Dear Ann Slanders: I watch you on TV and admire your unflappableness and the fact that you’re never shaken by interviewers or difficult questions. How do you do that?
George in Texas
Well GiT, the answer is simple: I’m a fucking psychopath. Other people aren’t real to me. They are only objects to be manipulated to get what I want, so why should I care what they say?
As a bonus, it’s that much easier to dehumanize my opponents and call for their destruction, because, after all, I am the real one, and they are pathetic, mewling, meat puppets who think they exist, but are actually just obstacles in my quest for power. And, since nobody else is real, I am free to do anything I want; lie, cheat, steal, whatever, to get my way because, in the final analysis, I am the center the universe, and without me it would cease to exist.
I hope this helps, and thanks for reading!
What I got out of Bush's speech to the UN:
"The security of the world is threatened by Iraq. Therefore, the only way to preserve peace is by bombing them." Yeah, freedom is slavery and the
computer is your friend.
Reading about President Clinton's appearance on Letterman, it occurred to me that we went from the best president of my lifetime to the worst, without even a stop at mediocre.
