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Originally Posted by Pete F.

Much like Trump* you fail to grasp the concept of leadership.
Leaders don’t do it for you, they and the organizations they lead show the way and help others succeed.

Perhaps you fail to grasp the concept of sarcasm. I (thought it was obvious) do not believe we have to solve the problems of the rest of the world.

And, perhaps, you don't grasp that there are different styles of leadership, and that Trump has his style, as in: "The democratic leadership style (also called the participative style) is a combination of the autocratic and laissez-faire types of leaders. A democratic leader is someone who asks for input and considers feedback from their team before making a decision." Some people think Trump's style is strictly autocratic, but that is demonstrably not true.

And, of course, there are different goals that leaders wish to achieve. You seem to want the US to lead other countries in how to solve their problems. And that, somehow, we have been doing that as a country since WWII.

Other than providing military muscle and financial backing and just SETTING AN EXAMPLE, the other countries have had to do it their way. We helped make that possible for some with the aforesaid military and financial aid. But their success, or failure (some did not succeed, and some still depend on us) rested on their own leadership, not ours.

Have you watched Trump*s daily Rally?
And you believe he’s sane and competent?

You're not grasping the obvious. Trump is supremely competent at rallying a crowd, attracting huge crowds, persuading crowds. And he doesn't do that by dint of insanity. His speech and method is calculated and effective. He knows his audience. He knows the mythic heartbeat of middle America, and plays it extremely well. Many fear that as being an expression of all the phobes and isms they believe are dangerous and will bring us down. I disagree with them. You agree with them. But there is no doubt in anyone who is rational that he is very competent. The sanity bit is an idiotic red herring.

If so, I have some Lysol you can use.
I’m assuming you realize I’m being facetious about the disinfectant.

On the bright side, it’s pretty much impossible to buy Lysol these days anyways.

Thanks.