Realistically it has taken me 40 years to accumulate my skills and knowledge in Economics and all the facets of International Relations that feed into credible Geostrategy. What I am not – and yet what seems a critical skill in today’s entirely fissile and unpredictable world, having anything to do with the US – is a Psychologist.
Trying to Game Theorise different plays and navigate the intricacies of Trump’s mind, appears to be an entirely unproductive and impossible task. I’m not sufficiently trained in the traits of narcissistic personality disorder, nor the application of sociopathy from a platform of ultimate power; nor the vulnerabilities that this exposes in his respondents… Nor the confused interplay of historical precedent – for instance, “The expansion of our territory. Because that is what was achieved by our truly great Presidents.”
We cannot treat each of these outbursts as warranting a dignified, let alone a diplomatic solution. They are random, and inconsistent. There is no overriding theme, except in my view, the very great attention that Trump gleans through having the world gaze at him in trepidation as to his next move. Surely the correct response is to ignore these outbursts… I believe a forensic psychologist would present evidence that the patient is not a credible witness and his testimony cannot be relied upon. He lacks foresight and an understanding of agency. That to respond in appeasement, or even to seek an audience, is simply to feed this delusion. The fact that the delusion itself is actually democratically granted through the holding of Office, should surely suggest the incumbent is unfit for such Office? Did Madison anticipate such a mind in his and others’ drafting of the US Constitution? Of course, it is robust enough to survive this.
A more pressing question is: Is it robust enough to remove on these bases above, the holder of the highest Office of State?
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