2020 Election

[hollodero]

(08-07-2020, 02:11 PM)michaelsean Wrote: Could be a narcissist.  I think most people who run for president probably are to some degree. His reactions when challenged are quite telling.

Yeah don't make a philosophical argument out of it, that is not quite fair. "You're somewhat narcissistic, I am somewhat narcissistic, isn't anybody? At least anyone running for pres..."... yeah I am talking about something quite different from an overblown ego when accusing Trump of narcissism. I talk about gigantomania, merciless self-centeredness and constantly claiming and obviously instantly believing one is the smartest and the greatest in everything.
Call Biden what you will, but at least he won't let his cabinet march along to relentlessly kiss his behind. With Trump, it's just what Trump does. Thre is no genuine comparison between those two person's narcissism.

(08-07-2020, 02:11 PM)michaelsean Wrote: Has demonstrated several times through his “gaffes” that he does have racist opinions or thought processes.

I don't think he has, but honestly, I wouldn't know all of that probably. I don't know exactly what instances you're referring to, but I heard outcry over him saying the Latino community is more diverse, and that imho was not a racist statement at all. Just a clumsy one. It seems obvious what he wanted to say with that and why. Politically speaking, it is obviously true that latinos are far further spread along the political spectrum.
Maybe I see that wrong or there are other examples, maybe he is not pure, I am not a fan in the first place. But most blacks are fine with him over Trump in that regard and so am I. He never told someone to go back where they came from, never instigated boos against a person's Mexican name, never... you get my point. Spare me the list of things Biden would never do.

(08-07-2020, 02:11 PM)michaelsean Wrote: Lots of leaders pretend to have compassion. It gets them elected. Ted Kennedy was a giant POS but he sure voted the right way. So you could argue that as long as you get the desired results then it’s really not important if they actually have compassion and that would be a legit argument.

Yeah, that is true, it doesn't matter if they are compassionate or just act as if they were compassionate and convince me through word and deed. No issue with that, the world still would be a better place and I'd have a better leader who conveys better values than a person that clearly lacks any compassion.