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kentuck

(115,122 posts)
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 11:29 AM Wednesday

Donald Trump is not a "powerful" leader.

He is an immoral and unprincipled political figure who is not bound by any laws or social standards. He is a malevolent narcissist. He is willing to do whatever it takes to gain "power" but that does not make him a leader of people. It makes him a leader of criminals.

He lies, cheats, and steals like other people breathe. It is part of his being. It's much like saying "Hitler was a great man". It is disservice to humanity to call either of them a "man".

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Donald Trump is not a "powerful" leader. (Original Post) kentuck Wednesday OP
And apparently Congress has no power either leftstreet Wednesday #1
At this time, Congress is little more than an annoyance... kentuck Wednesday #2
Perfect post! ABC123Easy Wednesday #3
Yup SuzyandPuffpuff Wednesday #4
He's always been a wimp and a coward. Dave Bowman Wednesday #5
He made the toilet paper trucks run on time. Kid Berwyn Wednesday #6
Wrong word in quotes Betsy Ross Wednesday #7
Yes, and his criminal "donroe" doctrine is the same as... Justice matters. Wednesday #8
Leaders gfarber Wednesday #9
Maybe not but DownriverDem Wednesday #10
He's a psychopath who has surrounded himself with psychopaths. Everyone should learn how to spot a psychopath. littlemissmartypants Wednesday #11
Apparently, Americans have forgotten the value of *restraint* 0rganism Wednesday #12
Thank you, kentuck Grim Chieftain Wednesday #13

kentuck

(115,122 posts)
2. At this time, Congress is little more than an annoyance...
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 11:33 AM
Wednesday

..they do NOT serve the people. They have become useless eaters.

SuzyandPuffpuff

(411 posts)
4. Yup
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 11:50 AM
Wednesday

I second all of the above ... add to that "gross to look at ... smelly to be around... can't structure a sentence to save his miserable life ... fetid foul decomposing decaying necrotic ..." that about sum it up??? Oh hateful and hate filled! And full of envy. BAM!+7

Justice matters.

(9,423 posts)
8. Yes, and his criminal "donroe" doctrine is the same as...
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 12:58 PM
Wednesday

the criminal "vladroe" doctrine (unhinged terrorism, both).

gfarber

(205 posts)
9. Leaders
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 12:59 PM
Wednesday


There once was a man craving might,
Who mistook all attention for right.
He grasped after power,
Each rule he’d devour—
Confusing loud bluster with sight.

Trump claimed he alone knew the way,
Yet truth seemed to slip day by day.
With a boast and a lie,
Facts waved him goodbye,
As honesty wandered away.

A leader, they say, lifts the crowd,
By trust, not by shouting out loud.
But fear was his tool,
And chaos the rule—
While law was dismissed and disavowed.

He bent every norm he could find,
Calling scruples a waste of the mind.
Principles? “Weak!”
He’d scoff each week—
As ethics were left far behind.

He promised to “drain” every swamp,
Yet splashed as he led the big stomp.
With cronies in tow,
The mire seemed to grow—
As justice was turned into pomp.

He chased after power’s bright gleam,
Mistaking it all for esteem.
But ruling by fear
Makes followers clear:
That force isn’t leadership’s theme.

For leaders are measured by care,
By fairness, restraint, and repair.
Not by lies stacked high,
Or laws brushed aside—
But by lifting the people they bear.

littlemissmartypants

(31,686 posts)
11. He's a psychopath who has surrounded himself with psychopaths. Everyone should learn how to spot a psychopath.
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 01:14 PM
Wednesday

Start here:

Characteristics of Psychopaths

1. Aggressive, callous, and cunning
2. Complete absence of conscience and empathy
3. Very adept at manipulating others
4. Willingness to engage in immoral, criminal conduct
5. Willingness to take what they want and do as they please, regardless of who is hurt or wronged
6. Deceptive ability to appear outwardly benevolent
7. Deceptive ability to behave in superficially charming ways to hide purely selfish motives
8. Willingness to use intimidation and violence to control others in order to satisfy their own needs
9. Willingness to intentionally violate the basic inherent human rights of others
10. Complete absence of any sense of guilt or remorse for the harm their actions have caused to others
11. Rationalization of their own immoral behavior
12. Will attempt to lay blame upon someone else for their own conduct
13. Denial, will deny their own wrongdoing outright
14. Utter contemptuousness toward the feelings and desires of their fellow beings
15. Pathological lying, will say anything without any concern for truth to advance their own hidden agendas
16. Ablity to feign [fake] normal human emotions and empathy
17. Distorted sense of the consequences of their actions
18. Total failure to accept any responsibility for their own socially irresponsible ways
19. Strong bellef that they will never be brought to justice for their criminal behavior

0rganism

(25,477 posts)
12. Apparently, Americans have forgotten the value of *restraint*
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 01:35 PM
Wednesday

We've had many other presidents over the years, ostensibly any and all of them could have done this kind of evil shit, but most of them refrained for various reasons, including emotional maturity.

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