I walked for an hour this morning in 7 degree weather. That is at least five degrees colder than my previous low. Not bad for eighty-four.
A long time reader and commenter sends me an email remarking, with regard to Trump, that it is very hard to fake being psychotic. An interesting observation.
Notice that there are endless reports of those close to Trump describing him as stupid, ignorant, childish, petulant, utterly self-absorbed. Each quote can be challenged as to its accuracy since they are all unproven. But there seem to be no reports of those close to Trump describing him as intelligent, knowledgeable, studious, engaged, sober, thoughtful, mature, or caring.
His media defenders attack Michael Wolff, which is rather like attacking the thermometer because it is cold outside.
I would guess that you (Professor Wolff) and your blog readers sized Trump up fairly well the first time they saw him for 5 minutes or more on TV, in my case, in the Republican primary debates two years ago.
ReplyDeleteThe question then arises about those who voted for Trump.
Do they lack the ability to size him up rapidly as we did? That is disturbing.
However, if they do not lack that ability, if they sized him up as we did and in spite of that voted for him, then that is even more disturbing.
Wallerstein, I think they did size him up correctly. He was voted out of spite. They would rather see everyone in ruin than see others progressing. He is a great politician and tactfully tapped into the anger arising in America. You could once get by with just a high school degree, buy an OK home, and have a family. That is no longer the case. Maximizing profits means maximizing competition and many are being left behind wondering why they are sitting in the back of public transit now.
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