Laird
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Cross-posted from the Kevin Annett podcast thread:
I don't so much see him as a "bad guy" as so self-interested that he will use whatever tactics work to make money, gain reputation, and gain power, regardless of whether those tactics are ethical or not. This is a man who has ripped people off left, right, and centre to make money, but who then runs for president as a man of the people. This is a man who lies shamelessly, time and time again, and makes promises that he doesn't keep, but who then claims to be an outsider to politics and thus more trustworthy than the usual political class. In essence, I don't see him as competent enough to be a true villain, just so ethically compromised through his own vanity that he lacks the integrity to be a true force for good.
I love that you are still trying to figure out if Trumps a bad guy.
I don't so much see him as a "bad guy" as so self-interested that he will use whatever tactics work to make money, gain reputation, and gain power, regardless of whether those tactics are ethical or not. This is a man who has ripped people off left, right, and centre to make money, but who then runs for president as a man of the people. This is a man who lies shamelessly, time and time again, and makes promises that he doesn't keep, but who then claims to be an outsider to politics and thus more trustworthy than the usual political class. In essence, I don't see him as competent enough to be a true villain, just so ethically compromised through his own vanity that he lacks the integrity to be a true force for good.