I was actually impressed by Brand's take on Trump. He calls Trump out for exaggerating his own achievements (which I think is justified; Trump constantly uses hyperbole, and he does monomaniacally talk about himself all the damn time), but Brand gives Trump credit for forthrightness and relatability, and he ends his video with the very challenging claim that the people who truly wish to criticize Trump need to come from a place of absolute integrity, but at least in the political realm, such people don't exist. In the end, voting for Trump and his policies isn't a matter of liking the man: I sure don't. You have to judge him on his qualities as a leader with a vision, not on his ability to be charming at parties.
Saturday, April 30, 2022
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