Is there a reset in this political game?
(Part 3 of 4)
On Trump:
In case you read Part 2 and figured we were Trump fans or 
supporters …
WRONG!
GUESS AGAIN!
Donald Trump definitely has more than his share of problems as well.
He appears to have captured the support of a large number of Americans with his two early Primary statements. I call them Trumpisms:
1 – Make America great again
2 – Build a wall (along the Mexican border)
Now, when it appears he will lose the election, he’s added a third. He trumps up charges and claims the system is rigged against him. Maybe he can’t face the fact that if he loses, it’s due to his own folly, past behaviors, and inexperience in the political world?
His first Trumpism has been a great selling point for those who believe they are being harmed or limited by the current government and economic systems.
His second point about building the wall to stop illegal immigration from Mexico is an unrealistic solution for several reasons.
– A wall has already been built in places. It doesn’t prevent illegal entry.
– People wanting to come here climb over the present wall.
– It would be very expensive, and Mexico will not pay for it.
– Living in Texas, I heard reports of farmers along the Rio Grande River complaining that they lost land and access to the river because the wall had to be built on the American side.
– Someone has already claimed that they will just tunnel under it.
Trump’s style shows him to be a superficial buffoon, except his behavior is not amusing. He has been too isolated from the main population.
He denigrates people who may have handicaps, who have other problems, and who he feels are somehow inferior to him – which is likely most people.
His stereotyping of minorities showed his ignorance of real life outside his Tower. Not all blacks are poor, and not all hispanics entering the country illegally are murderers and rapists.
He has shown a disrespect for women by publicly calling them names or using negative adjectives to describe them.
Worse, his past admitted behaviors with women are despicable. He thinks that because he is wealthy, he can get away with anything. The recent revelation from 2005 has him admitting to what amounts to sexual assaults on women. Any typical person would be prosecuted for what he admitted to. He should have been.
His bragging talk about women also shows an immature, low class attitude. It’s something more like one would expect from high school boys trying to boost their ego or standing by discussing their conquests of girls.
His position that a woman seeking an abortion must be punished by our legal system is worse than a throwback to decades ago.
He thinks he knows more than he really does. He doesn’t know how much he doesn’t know.
His statements that he knows more about fighting terrorism than the generals are ludicrous. He seems to know little about foreign affairs.
He too often got his facts wrong. It makes one wonder where he’s getting his information. A trumped up imagination?
His tweets and other behavior indicate that Trump is more likely to overreact to a bad situation. That could lead to problems in dealing with other nations as President, which may require some deliberation before responding.
When at an apparent loss for descriptive words, he resorts to name-calling. That doesn’t help establish truth or provide an explanation for the situation. For example, he calls Hillary the devil.
Attaching labels to an opposing candidate can work well in a political campaign. But it has to be something that appears more reasonable and can catch on with the current political fervor. Trump has definitely not found the magical formula.
He is the person primarily responsible for taking the campaign initially into the mud with this techniques.
Trump is a big risk taker. This is evident in his business dealings. He has been successful at some of his businesses, not at others. Being a big risk taker could be devastating if he makes a mistake in world affairs.
A number of other accusations have been made against him about his businesses and behavior. Trump reportedly has many lawsuits pending against him. Would he be able to concentrate on Presidential duties if distracted by those?
What would he do with his businesses should he become President? What would he do if a conflict of interest arose? To my knowledge, he has never been asked that question.
If the polls are correct, though, we won’t have to worry about that.