Biden's speech from last night, his approach to handling the virus as well is other issues confronting the country, is being contrasted to the Trump approach. We are all in this together so we need to work together to solve problems versus I alone can solve this.
Sadly, it occurred to me that the "I alone" was a large part of Trump's appeal. How lazy are we as a society that we look so readily to someone else to give us the answers and to solve our problems? Don't care how you do it or who you may hurt in the process, just don't give me anything to do.
Lazy or helpless and hopeless. Either way what a sad state of affairs.
Leadership should be about shared responsibility not control. At least that is my opinion and that's how I plan to roll whenever I vote.
What you said is so true, Olga.
ReplyDeleteAnother thing about the Biden message that I liked was that excess vaccines would be going out to other countries. It's so important. We can't go it alone or make it only about ourselves. Unless the world is safe, we are not safe.
ReplyDeleteTrump's style was all about getting the credit, all about narcissism. That wasn't leadership. It was authoritarianism. Leadership means you actually lead, not dictate.
ReplyDeleteOf course in order to lead, people have to do the work. We have to work with others. Maybe even people who don't look like us or talk like us or even think like us. Scary, huh?
I too like the priorities "the pandemic" and "unity". If we don't get these things taken care of, the rest really doesn't matter (IMO anyway).
ReplyDeleteI just thank God we are past the Trump era and only hope we can get those who lived in his shadow will also pull the load.
ReplyDeleteI simply do not trust any politician. They all have to be corrupt to get anywhere up the ladder including the Presidency.
ReplyDeleteIt is so pleasant that we have a president that we can respect and can encourage our kids to listen to and respect also, not being afraid of what may come out of his mouth next.
DeleteAnnie -- Not trusting politicians is all the more reason for the rest of us to work together. I won't say they are all corrupt, but I do think it takes a certain brand of narcissism to get into politics in the first place for most. Our VT governor is wonderful though.
ReplyDeleteI can't even make a comment on my own blog without it flashing off into space?
ReplyDeletePatti -- I hope we are past the Trump era but I fear he won't go away easily. I predicted he would be dragged out of office kicking and screaming back when he was first elected but I never thought it would take four+ years!
I just today realized I don't have to read the news every day, all day long. What a relief!
ReplyDeleteI couldn't agree more. Unfortunately, there seem to be a surprisingly, to me, large number of people in this country who opérate differently. Let’s hope more of them begin to appreciate the benefits of this current Administration’s problem solving approach.
ReplyDeleteIt's so nice to have a grown up in charge. Just like Mom taught you - we're all in this together.
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