Re: Good Dads, a thing i think about occasionally is most of the rulers who were overthrown in all our various revolutions had plenty of redeeming qualities—personally and professionally.

By all accounts Charles I, Louis XVI, Nicholas II were all devoted husbands and fathers. Loved their kids. Loved their wives. And were in turn loved by their wives and kids.

They were also, in their own ways, fairly conscientious about the jobs they had to do. They might be oblivious, pig-headed, blunder-prone fools, but they *wanted* to do a good job and did actually care about their subjects.

Point being, they were all bad rulers doing a bad job, but when you dig around in their lives there are positive things to say about them as individuals. Like, Tsar Nicholas worked round the clock! He was very involved!

Then we turn our attention to President Donald Trump. We look at his personal life as a husband, father, or friend. His professional life. His work habits. His conduct in office. His behavior as President both public and private. How he is as a boss to work for...

And when I ask this, I’m asking sincerely: Does Donald Trump have a single redeeming quality as a human being? A single positive character trait? We’ve all been studying the dude intently for 5 years and I can’t think of a single one.

His one legit political/business skill is his ability to manipulate the media. He’s always been extremely good at it. But that’s not really a “positive character trait.” It’s just a particular talent he has.