Yes, you can be like Donald J. Trump in one easy step!
28 December 2024
It’s absolutely true! You can start down the path of being like Donald J. Trump quickly and easily. You don’t need a sociopathic father who gave you $413 million in today’s dollars. You don’t need a lifetime of sexual misconduct allegations, including a civil court verdict by jury for sexual abuse.
You just need to do what many Americans already do - never admit you are wrong.
Trump’s former chief of staff, John Kelly, said that his former boss can’t admit to making mistakes because “his manhood is at issue here.” But you don’t need a reason - just insist that you are right all of the time.
Yes, failing to admit you are wrong can damage your personal relationships and your personal growth. It might cause you to file bankruptcy six times or to be considered the world’s worst businessman.
But hey - Trump never admits he is wrong and appears to have a great life. He got 77 million votes in the last election. He says and does what he wants without any meaningful repercussions and even appears above the law. During his first Presidency, he played 261 rounds of golf and other than throwing ketchup at the wall from time to time, seems quite content.
Maybe this could happen to you.
To be fair, a small number of Americans who listened to Trump suffered, perhaps because they refused to consider that they could be wrong, but the odds are still in your favor. Of Trump’s lawyers, perhaps 50 at most have been disbarred, suspended or are facing other legal consequences, but the rest are doing OK. A mere 1,400 of his followers have been charged and 900 convicted based on their actions on 6 January 2021, but that leaves many more who were unscathed. Perhaps 200,000 of his followers died because they believed Trump’s statements about COVID-19, but that is a very small percentage (0.29%) of his 70+ million voters.
I need to admit I am wrong on a regular basis because - let’s face it - I actually am wrong. I run a small business that seems quite complicated at times. I do my best, but sometimes am not sure what to do or I am sure but it doesn’t work out. I have to admit when I am wrong so I do something different (and hopefully better) the next time.
I also write papers about how cancer arises, which nobody seems certain about. I try to figure out parts of this puzzle, but months to years later, sometimes realize that what I wrote no longer makes sense. In other words, I was wrong.
I must admit I am wrong to be more successful at what I am doing. But perhaps you don’t. Perhaps you, like Donald Trump, can convince people that you never make mistakes and thrive. What is there to lose?
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