When did this forum become a circus? So much bias..
as an non american its funny to see how you guys on the internet can get so angry over others peoples opinion, when you whole country is founded on the idea that you have freespecch. i do take that its only over the internet people act this way, or is it also in real life?
There is a simple out. Let go of the idea, that all of politics is a personality contest. Actual political decisions almost never are 'personality driven'.
So from my point of view - most, if not all what 'Trump' stands for in public (because of his tweets, or media reports), is simply a distraction. Its usually a beautiful distraction (think 'royal wedding'), or as in Trumps case a 'beautiful trainwreck' (pick any tweet), but a distraction none the less.
So when I write 'Trump is a pathological liar' - its not because I am very emotional, and want to have console war stile fights, when not even being an american - its, simply a pretty unexcited statement, that to me almost seems factual.
Now - its difficult to make the direct comparison to other presidents of the US, because Trump was the first one that took to twitter to that extent and broke down 'being perceived as personable, by using non political language, and no filters' walls - but still, I don't think of former US presidents of having a pathological problem with telling the 'truth':
(Although - in another way (language of the position of POTUS) sure...
I don't discriminate.)
Trump in some sense is the least political active president the US has ever had, and I'm sure to some thats very much a positive. But for most of his active time, he simply provides beautiful distractions , of what can be termed 'political discussion' nowadays. He lowered the bar. For a while it was interesting, but I don't necessarily respect him, or his strategists for that.
I mean - "Are red caps the new red scare? What do you feel?" doesnt hold any value for political discussion (discourse) neither does "Trumps sharpie antics".
Its funny. We all laugh about it - but ultimately its just a distraction.
Or the fuel for a 24/7 news cycle if you are dependent on that.