In Search Of Inherent Goodness
Dear Editor,
Throughout my adult life, I have made it a practice to find good and redeeming qualities in everyone, and I’ve been successful up to now.
I challenge those who are so inclined to put pen to paper and make a list of Donald Trump’s positive accomplishments as president and the ways in which he has made America great. In addition, list the inherent goodness you find in him as a person.
Then it would be enlightening if the results could be shared in letters to the editor.
Bob Kollar
I supported Trump’s policies and thought he “put America and Americans first” better than any other President in my lifetime and his personality had nothing to do with it. In my opinion he came off as “genuine”.
@ Kathy Smith, with all due respect it had a lot to do with it. After all it cost him the election!
Wow, Mr. Kollar. You say you “…have made it a practice to find good and redeeming qualities in everyone, and I’ve been successful up to now,,” Heck of a statement, but I’m not sure you have been successful. You might want to re-examine your statement in light of your previous comments about President Trump. From your previous letters, he is “void of compassion”, “lacks a moral compass”, and is a “national disgrace” to name a few of what you probably don’t consider good qualities. Maybe your statement should read “…almost everyone,”
I suspect you’re are waiting to tear down anything positive that is said about a person you don’t see as having redeeming qualities. We’ll see…..
Good post Dan, right on target.
The list would be too long and over your level of comprehension Mr. Kollar. Therefore, why would I waste my time.
Sounds like (choose all that apply):
AB doesn’t have a list (like the ex-president holding up a packet of blank pages to show us his hugely good health plan)
AB is lazy AF
AB thinks they are too dang smart for us gravel minds to understand his big thought comprehension skills.
Dear Bob I think most of the policies from Trump admin were good policies but unfortunately his behavior and narcissism was horrible and his leadership was divisive. If you study leadership and the book “from good to great” you will see this was his achilles’ heel. His behavior after the election and his continued lying to the American people about the election, which he really did lose, has tarnished his image to this conservative. I actually regret voting for him and would not do it again.
President Trump was not the one who lied about the election. The democrats tell us that the election was honest, but their adamant refusal to allow any investigation of it contradicts their assertions.
I’ve always felt that what we needed was a tough S.O.B. in the White House, not a Pandering Poly that tells people what they thing the voters want to hear. That is exactly what we got. His accomplishments would have been much greater if it weren’t for the hateful Left, and his awful personality.
Reagan, not Trump. Truman, not Biden.
I agree with most of this. But, I think the divisiveness emanated from the LEFT, BLM, Antifa, ad nauseum. When the Pres said something like “fire the SOB” (the kneelers at NFL games), that needed to be said. He was right. If people want to watch those things, that’s their choice.
Since all the kneeling spread through major and minor pro sports, I don’t recall having watched another sports event on TV. I did watch one Panthers game, to see who the advertisers were. Since there are so many, it’s hard not to patronize all the Korporate Kavers, but I keep it in mind. If people want to watch those things, that’s their choice. After all, we all think differently; and ours is a free country?
Speaking of Kap… why did the president of the United States need to say a business should fire their employee for using his freedom of speech?
1. Shouldn’t the employer make that judgement?
2. Your explanation clearly exemplifies consumers right to choice. Shouldn’t the President have said “Turn your TV to a different station”?
3. While your opinion is that “that needed to be said”, many (and arguably most) Americans don’t believe that needed to be said and actually agree with what Kap was doing. You have a right to your opinion, but suggesting there was some “need” for that statement from someone who regularly has to defensively claim “I’m the least racist person” is where I disagree. And, following the legal discourse, Kap was right and was paid dearly for NFL owners (almost exclusively exceptionally rich white men) ignoring his talent because he started a social awareness movement and their traditional couch potato fans still think Black issues shouldn’t exist because the civil war ended all racism. Literally, the NFL paid him upwards of $50M because they know that he was right, that they (including the President) tried to suppress his rights, and because they think money can make real problems vanish.
When that went down, I took a different strategy, I simply went on enjoying sports and teams I like. Playing a nations anthem before an entertainment event is a little too 3rd Reich for me anyway. But seriously, enjoy singing the anthem before you go out to eat dinner (entertainment), before playing a movie (entertainment), before watching porn (entertainment) because America! Right?
Donald Trump was like your worst boss. He was mean. He was callous. He was harsh. He was critical. But all these qualities have nothing to do with being a good boss.
Be a nice person. You can be the worst boss ever.
Be a jackass. You may be on your way to becoming the best boss.
After 8 years of a nice boss, America was ready for a mean boss.
There are numerous examples of founders who have had moments of terrible behavior that later became infamous. But sometimes the stories are so unbelievable, it can leave a lasting negative impressive of the person — that whether criticism is deserved or not.
Teddy Roosevelt is universally considered one of the nation’s greatest presidents. But Teddy was not a warm and fuzzy Rough Rider. His ego was maniacal, and his political and interpersonal relationships were, um, “complicated.” Diplomacy? Not his strong suit. His idea of foreign relations was to “speak softly and carry a big stick.”
Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple was an arrogant, demanding jerk, and many focus on this part of his personality, but completely miss the flip side. Those that knew him well said he could be charming, funny, inspirational, and motivational, when he chose to be – and that was quite often. He was intensely loyal to his close associates, and took very good care of them.
Funny how ready America was… when we fired the “mean” boss at the first chance possible.
Promises made, promises kept with a level of sincerity previously unseen from any other POTUS or administration. All while enduring an endless barrage of vitriolic and hateful assaults on the entire Trump family, anyone that supported them, and the exceptionalism of America as the last free Country in the world!
Covid Vaccinations would be his administration’s most positive accomplishment.
I do not know him personally, so I can’t list an inherent goodness as a person.
Can you enlighten me by listing the parts of the $1.9 trillion Covid rescue plan that has anything to due with the virus.
And why our President says we will have to deal with the virus until Christmas in a town hall meeting last week and then flip flops to say that all Americans can be vaccinated by the spring. Is that message as garbled as the previous President’s were reported to be. The same vaccinations that were developed under the Trump administration.The same vaccinations that the current President and the Vice President were concerned about BECAUSE they were developed under the previous administration. What kind of message would that be to the American people?
The $1.9 trillion COVID rescue plan is so full of holes, it would make a great Swiss cheese ad. For those who applaud Congress for passing the legislation, look up the details of this plan and make a list of where the money goes, which countries get money, which businesses get money, which corporations get money, etc., and you will find the majority of the money has nothing to do with COVID. That is. . . . .if you care to really look into the details about it.
Remember the first COVID legislation? The one in which the Kennedy for the Performing Arts got $25 million? And the democrats supported it as “needed”?
For all the liberals who may be reading this, get a copy of the legislation and report back on which countries, and which companies, organizations, etc., got how much, and then make a list on which organizations, countries, companies, etc., that are directly related to creation or dispensing the vaccine got as well. It will shock you!
Please keep in mind that because our elected officials can’t figure out how to work together, these are technically also funding many aspects of our country’s operations.
Don’t forget that the last guy signed a $2.2 Trillion dollar bill a year ago and then assumed this would all just go away (and kept saying things along those lines through October).
Don’t deny it, you’re angry because you just want to be angry.