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Literally the only good thing this man has ever done with his life is to duck out of the Vietnam War.
What if he’d have gotten killed there, though? That would have been good
He also legalized hemp, enacted project warp speed, banned bump stocks, rescheduled cannabis, stopped production of the penny, and opened the door to researching and possible legalization of psychedelics. But that's kinda the whole list. Granted some of those were through extra-legal means, and some were reversed by his own judges.
For every one of those things mentioned, his only motivation were to benefit him, which also happened to be seen as a boon to society.
Sure.
He's a monster with deplorable policies and beliefs, a blight on humanity, and deserving of some brutal comeuppance, but that doesn't mean he's done nothing of benefit. Denying that vile people don't occasionally do something right is a great way to grow calloused against humanity in general which will make it difficult to form actual genuine connections with others--something that's necessary if we're gonna build a better world from this.
I personally try not to deny reality when having discussions with others.
While I agree entirely, I stand by my assessment of that malignant narcissist. He has never expressed true empathy or caring for anyone but himself, his family and his devotees. Nothing he's ever done was motivated by anything other than how it benefits him. Not a single act.
No need to use medicalized language, you can say asshole. Lots of people are diagnosed as narcissists without doing or wanting to do any of the disgusting shit he did and does. We need to avoid stigmatizing people for their mental conditions, it's the actions that count and plenty of people act monstrously because of systemic reasons rather than brain chemistry or whatever.
Malignant narcissist
I upvoted this comment then went out to pull weeds from my retaining wall, considering it much of the time. IThe vast majority of clinical narcissists are rooted in social conditioning, comparatively few medical. There's no reason to hold any sort of empathy or extra consideration for these people. Call them out. Especially the narcissist rapist in chief.
I'm close friends with a woman with NPD and she's nothing like that. Whether we're born or conditioned to be narcissists the word is still heavily misused and I'm troubled by this kind of assertion because (again) they're more likely to be victims than abusers.
Well okay then, that's worth noting and being aware of. Thank you for that.
Thank you for being so kind and receptive
Idk about the valiance of a bunch of those. A couple - banning bump stocks, rescheduling cannabis, psychedelics - were on rails from prior admins. I really don't know about Project Warp Speed, given how he immediately tore the wiring of the program out in his second term. I guess I'll spot you the penny.
If I was going to point to anything during his time in office, it was the Afghanistan withdrawal. Except that... glances at the half dozen other wars he started... idk if that gets to count on the balance.