Barack Obama - Charismatic Leader?
I think if you watch any of his speeches that you will see some proof of any of these qualities so I am not going to answer further on that part. I think the most important quality of those mentioned would be having a vision. He will need a clear vision of what he wants to accomplish and how he is going to accomplish it. Conversely, I think this may also be his weakest trait, that and being recognized as an agent of change. I think that his having a clear vision is his weakest because I think that he may not have an accurate clear vision as to how to accomplish some of the tasks that he wishes, such as getting our troops out of Iraq. I also feel that his being recognized as an agent of change could hurt him when he is not able to make some changes, or at least not to the degree that people wish. I think there are some people who believe that he is going to be able to move mountains when he might only be able to move the hill. I am excited but reserved about Obama and his presidency.
Will President Trump attempt to become a dictator?
It is possible but not probable.There a number of answers that say Trump can’t become a dictator because of the Constitution. However, when someone becomes a dictator of a country, they generally don’t stress about violating 200 year old documents. What actually would stop him is the people’s and specifically the military’s respect for the Constitution and the rule of law.As long as there are enough people in the government and the military who believe in the constitution and the rule of law, and they will not obey orders that violate the constitution or the law, then there will not be a dictator in charge of the US.That is why the Meuller investigation is so important. It is not really what the ultimate charges are as much as the idea that nobody, not even the leader of the country, is above the law. The people who are calling for Trump to shut down the Meuller investigation are not patriots. They do not love America because they are advocating for violating the constitution and everything the founding fathers created.There is also an answer to this question that mentions Trump can’t be a dictator because Americans own too many guns. That is a fantasy that the NRA, gun manufacturers, and the right wing push to give people a false sense of security. The reality is that if someone was powerful enough to be a dictator, then the respect for the Constitution and the rule of law would have broken down. The dictator would have the backing of the local, state, and federal police, as well as the largest military in the world.Some civilians with guns scattered across the 50 states are not doing anything against the forces that the dictator would have. There might be a couple of skirmishes where most of the civilians die, and a bunch of arrests and/or executions but that would be it. Eliminating the respect for the rule of law would be hard. Once that is done, overcoming the civilians who own guns would be child’s play.It actually makes me nervous that this has become such a strong belief on the right. If people believe that their guns will keep the safe, then it might be easier for them to disregard the need to respect the Constitution and the rule of law. The thing that they think is keeping them safe could actually be the cause of their problems.
What would happen if a woman president said and did the things Trump does and says? How would the press treat her? How would citizens of the United States feel about her?
“What would happen if a woman president said and did the things Trump does and says? How would the press treat her? How would citizens of the United States feel about her?”It’s tough to say, because I just don’t see how such an individual could exist. I mean, I do think that there probably are women who brag about grabbing other women by the p*ssy, or mock them for looking like they’re having their periods, or insult their weight on national TV, etc. But those women don’t tend to be liked by really anyone, so I don’t see how such a person could become President.Or imagine a female candidate who knew absolutely nothing about the role of President, whose only credential was “business” but where she was actually a pretty colossal failure, and who campaigned on a platform of ignorance coupled with wildly inaccurate claims from which she would not back down. Congratulations, you’ve just imagined Carly Fiorina - Wikipedia. Feel free to check out that link, and see how well her campaign went for her.Or imagine a female candidate who’s an overt bigot, who campaigns on poorly described “plans” with no description of how they’ll be done, and makes a lot of campaign promises that are unconstitutional and/or straight-up illegal because they don’t know anything about the Constitution or the law. Imagine she refused to show up to debates, and when she did show up she didn’t ever give a proper answer to a question, but rather rambled, made stuff up, or just attacked her opponents.So at this point, you’ve got a person that nobody on the left would tolerate, and who isn’t going to get anywhere meaningful with conservatives because she’s a woman, and while there’s always a “token” there has never been a female conservative candidate for President who had any conceivable chance of winning the GOP nomination.Donald Trump is an anomaly. That he is President will puzzle people for the duration of our nation’s history. The damage that he is doing may take as long as decades to undo, and that’s just assuming he only serves one term.There would never be a female President Trump. There shouldn’t have been a male President Trump. And realistically, if our society is ever to be “Great”, it just can’t have people like Donald Trump in it…