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Old 01-09-2018, 05:09 PM   #119
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David Brooks remains one of the great analysts of his industry. His conclusions routinely include interesting twists in what must always exist to have knowledge - the reasons why.

Having said that, he forgets to mention an example of his first point:
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First, people who go into the White House to have a meeting with President Trump usually leave pleasantly surprised. .. They generally say that he is affable, if repetitive. He runs a normal, good meeting and seems well-informed enough to get by.
So did Hitler. First impressions (also called emotions) are deceiving. Hitler was popular because he did what Trump does. He was a raving maniac to his less educated supporters. And he carefully manipulated the informed with effective spin and reasoning combined with strategically appropriate and well practiced insults. That has always been a Trump trump card.

George Jr's administration did same. But did not have to learn how to work around their president. George Jr rarely made decisions. He could not even get out of the child's chair in FL as planes were crashing into the WTC. He waited to be told what to do.

Trump would not do that. He would recklessly strike out unless his subordinates told him how to think before he could have an emotion. That is David Brook's second point.
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