“Trump Not Empathetic”–You Say That Like It’s a Bad Thing

I had to laugh when I came across the meme here.  Of course Trump hasn’t said a kind or empathetic word; he doesn’t have those emotions anywhere in his personality.

But let’s not kid ourselves: that’s his appeal.  If he had an iota of decency to him, he wouldn’t have even made it to reality television, let alone the White House.  His racism, cruelty, vulgarity, bullying, contempt of the poor and sick, tearing up peace treaties, rape of the natural environment, sexual abuse of women, obstruction of justice, his fraudulent university, ripping off his charity, stiffing thousands of contractors, admiration of dictators–these are things that endear him to his base.

Two other things that his supporters adore: a) that he’s unrepentant, and b) that he never loses.  Regardless of how red-handed he gets caught and how despicable the act, he has consistently been able to put enough pressure on the system around him such that he wins–every single time.

Of course, everybody’s undefeated, until they lose.  This is going to be over soon.  But until it is, please don’t act surprised when Trump refuses to utter a single word of sensitivity or understanding.

It’s like asking your dog to play the violin.