Trump’s Legacy

[Deschet]

I was thinking about this the other day. What will be known in the history books as Trump’s Legacy? For that matter, if you asked Trump, what would he say it was? How do the two reconcile one another?

For a man as acutely aware of his brand, it seems Trump is tragically politically-myopic. He’s so singularly focused on the “right now,” that he fails to see how future generations will judge his behavior, both as a sitting President as well as in the aftermath of a lost re-election.

Even if you are one who think Trump did some good things, if viewed through the lens of history, I’m not sure if those things escape the miasma of Trump’s own doing, culminating in his unprecedented attempt to circumvent the will of the people and steal an election.

History does not reward cheats and sore losers. If I’m guessing, Trump has a seat at the table right next to Nixon.

[BChris]

Coronavirus will definitely play a big part in it. He lied, deflected, ignored, and just flat out didn't give a shit. Look at how absent he's been on the subject since taking the big L. He's probably spent more time playing golf (another part of his Legacy) than actually governing. And anything good he did was overshadowed by his stupid and childish ignorance.

Sore loser doesn't even cut it. He's definitely done that bigger and better than anyone. I'll give him that.

[Deschet]

Coronavirus will definitely play a big part in it. He lied, deflected, ignored, and just flat out didn't give a shit. Look at how absent he's been on the subject since taking the big L. He's probably spent more time playing golf (another part of his Legacy) than actually governing. And anything good he did was overshadowed by his stupid and childish ignorance.

Sore loser doesn't even cut it. He's definitely done that bigger and better than anyone. I'll give him that.

An overarching theme to all of that is the fact that Trump was profoundly uninterested in actually doing the job of being President. I’m not sure if he even thought this part through — being solely focused on the popularity contest aspects associated with running for President — that, at some point, he would actually have to do work.

Perhaps, he just assumed that, if Obama could do it, he could do it even better. I wish I didn’t think this went into his decision to run, but I suspect it played at least a part. Or, perhaps, like the Trump Organization, he assumed he could just be a figurehead, assigning the mundanities to his lessers.

It’s clear he loved nearly every aspect of the job — even (perhaps, especially so) the criticisms — except for the whole “Job” part. Which is especially obvious now, as he hasn’t given governance even a passing thought in the wake of his defeat. Either it’s due to petulance or his preoccupation with winning, his priorities are quite clear: until such a time as the American People help him, he will not help them. It’s a fitting end for a man who has predicated literally every decision in terms of being a quid pro quo. Right now, there’s nothing in it for Trump. To perform the duties of his office without getting something in return? This is an outlandish thought for Donald Trump.

[CheaterMichael]

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article...ggy-poop-balls

I don’t want to post the pic here but I think it sums it up.

[BChris]

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article...ggy-poop-balls

I don’t want to post the pic here but I think it sums it up.

LMMFAO!

[Deschet]

Not for nothing, but this also casts Donald Trump’s patriotism in an altogether unsurprising light. Even if you couldn’t — or wouldn’t — see through each of Trump’s glaringly transparent affectations of patriotism, from hugging the flag, to his tweets about the NFL, to his cringe-worthy attempts to endear himself towards “his” military, his post-election behavior offers us all we needed to know in order to label his patriotism as disingenuous, feigned and utterly nonexistent.

All those who argued that Trump put his country above himself can basically eat a bag of rancid, see-I-told-you-so cocks. Because, the difference in Trump and a leader... well, one of the many, anyways... is that, even in defeat, a real leader leads.

Trump has effectively left his team on the field, losing badly in the fourth quarter. He didn’t walk off in forfeit, but rather, in order to sulk and cry alone in the locker room, complaining about how he (not his team) was cheated, even though his poor play directly resulted in the third quarter score of 72-3.

There. Sports analogy.

[Deschet]

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article...ggy-poop-balls

I don’t want to post the pic here but I think it sums it up.

And, the Award for “Brevity is the Soul of Wit” goes to...

[ivegostdacityblues]

As an asshole incapable of the most basic and important leadership emotion of empathy.

[Deschet]

As an asshole incapable of the most basic and important leadership emotion of empathy.

As I’ve said, for Trump, understanding empathy is like a man born blind understanding the color blue.

[md21]

As objectively as possible - he's not as bad as Buchannan. I'll give him that. He's similar to Warren G Harding. For post war presidents, Idk. I guess I'll start the Carter vs. Trump debate? Trump is trying to salvage a carter like legacy with these Israel deals but they will never equal the Camp David accords. Both got completely exposed during an emergency situation, though comparing Iran to Covid is hard.

I'll say yeah Trump is the worst president since Harding (yeah I'd take Hoover over Harding)

[Deschet]

One of the saddest legacies that Trump will leave behind is cementing the sense of general mistrust in science and the scientific community by those who identify as Trump supporters.

A recent study shows, with few statistical outliers, states that voted for Trump in the 2020 election are far less motivated by COVID-19-related stories in their news cycles. They are also less-likely to heed COVID-related warnings issued from any outlet they consider Fake News, which at this point, is all but a select few.

Lovely.

[FuqMizzou]

One of the saddest legacies that Trump will leave behind is cementing the sense of general mistrust in science and the scientific community by those who identify as Trump supporters.

A recent study shows, with few statistical outliers, states that voted for Trump in the 2020 election are far less motivated by COVID-19-related stories in their news cycles. They are also less-likely to heed COVID-related warnings issued from any outlet they consider Fake News, which at this point, is all but a select few.

Lovely.

Which is sad, as his level of knowledge of science consists of nuking hurricanes, and ingesting bleach.

He should have taken some STEM classes in college.

[Deschet]

He should have taken some classes in college.

Fixed for accuracy.

[FuqMizzou]

Fixed for accuracy.

Yeah I'm sure if he paid someone to take his SAT his homework was paid for as well.

[Deschet]

Yeah I'm sure if he paid someone to take his SAT his homework was paid for as well.

Sure. Likely every test as well. Nothing in his vernacular shows me anything even casually approaching any level of erudition on pretty much any topic. He’s profoundly intellectually incurious, which is likely due to his narcissism. When you demand to be seen and acknowledged as the smartest person in the room, you kinda cut off and and all avenues of intellectual growth.

What’s worse, is that this shows what a profound failure as a parent, was Fred Trump. Donald became who he is today to please his father. Can you imagine the reward sequence necessary for someone to become who we know as Donald Trump, today? It boggles the mind.