If everyone had Trump's character the world and nation would be a much worse place. I'll never respect him. He has made a few good decisions.
But the underlying man is a man of poor character and you wouldn't want you kids emulating him. But he is who they will see on TV, day in and day out.
It really opened my eyes to what phonies and hypocrites conservatives are. No better at all than the liberals, and maybe even worse.
My problem with Trump is that his behavior reminds me a lot of somebody with whom I was personally acquainted. The same behavior of spouting off in ways that are intended to make people upset; love of being The Guy In Charge; the desire to be known as the Hero of the Moment. No need to explain or get buy-in -- he's right and he knows it, so just do whatever it is that he thinks ought to be done.
The problem is that while narcissistic tendencies can be useful in achieving big things, they tend to be corrupting -- especially if there's no moderating influence.
Unfortunately, narcissists tend to surround themselves with people who will support whatever they do. And they will not just shut out, but often attempt to destroy, anyone who dissents.
So long as things are going OK then there's no apparent problem. But narcissists over-reach, and things usually start to go wrong. The inner circle gets smaller and the echo chamber gets louder, and the behavior gets more and more irrational.
We saw that already with Obama.
Perhaps somebody can emerge to become Trump's moderating influence, to keep him focused. We can only hope. But I fear Trump's been in his tight little bubble for too long, for anybody to make a lasting difference.
