@Cruiser you ask the impossible. Find a politician who is not narcissistic? Seriously? The only one who would fit that category is one that did not want the job but was forced into it.
Like many other things in life, certain types of people gravitate toward certain professions and politicians are no different. Ask yourself why it was that the radicals of the 60’s who were advocating change have yet to achieve those changes even though it is their generation who are now in charge. Why have they made no substantial changes to the system. It is because those who were the ones protesting, advocating for change and fighting the status quo were never likely to enter into the political arena and never did so.
I am certain you probably know someone who did venture into politics so think back, was this person one of the flower children or were they, more likely, one of the ones who were not the ones to go out on a limb, take chances or protest (even if they did agree). They were the ones who looked down on those who challenged authority, accepted the rules, they were the hall monitors, got involved in student government, wrote the rules that others needed to follow and were of a mindset they they knew what was best for everyone?
Narcissism, conceit, arrogance, self-worship, egomania, selfishness and the like are the traits that distinguish those who go into politics where these traits serve them well by promoting their own self worth.
I do not personally know Trump. What I know of him is what I have learned from reading, looking and listening. All I can do is show you those things about him that make me uncomfortable. You can, if you like, show me links that show what a saint he is or how the world is a better place because he is alive and I will read them and promise not to denigrate you for providing me information that I both have not found and that may offend my present world view but I cannot promise that I will believe them any more than you can bring yourself to believe anything negative that is printed about him.
And you can believe or not believe the media as you choose but these are the tools we have. You can call them liberal all you want but to my way of thinking these media outlets, the ones owned, for the most part, by conservative leaning owners and managers go too far out of the way to give the conservatives more than equal time in an attempt to show that they are, to quote Fox News. “Fair and Balanced” when what they need to be doing is calling out the conservative movement for the racist, misogynistic hate group that it is.
To quote reporter Neal Gabler: “Today’s GOP is closer to a religious cult than a political institution. It operates on dogma, sees compromise as a moral failing, views enemies as pagans who must be vanquished, and considers every policy skirmish another Götterdämmerung”. and yet this very media that you claim is liberally biased continues to put forth the Republican agenda as just another ideology, an acceptable method to govern and run a country.
As for the positives for Clinton, I cannot give you any reasons she would better serve our country than a 5th grader because I see none. Because of the system we have allowed to be foisted upon us I have been given the choice between two large, steaming piles of fresh dog shit and told that I should be happy I am being allowed to choose which one I am going to have to eat.
And so have you.
The only thing I can tell you is that it is my belief that Trump would be so much worse than Clinton. I know you can understand this because, except for a 180 degree difference in point of view, you feel the same way. So, you tell me why the orange shit is better than the blonde pile.
