What we're in store for...

[MrScorpio]

http://www.rawstory.com/2016/12/trump-antagonizes-china-in-latest-ill-advised-twitter-rant/


The worst part of this isn't that Trump's incompetent. We've had incompetent presidents before and we've gotten through their times in office. But what sets Trump apart from every single one of his incompetent predecessors is that he literally has no idea just how incompetent he truly really is.

Past incompetent presidents (as well as quite a few competent ones) had the good sense to draw upon best practices, institutional memory and a long history of established policies that are above partisan and petty politics. Also, these same predecessors all valued public service above personal gain. They all had an inkling what constituted conflicts of interest, even though some of them dabbled in them.

Trump, on the other hand, doesn't understand any of these time honored concepts at all. He doesn't even understand America and our role in the world. He's simply doesn't understand how ill-prepared and incompetent he is to be President of the United States. No one will tell him, and if they did he wouldn't listen and he's going to go out of his way to NOT acknowledge the fact of expertise and competence where it exists.

For the next four years, The White House will be one huge Dunning-Kruger experiment in action. Like a giant petri dish of it right there on Penn. Av. Thanks to all of the idiots, bigots, sexist pigs and ill-tempered assholes who voted for this Cheetos-Tinged fraud, we are ALL fucked. Because most of them are just as bad with it as he is.

And may the Flying Spaghetti Monster have mercy on all of our souls.

[Warpy]

1. I think you're misunderestimating the ship of state

and the intelligence of the careerists he'll be surrounded with. He's going to see himself as a corporate CEO, spouting ideas rapid fire. People around him are soon going to give him abundant distractions in addition to Twitter to limit the damage while they quietly go about the jobs they have done for years.

The guy has a really short attention span so it's going to be fairly easy.

It's just going to be a tough few weeks until they figure it out.

[putitinD]

2. all the incompetant Presidents I know of have been Republican.

Some would say Carter, but Carter was just about 20 years ahead of his time. Had we followed his advise, we wouldn't have half the problems we have now.

[MrScorpio]

3. Carter was simply too good and decent for America.

He appealed to our better angels when this country was founded and run by demons.

He was like someone from a good universe who was dropped into our evil parallel universe to run the place.

[putitinD]

4. indeed

[WiffenPoof]

10. Perfect

Well stated.

[Skittles]

5. stupid fucker doesn't LISTEN to anyone

these asshole repukes will have to deal with him while trying to destroy America

[KT2000]

6. I think much of America

will be jolted by the chaos he will stir up. President Obama kept an even keel and that will not exist now. trump will bumble around creating one drama after another because as you say - he does not know enough to know how ignorant he is. He is a fool.

I have to wonder why he is siding with Taiwan over China unless he thinks the whole world will jump to his talking points. He has another thing coming when it comes to China. President Xi will not sway to his outbursts.

[BumRushDaShow]

9. "I have to wonder why he is siding with Taiwan"

My mother used to tell me that when she was growing up (she was born in 1930) that many of the "cheap" items imported into the U.S. were labeled "Made in Japan". I (and many of the next generation) remember the days when similar items would eventually be "Made in Taiwan". Of course now they are generically labeled "Made in China".

It makes me wonder if this is part of living in the past remembering the Taiwan "of old", although much of the current tech not coming out of Korea or Japan or mainland China, does still originate from "Taiwan R.O.C".

(with the way his mind functions, I wouldn't be surprised)

[KT2000]

11. we are probably about the same age

and I remember your mother's suggestion except now, when I look for things in the thrift stores, I look for the things that say Made in Japan!
Apparently he also feels like he does not have to explain himself as he will drag us into one mess after another.

[BumRushDaShow]

12. He is like a child in an adult body

And it is scary that this is who has been given the keys to the nation.

[JI7]

7. his maturity level is an issue also. he reacts to any insult

[BumRushDaShow]

8. "The White House will be one huge Dunning-Kruger experiment"

Which means it will be a huge Rube-Goldberg device where a complicated flurry of incongruent and nonsensical activities will be set in motion to achieve (or explain) some final result.