Some of this piece is brilliant.
I’m still in a strange place about Trump. Because he/his brand has been around ..I’ve come to think of him in certain ways- I’m unprepared for the new version I’m seeing. Sometimes I think I’m just substituting my own hopes and longings to have my country be my country again, and listen to him and believe he wants that too. I then dismiss him, and my hopes because ...I’m projecting.
But lately, I’m coming to see a different Trump- a guy who is in a truly unique position to actually DO some things that might make America possible again. The true power of great leaders is they somehow rise above the mundane and make us do the same.
Trump has value to America by campaigning. But take care that you don’t find in him the fulfillment of your hopes and dreams when the substance and likelihood are not actually there.