Absolutely. We're in agreement. But how few people in politics give more than lip service to such truth. I see self-interest, ambition, vanity, pride, political agenda driving most if not all participants in politics. I would argue a good person can't succeed in politics, nor would ever attempt it. Which is nothing more than my opinion.

Hello to all serious thinkers. I discovered The Philosophy Forum 5 minutes ago. This is my first post. I assume there are many people on here that are middle-aged and drifting deeper into self-imposed reclusion. Yet the accelerating development of technologies empowers the individual to access more information & misinformation in ever increasing speed and volume. I am addicted to the consumption of information: scientific, political, economic, etc.

About Trump. I think the most important thing to consider about Trump as POTUS is whom he is the harbinger for. Who will be the next president? Or what kind of person will be president in 50-100 years from now.

The 2016 US presidential election was the first time I immersed myself in the campaigning process of both major parties. In disgust with Clinton & Trump, I wasted my time & energy to throw my vote away on the Libertarian Gary Johnson.

I like reading about Trump & his administration. He's very busy, active. He has a gift for brinkmanship, whether you approve of it as a tactic or not. I dislike watching or listening to media of him, unless I'm in a cynical mood about the hopelessness of political activity for the species, in which case I laugh at the bitter reality of things that should be taken more seriously. What does it matter? Left, right, liberal, conservative, multi-party system costs/benefits, two-party system costs/benefits, single-party system costs/benefits. Human nature dictates all... in politics as much as anything else the species participates in. I think people that obsess over political activity in any space & time are narrow-minded and mediocre.