Thanks for the share. I recently heard a fascinating discussion with "Dilbert" creator Scott Adams on a podcast called Kick Ass News. Adams came out pretty early predicting Trump would win and has maintained his relative support for Trump. Adams did the BEST job I have ever heard someone do in explaining Trump's communication style. He says it is deeply based in tactics of persuasion. Even though I think Trump is literally mentally unfit for the job, his rhetoric can be quite impressive if you allow yourself to get past the hair and the orange and the small hands and all that hahah! Seriously though, instead of continuing to stand on the sidelines and hoot and holler about the bluster I decided to try and gain greater understanding into what Trump is doing underneath it all. I still don't generally like his policies and fear that what undercuts anything seemingly rational is an ego out of control. On the issue of nuclear war, all of it is a sham. The concept of nuclear detente was settled decades ago with Russia and nobody, I mean nobody, wants a nuclear holocaust on their resume. It isn't necessarily because of the death of hundreds of thousands. Nope. It is because the ego of each of these fellas is so extreme they wouldn't allow themselves to die. So in my opinion it's all cancelled out, all of it is bluster and more dirt for the reality show we now call the Trump Presidency. Thanks a bunch for this post.
Nice. Yes, I believe most of the things Trump does looks kind of rational through a persuasion lense.
For me his tweet is more a boyish banter like thing, and not a treat. Scott Adams recently wrote a book call Win Bigly about Trump and the US election. You might find it interesting.
Yup that's the book he was promoting on the podcast. And just so I clarify myself, I actually feel strongly that Trump has an Axis II personality disorder with anti- social and narcissistic tendencies. I spent a decade assessing people's behaviors, psychological and fitness to be a parent. And I dealt with the worst of the worst and have seen a LOT of crazy people. This fella is crazy for sure but in all the selfish ways. Aside from the personality, some of his policies I have a hard time to argue with. Kicking things back onto congress and taking on the establishment was needed in some way; I just never thought it would come to this. I guess the old saying is true, "be careful what you wish for, you might just get it." Unfortunately my wish was granted but the method of getting there I never anticipated. I can only be a witness at this point and do my best to navigate the situation. Thanks for the book recommendation and feedback.
Not sure what to believe in this hall of mirrors.
They're playing Bannon as crazy. I am completely certain the Russian narrative is made up. So if Bannon is claiming that then he's off his rocker. But the reporter is reputed to misquote people to his own benefit.
Exactly what I'm thinking as well. It's "easy" to march your soldiers off to war when you rule in safety from the iron throne of an impregnable castle. Not so much when you face the nuclear bomb. The cognitive dissonance induced by the potential existential crisis will blow the lid off of those plans before any of the nukes have even left their bunkers.
The way I see it, nukes are the primary reason why we're currently fighting the 3rd world war though economic measures instead of outright violent acts.