Etiquette



DP Etiquette

First rule: Don't be a jackass.

Other rules: Do not attack or insult people you disagree with. Engage with facts, logic and beliefs. Out of respect for others, please provide some sources for the facts and truths you rely on if you are asked for that. If emotion is getting out of hand, get it back in hand. To limit dehumanizing people, don't call people or whole groups of people disrespectful names, e.g., stupid, dumb or liar. Insulting people is counterproductive to rational discussion. Insult makes people angry and defensive. All points of view are welcome, right, center, left and elsewhere. Just disagree, but don't be belligerent or reject inconvenient facts, truths or defensible reasoning.

Sunday, January 26, 2020

The U.S. Commander-in-Chief...


The Twitterverse is lit up like a Christmas Tree.  With the POTUS impeachment trial underway, the nasty, name-calling insults are flying, and in part, being led by America’s Commander-in-Chief.  Here’s one interesting example:



Our case against lyin’, cheatin’, liddle’ Adam “Shifty” Schiff, Cryin’ Chuck Schumer, Nervous Nancy Pelosi, their leader, dumb as a rock AOC, & the entire Radical Left, Do Nothing Democrat Party, starts today at 10:00 A.M. on @FoxNews, @OANN or Fake News @CNN or Fake News MSDNC!

9:37 AM · Jan 25, 2020·Twitter for iPhone

I know that it is said that geniuses can be quite eccentric.  I can get that.  They say even Einstein had a problem tying his shoelaces. But to me, in my opinion, this tweet, these musings, are of someone not quite in control of his mental faculties, let alone some “stable genius.”  And these apparently are the thoughts of a man who, it is said, occupies the “most powerful political office on the planet.”

Questions:
  1. Though there are many to choose from, what is your assessment of this particular tweet by Donald Trump?  If there are any psychologists in the house, we’d especially like to read your considered, qualified thoughts.  But all feel free to analyze.
     
  2. Is Donald Trump a good role model for our country, for the rest of the world, not to mention his young son, Barron, still in his somewhat formative years?
     
  3. Should a man of Donald Trump’s mental state have access to and complete control over the nuclear launch codes, which cannot be questioned by (apparently) anyone?
     
  4. Is America in big trouble?  If so, is it “fixable?”  If yes, “how?”

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