Better to have a leader who caters to what people think or what people feel?

[Goldwater]

In 2016 it would seem that Trump ran as a feelings-oriented leader and HRC ran as a thinking-oriented leader. Now as President I would argue that Trump leads from a position of what he senses people are feeling, not from a position of making a rational case for a policy.

T***p is clearly almost entirely incapable of empathy, so to the extent that he did appeal to people's feelings, it was for purely opportunistic purposes.

I think the problem here is that "rationality" vs "compassion" is a false dichotomy. Trying to act in a way that you consider logical does not make you heartless, and lacking in compassion does not necessarily make you rational.

[Goldwater]

In 2016 it would seem that Trump ran as a feelings-oriented leader and HRC ran as a thinking-oriented leader. Now as President I would argue that Trump leads from a position of what he senses people are feeling, not from a position of making a rational case for a policy.

T***p is clearly almost entirely incapable of empathy, so to the extent that he did appeal to people's feelings, it was for purely opportunistic purposes.

I think the problem here is that "rationality" vs "compassion" is a false dichotomy. Trying to act in a way that you consider logical does not make you heartless, and lacking in compassion does not necessarily make you rational.

That's exactly what I was trying to say in my earlier post.

Oh, I missed that post, so I guess we agree.