In March 2016 I published a blog entitled “Lessons
from the Donald” (https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/832341816682623158/2849494625533243905)
Some 4 years and 8 months later, I want to update
those thoughts and observations based on the privilege of hindsight.
1. Apparently
you can fool some of the people all of the time. I’m just saying…
2. To
run an alternate reality you need alternate facts. Let that sink in for a few minutes to realize
just how far we have drifted. Is truth
just a collective hunch?
3. Despite
the declaration of leaders throughout history, it is now clear that the buck does
not always stop ‘here’. We now are
assured that it actually stops ‘there’ or anywhere but ‘here’.
4. Twitter
is a megaphone for twits.
5. It
seems that there is an inexhaustible number of people who don’t want to be ‘the
guy’ but simply to be the guy that ‘the guy’ relies on. And they are willing to
sacrifice any notion of self- respect and integrity to appease ‘the guy’.
6. Controlling
the narrative ceases to be a useful strategy when the narrative starts to
control you. (aka, believing your own
press can be dangerous)
7. Astronomers
do not need to peer into deepest space to see a black hole imploding. They just need to focus on 1400 Pennsylvania
Avenue.
8. Trump
has visited North Korea but not Canada.
I don’t know what that says about US foreign policy…but Canadians are
happy.
9. When you are consistently yelling instead of listening, people become deaf.
Fortunately it is also true that you cannot fool all of the people all of the time. The four year experiment of irrationality is coming to an inglorious end.
And all God’s children
say…AMEN!
