22 November 2017
Trump's Delusion
Trump’s Delusion
Donald Trump acts as if he had assumed the office of the
Presidency by Divine Right. To him,
popular election awarded the White House to him by the kind of lucky stroke
that birth performed on behalf of Richard II.
Trump shouldn’t be expected to act any differently than he has all his
life, as the heir to a successful real estate developer’s fortune and power.
“The Donald” couldn’t help himself avoid accepting the
mantle of the Presidency; therefore he is not responsible for living up to any
standard of behavior. What we see is
what we got.
The dilemma for the country is that we cannot count on the
future’s assuring favorable conditions for what we dedicate our lives to now. We will have to trust in luck that without
principles of behavior for our leadership the world will welcome the fruits of
our efforts and our progeny in the future.
A scary prospect! Fortunately, we
can at least hope that the rest of the liberal democratic world will now bear
the burden of keeping the international system in functioning order.
The Trump era may spell the end of America ‘s post WWII
dominance.
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