Charles_in_Charge on Nostr: No, I don't think he's concerned about solving the nigger problem. But people at the ...

No, I don't think he's concerned about solving the nigger problem. But people at the top are often isolated in ways no one else is. Current events, things that are really going on that real people actually care about, that's all discussed on social media now. In a weird way people here and on 4chan and other sites have their finger on the pulse of what people actually think and actually care about in a way the President or the CEO of some large corporation don't and can't.

People at the top usually have a narrow focus, and they're surrounded by people who are, for lack of a better term, parasites of power. Their wealth and success depend on the big man doing what they want, giving them his blessing. That means it benefits them to restrict the flow of information to the boss, to keep the conversation centered on things that benefit them, to blank out unpleasant ideas and facts.

Yeah, I can believe Trump was unaware of the killing of that woman on the light-rail, at least until Miller or some other fire brand brought it to his attention. No, I don't think he cares about it in the way you and I do, but I do think his ego is big enough so that when he is made aware of it and realizes how pissed off so many are about it, he will at least have to speak about it. In the absence of real concern, cold, rational self interest can serve nearly as well.