> But dig down deep: what terrifies you about Trump? His arrogance. (Some will level the same criticism at Hillary, and I don't disagree as much as those peop

> But dig down deep: what terrifies you about Trump? His arrogance. (Some will level the same criticism at Hillary, and I don't disagree as much as those people might expect. But Trump is on another level.) His narcissism. I mean, seriously: he's giving a press conference on the morning after the Brexit vote and he spends the first several minutes talking about his golf course??? [0] His astounding shallowness. He doesn't know, or even care, about how things really work. Impugning the integrity of a sitting Federal judge, without a shred of evidence except that the case is going against him (as it almost certainly should, from what I've read), shows an utter lack of respect for the institutions this country is built on. That in itself would be terrifying in any major Presidential candidate. I doubt he's even an honest businessman. That's not based on much, I admit, except the Trump University case, but it would be consistent with what else I know about him. I don't think he believes in anything except himself. I don't think he has any positions except that he should be in charge. And wisdom is a foreign concept to him -- he doesn't even care that he has none. > And he's 70 years old, he's not going to change. I see you've been reading Scott Adams. Yes, Trump is intelligent -- all the more terrifying, given his other qualities -- and has mastered both the art of persuasion and that of acting powerful. He invites people to project Father onto him, telling them he'll take care of them. And that is something a lot of people are very eager to do. I think you should ask your fellow Mississipians if they know how things are in Putin's Russia. [0] http://www.newyorker.com/uncategorized/brexit-should-be-a-warning-about-donald-trump http://www.newyorker.com/uncategorized/brexit-should-be-a-wa...