Originally posted by CBradSmith:
What I'm saying
Look at the verbiage of the mayor vs the President when discussing Ebola. Thankfully I believe the President is sobering up. His need to maintain bravado and an image in all things undermines him and speaks to an issue within him. I honestly do think at his core he has unaddressed self esteem issues, most likely stemming from the tumult of his youth and formative years and exacerbated by a lifetime devoted to finding himself. I don't believe he has, he is not at peace. How he speaks and often thinks is incredibly predictable against this backdrop. Those last few sentences are my opinion obviously.
Fanboys of the President need to understand he isn't cool, and that perception certainly isn't a reason to rally around/elect an individual. I debated this in my head, but I have come to believe I genuinely hope some people feel duped and embarrassed /disappointed in their choice to vote him in or regurgitate some of his garbage. It is in those moments that they are open to instruction and edification, a new dimension of thinking has been attained and context broadened.
I'll add to that last point that I'm not setting up a situation where those that go through a learning process acquiesce to my point of view, but that they install more rigorous methods of evaluation and, by default, drill down what it is they truly believe on its own merit and not at the merit of a cool guy telling them it's the right thing.
Essentially, I detest the groupthink. It affects both sides, but this is the glaringly obvious one of the last few years. Reaching certain levels of evaluation is liberating as it strips the soft power people have over other people, and it empowers you to challenge not only easily identifiable adversaries, but even those with whom you agree with in most instances.
