Monday June 15, 2020
139 Days until the election on November 3rd
219 Days until the Inauguration on January 20, 2021
A new book is coming out. This one on Melania. It seems she’s a pretty strategic negotiator, unlike her husband. There seems to be some sort of affection between the two, which I find surprising. It turns our Melania’s parents live in the White Hose and her dad has formed quite a bond with Baron. I worried about the kid. Can you imagine having to go to school and face the harsh reality of the other kids?
Turns out young Baron has learned to speak Slovenian. The four of them: Melania, her mom and dad, and Baron converse in that language leaving old Donald out of the loop. It annoys him, but what can he do?
I have been made aware of a psychological term that applies to Donald Trump – The Dark Triad. These are three antisocial personality traits: narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy. They tend to be overlapping and are indicative of a callous manipulative person. Sound familiar? You bet. This is nothing new when it comes to Donald. Anyone who had studied the man at all knows this about him. This just gives it a name. The sad part is that these people don’t understand some characteristics that the rest of us in humanity enjoy. Trump doesn’t understand humor. He watches others to see if they think it is funny and then concludes, based on the others’ behavior whether to classify it as humorous. I have to wonder what other parts of what I consider the basic human personality he doesn’t understand? Sadness? Empathy? (Well duh. He has no idea there.) Teamed up with another psychologically damaged individual who has decided to be racist to make up for his deficiencies this is a dangerous combination for the rest of us to endure. (Oh, yes, I’m talking about Stephen Miller.)
Two studies I have been made aware of are also interesting. What I find most interesting is that the studies were made internationally and that regardless of country the conclusions were the same. One was a study of personality types that hoard toilet paper in the face of a pandemic. The other was a study of those who successfully got into Stanford and other top notch schools.
The hoarders were more fearful and regimented. The folks who got into the good schools were good test takers and did not necessarily know the subject matter better than others.
Lastly, there seems to be a growing sense that the economy might crater in August. This is when people will be out of stimulus money and when landlords can evict people again. Couple this with the fact that the Fed has pumped trillions of dollars into the economy and taken on debt in places it never has before. A good idea for this economic time, but maybe not good long term. Once done, it’s hard to take it back. How this pays out, along with an ongoing pandemic remains to be seen. But it ain’t good.
139 Days until the election on November 3rd
219 Days until the Inauguration on January 20, 2021
PS Time for a drink.
It ain’t good.