- MBTI
- INTP
Though I am not as politically informed as others here and find it kind of draining, this is why I really don't care for President Trump:
From the get-go, Trump has had difficulty controlling his emotions. Not only does he take criticism very personally, he isn't able to look past it and focus on being a strong face for the country. He instead chooses to react in anger on social media.
Not only is this unprofessional (imagine having a boss at your workplace who did this), this level of emotional volatility worries me. I want someone in office that can keep his/her cool.
I also don't believe he is very intelligent, and it's hard for me to respect a leader like that. That's a bias I hold, but we all have our own biases...
America is very focused on social issues in this day and age. A president that stands in the way of the moral or social direction of the country (from a Left or Right perspective) is going to face a lot of backlash. It's hard for me to imagine a leader that is going to make everyone happy when it comes to social issues, so I try to focus on who can make intelligent decisions for the country and not repeat mistakes from the past. Since I do find a lot of his opinions and behaviors in direct moral opposition to my own, it becomes harder for me to focus on the decisions he's making at certain points. I'm only human.
I like to make fun of Trump, but nearly every president is the subject of satire. I'll admit that I do get a little mean about it sometimes, but I do the same to others when I find their viewpoints offensive, which is something I need to work on. Responding in anger to an angry person is regressive and destructive.
From the get-go, Trump has had difficulty controlling his emotions. Not only does he take criticism very personally, he isn't able to look past it and focus on being a strong face for the country. He instead chooses to react in anger on social media.
Not only is this unprofessional (imagine having a boss at your workplace who did this), this level of emotional volatility worries me. I want someone in office that can keep his/her cool.
I also don't believe he is very intelligent, and it's hard for me to respect a leader like that. That's a bias I hold, but we all have our own biases...
America is very focused on social issues in this day and age. A president that stands in the way of the moral or social direction of the country (from a Left or Right perspective) is going to face a lot of backlash. It's hard for me to imagine a leader that is going to make everyone happy when it comes to social issues, so I try to focus on who can make intelligent decisions for the country and not repeat mistakes from the past. Since I do find a lot of his opinions and behaviors in direct moral opposition to my own, it becomes harder for me to focus on the decisions he's making at certain points. I'm only human.
I like to make fun of Trump, but nearly every president is the subject of satire. I'll admit that I do get a little mean about it sometimes, but I do the same to others when I find their viewpoints offensive, which is something I need to work on. Responding in anger to an angry person is regressive and destructive.