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| "The only thing you have to fear, is fear itself" |
It’s
one thing to be a bad leader. The world has seen many of those and the price we
have paid has been wars, famine, poverty, discrimination, and an abundance of
unnecessary suffering.
The
good thing about bad leaders is we know what to do with them. It is rarely
easy, but once we realize they are bad leaders, we know we must get rid of them.
The
problem is that bad leaders can come in many shapes and sizes—although their
egos come in one size—extra-large. Until bad leadership becomes obvious to
everyone, or at least those paying attention, bad leadership will continue to
lead—badly.
Tyrants
are generally tyrants from day one, and it doesn’t take long to figure them out.
Even in a short space of time, though, they are able to secure enough power and
control to make getting rid of them difficult.
Donald
Trump is a bad leader, but that’s not all he’s been.
He
has been a bad husband and father.
He’s
been a bad businessman, who has done well enough personally, but has seen his
businesses go bankrupt, and/or been taken to and defeated in court countless
times.
He’s
been a bad friend, who’s shown zero loyalty to the same people he has demanded
total allegiance from.
And
he has been a bad voice of reason, who has become known for what he does not
know, and showing little inclination to learn.
All
these shortcomings have affected anywhere from a few to often many people.
Unfortunately, his greatest failure of leadership, his presidency, is taking
its toll on our whole nation, and quite possibly the whole world.
For
many people, it didn’t take long to realize he had no leadership skills. For
others, even though they understood the truth, they also understood that a dull
saw, a lame horse, a bad book, or an old clunker can provide some comfort, some
results, so long as you don’t expect much.
Then,
there are those who still don’t get it. Only one word can describe them. They
don’t like hearing that word, but they don’t have to hear it. It’s out there, and
it’s not going away.
Trump
is a bad leader, not because he shares the same aggressive behavior shown by
most bad leaders—although to be sure, he has aggressively set out, and
succeeded in destroying all that he touches, not to mention most who work for
him.
He
is a bad leader because he is no leader at all. He is a coward. We’ve always
known he is a bully. And we’ve always known bullies are cowards, but seeing him
consciously shirk his duty has shown a new light on his cowardice.
Trump
is afraid to act because he is insecure, afraid of being wrong.
Trump
is afraid to act because he is ill-informed, not because the information isn’t
there, but because he has no use for facts and science. As you read that last
sentence, picture him pointing to his great brain.
Trump
is afraid to act because he has created an image of himself—his brand—that does
not allow himself to be wrong.
He
has sold that brand to his supporters, who have wholeheartedly bought into it.
Exposing
that brand to be false would be suicidal. It is all he’s got.
He’s
not the genius he claims to be.
He
doesn’t care—about you, me or anyone else. When he says he does, he has to read
it.
Trump
is a leader who would rather do nothing than do the wrong thing. Worse still,
he determines what is right and what is wrong for all the wrong reasons. He’d
rather do nothing than for his supporters to discover he misled them. His lies
tell them all they want to know. No sense allowing the truth to take it all
down.
So
he continues to do what he has always done. He attacks real leaders, who are
forced to fill the void he creates, for doing the job he refuses to do.
Trump
is the worst of all possibilities. He can’t follow because his ego won’t let
him, and he can’t lead because his heart isn’t in it.
So he goes on, talking, talking, talking—all the while saying nothing.
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| The only thing you have to fear is me; but hey, whataya got to lose? |
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