Thursday, June 04, 2026
PMT: What about that classic advice?
Right now I know a number of people who spend a lot of time thinking and talking about Donald Trump. A lot. Usually they talk to people who agree with them, so it is not like they are changing anyone's mind-- just forcing others to think about Donald Trump more than they would otherwise.
The irony is that they are not people whose lives are very much directly impacted by this administration's policies-- not those who were fired by DOGE, or lost Medicaid coverage, or are under threat of deportation. Of course, admirably, some of them are those who care about those other, more vulnerable, people and that is the source of their constant concern. I get that.
But still, a part of me wishes everyone would just ignore him. Above all else, he is driven by a desire to be seen and known, to matter and be famous. And his detractors give him exactly that.
Perhaps it would be better to simply steer a new and different course-- to set and follow a different agenda. An implicit rejection is more stinging that an explicit one, after all... and what was that advice about bullies?
