2. That every president and their administration operates with a coherent,
disciplined strategy
3. That competence can be assumed by default.
Unfortunately these assumptions simply don't match anything we've seen from this administration.
There's a difference between good intentions, stated intentions, and effective execution of policy and there's nothing to indicate that these things are aligned here.
There's also nothing to indicate that the American democratic process guarantees a President who always has Americas best interests in mind and there's nothing to indicate that every person who has filled that roll has had that as their primary motivation.
1. That stated goals reflect real motivations
2. That every president and their administration operates with a coherent, disciplined strategy
3. That competence can be assumed by default.
Unfortunately these assumptions simply don't match anything we've seen from this administration.
There's a difference between good intentions, stated intentions, and effective execution of policy and there's nothing to indicate that these things are aligned here.
There's also nothing to indicate that the American democratic process guarantees a President who always has Americas best interests in mind and there's nothing to indicate that every person who has filled that roll has had that as their primary motivation.