Journal entry of 21 January 2017:
A drizzly day yesterday, but memorable. A strong speech by the man. I was moved by it. Ah, but the depth of disagreement!
One acquaintance of mine is in mourning, wearing a black arm band, while another speaks of Inauguration Day as the happiest day of his life. Both men are decent and intelligent. And both are philosophers.
I see Trump as a needed corrective. So I am not much bothered that he is blunt, rude, and unconcerned about the usual pieties and protocols and the niceties of language. What he lacks in gravitas he makes up for in guts. The man displays civil courage.
A corrective to what? To many things. Defeatism for one. "A wall won't keep 'em out; they'll tunnel under it."
A second thing is the overemphasis on feelings.
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