It's Plain To See

Just a brief post today. For anyone clear-headed enough to see, it is obvious that the United States is led by a man-baby. Trump's recent tantrum over Doug Ford's ad attests to that fact. Two letters in today's Star are offer some thoughtful reflection on his 'leadership'.

Susan Delacourt’s opinion piece caused me to think outside the box. Since neither thoughtful and informed discussions, nor good cop-bad cop tactics are effective ways to get Donald Trump to consider fair negotiations, how about bringing together different kinds of experts that might know better how to crack that nut?

Since Trump acts like a petulant and vindictive child, why not try brainstorming with a team of leading child psychologists to explore ways to tap into a more rational side of Trump?

Think about it: All methods of negotiating, such as those that might be taught at Harvard Law School mentioned in the opinion piece, assume rational and mature thought as a base line.

So why not try an approach with Trump more suited to deal with the behaviour he is demonstrating?

Annie Brown, Newmarket

 

 As an American now living in Canada, I would like to thank our president and his loose cannon rhetoric.

Since his failed bid to annex this fine country, angry Canadians are spending their vacation money at home. I live in rural Cape Breton, and we had the best tourist season ever.

Keep up the good work King Donald.

Martin Aucoin, Margaree, N.S. 

Perhaps a measure of wry disengagement is part of the antidote to Trump's childishness; it may help to save both our national character and our sense of humour.