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Charles Blow's opinion pieces are for me a reassuring combination of sanity
and righteous rage. This essay is no exception. We are indeed at a frightening
juncture with this president, who has no commitment to informed leadership nor
to the American people. Having shed layers of aides and Cabinet members in
favor of war-mongering sycophants, Mr. Trump is indeed bringing us ever closer
to the precipice.
My only quarrel with this piece is the assertion that Mr. Trump opts ""to
listen rather than to read."" Listening implies a transactional exchange. Mr.
Trump has no interest in this. Rather than listening, he hears, but he does so
selectively, extracting from the constant feed on Fox News and the whispered
advice from cronies and members of Mar-a-Lago the tidbits he favors--at least
for the moment.
He knows enough, though, to realize he is being backed into a corner, which
indeed is gearing him up for war. Let us hope--as Stephanie Clifford suggests
--that his weaponry is less impressive than he would have us think.

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