clinton is a good man, so are McCain, Romney, Obama, even Bush etc..
'Understanding Trump Support' is hard because what 'smart people see' is something completely different than what the plebes see. They think he's a genius, brilliant businessman, and probably don't realize how powerful his negative language about migrants etc. really is, they just don't understand what statesmanship actually is or how important that it is that he is a role model as well. I guess it's one of the more obvious problems of raw populism.