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He has never shown any in the past, he is not going to have it now.
He is totally out of his depth.
Although I laugh at his commentary, it's really not funny.
His support relies upon discrimination. It hinges upon the idea that it's acceptable to make some people suffer, or even kill them, whilst other people are protected and/or make gains.
The virus is largely indiscriminate and Trump is failing to make sure that only certain groups of people suffer and die.
Had he done more to protect everyone from the virus, he could have been hailed as a hero and returned to service as normal after the event.
But hey, block remote voting, put everyone in a position where they have to break the law, risk their lives, or have them too poor to get certain government issued ID required to vote and he'll get a second term anyway.
Depending on your location, it could be.
Public parks and recreational are shut down across the country.
However... some private golf courses appear to have special privilege, as long as they adhere to safe social distancing.
I doubt it can be enforced, especially if 2 share a golf cart.
Anyway, here's a map on the subject:
story link:
Anybody can work with anybody, if the will to achieve a common goal is there. And indeed there have been so many instances of that, for anyone that has had their eyes open. Between people who otherwise don't like each other very much. Because you do what you have to do. You deploy your resources. You work towards the ultimate goal. You foster positivity and determination. At the same time stress levels are high and people can say something that they may later regret. I'm not talking about that. I'm talking about people who are committed to negativity, to politicization, who have allowed themselves become unhinged and ideologically possessed. Most people I think overall have done well - but there is a disturbingly large number of people who seemingly have lost complete control of their emotions and are locked in a never-ending cycle of rage, as if blaming one person or one Party is an easy answer to the complexity of all the problems we face. It's not good-natured - or even fair - criticism. Because that would necessitate applying criticism to ALL places, and ALL people, who deserve it... But no... Just blame the 'common enemy', every time, for every thing.
BASED ON HIS PERFORMANCE
I know who shouldn't be president.
I've got a bamboo steamer and air fryer available.
I'd sign an executive order and have GM start making toilet tissue.
We have 1,000's of ventilators in the stockpile and the companies making them globally already have FDA approval.
It's TOILET TISSUE in most demand.
Every Walmart in the country is out of paper!
Arguing absolutes simply requires an example of an exception to refute the claim: you couldn't work with someone who is in a coma on a maths question, and yet they are somebody.
Working with someone to achieve a common goal relies upon them having some ability to contribute to the work. Even if they don't understand the goal, understand how to achieve the goal, or have the will there is room to work with them. For example, a child might not realise the goal is pick up all the beads off the floor, might not conceptualise all of them going back into the jar, might not understand why it's a goal and might not be interested, but make it into a game and they can be coaxed into the task.
The more complex the goal the more abilities are required to work with someone. You start to move into the territory where you need understanding of the goal, understanding of ways to achieve the goal and a level of self-motivation.
Trump has missing abilities. Some people empathise emotionally, some people empathise cognitively, some do both. If you can do neither because you don't have the neurologic equipment, you cannot begin to conceptualise what empathy is.
You can try and act it out by copying accepted social norms, but you're going to slip up constantly. Trump slips up constantly, he doesn't have an understanding of empathy.
He is self-interested and he understands self-interest. He has used voters' self-interest to gain their votes and he's very skilled at that, but now is the time where he needs to have the skills to understand collective interest and disinterested regard for others.
People don't work 'with' Trump. They work alongside Trump, or despite Trump, possibly in their own self-interest, possibly in the interests of others. If you know what you're looking for, he has very obvious neurologic dysfunction. I don't recall him ever saying anything, or doing anything without revealing that dysfunction.
It's like trying to work with a president who has Alzheimer's in the middle of a global crisis. The US needs to get rid of him whether it's a Republican, or Democrat president who succeeds.
no, i'm not looking for a check. i'm looking to start working. a check is a pacifier to keep us locked up longer.
It's too big for one person to do on their own.
If you have a president who works in self-interest and thinks he knows more about everything than everyone else (or says he knows more about everything than everyone else as a way to achieve self-interested goals), then you have someone who has no concept of being in over their head.
If he has no concept of being in over his head, he has no motivation to work with others even if he had the ability.
It's all so cyclical. His dysfunction just leads to cognitions and behaviours which all feed off each other.
I think I'm justified in making certain judgements about Trump's behaviours. I have some educational background in clinical and cognitive psychology and I have observed certain alarming traits of his. I have also researched this issue a little. I understand other people's presentations and opinions because I have been taught the skills to do so.
As for judging China, I cannot judge the country because its a load of rocks and earth and stuff. What I can do is make judgements about information reported as coming from China.
I hold my hand up, I plead with people to withhold judgement from Chinese citizens. They are victims of the pandemic like the rest of us.
I am quite happy to make a judgement regarding the Chinese government, however. I think they may have under reported the death toll and/or reported the origin of the virus untruthfully. I have reasons for thinking that may be so which I won't go in to here.
I can't make a complete judgement about the government because I have no evidence. All I have is enough reason to suggest that they might be covering up something for some reason. As a result the Chinese government ought to be subject to an independent inquiry, or do us all a favour and engage in open and honest discussion.
I think the worst case scenario of the Chinese government having deliberately unleashed a bioweapon is extraordinarily unlikely, but to a certain extent, unless they provide trustworthy evidence of what actually happened, or let an independent body investigate, I kinda think the Chinese government has to treated with that possibilty, however remote, in mind. To dismiss the possibilty without evidence would be as irresponsible as judging without evidence.
However, it is far worse, when your lies and mismanagement kill people.
When it comes to the lying conman "so-called" president, the country has had more than enough;
We have enough beds
We have enough masks and equipment
We have enough ventilators
Other countries (including Mexico) are asking us for ventilators
I'm satisfied.