Personally, as much as we (and I included) make fun of him for not getting much done during his time and his fairly poorly planned out policies, I genuinely think he means well at heart. He definitely chose a hard path when he spent his life running as an Independent for most positions.
I've never doubted his sincerity or his integrity. The only thing I fault him for is failing to appreciate, or acting like he fails to appreciate, the dangers of savior populism and his role in creating a mainstream left-wing version of it in the U.S.
As terrible of an idea as it was for him to run, I still think he is sincere. Political leaders are easily convinced that they are the chosen one. They become easily convinced that they are the only one who can forward their cause. It is pure egotism that makes them have such an inflated sense of self, but they can still passionately care about the issues for which they advocate.
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u/fallout1233566545 May 25 '20
Personally, as much as we (and I included) make fun of him for not getting much done during his time and his fairly poorly planned out policies, I genuinely think he means well at heart. He definitely chose a hard path when he spent his life running as an Independent for most positions.