The Soultown! Volume III: Issue 7 JULY 2019 | Page 10

The Truth About Trump
Hey Steve,
What makes Donald Trump attractive to
so many? I mean in the political sense,
definitely NOT the physical sense. I cannot
seem to figure it out.
~ Lost in Cali (San Francisco, CA)
Well Lost in Cali,
This is such a loaded question and the
answers are many. People are highly nuanced
and so goes their politics. Donald Trump, in my
opinion, has dismantled something that has at
least had the appearance of being managed:
fear. With his divisive rhetoric and outlandish
behavior, many hoped that he would shape
up and deliver on his promises to save their
jobs and take care of their families. He made
immigrants to be the boogeyman waiting in
the woods to rape the women and steal all of
the jobs when in fact, this country was built on
the unpaid labor of immigrants (see: slavery).
I get it, some were looking for a change, they
did not trust Hillary Clinton and Trump was the
poker match - even if he is bluffing, you still
may win. Michael Gerson of the Washington
Post, explains that many of his supporters
desire authoritarian leadership and these
“authoritarian followers,” as social science
labels them, are also highly ethnocentric,
thus frequently racist, nationalistic, deeply
partisan, and threatened by “the other.” Other
scholars state that ego is a big factor in this as
well. While many in his party are displeased
with his performance as President, many
would never admit that they simply made
an error in their selection as a candidate.
Instead, they play “Jedi” mind tricks with his
pseudo-accomplishments trying to persuade
us that he was the right choice all the time. I
know this post is long and so are my opinions,
but here is my advice - stay woke. You know
what’s attractive and why. Thank you for
inviting me to this discussion - if you think
of anything else just “Ask Steve.” I got you.
Peace!
Hey Steve,
Assuming one of my coworkers knew
our supervisor and I was friends, she
confided in me about her professional
dislike for him. She swore me to secrecy
but added that she was considering
leaving the organization -- because of
his leadership style -- and severing all
ties. Soon after her disclosure, I went on
vacation. When I returned, she was still
employed and remains with the company;
seemingly nothing had changed. Is it okay
for me to ask her for an update, or should
I let sleeping dogs lie?
~ Staying In My Lane (Redwood City, CA)
Well Staying In My Lane,
Are you serious? Don’t just stay in your
lane, switch streets. Do NOT ask her
anything about it! As a matter of fact, outside
of actual “work” conversations, keep your
distance from this co-worker. Rule #1 - unless
you are a union rep, never haul someone
else’s baggage where you make your money.
Things like this can go wrong really fast and
the co-worker may leave you having to defend
your integrity. Call me the eternal skeptic, but
someone knowingly talking s%&t about your
friend puts you in a precarious situation. You
have no idea how many other people with
whom she may have trashed your supervisor.
Don’t get me wrong, your supervisor may be
totally deserving of this workplace trash talk,
but I have had some really cool friends
who were terrible supervisors. In
the end, you will come across
disloyal putting your relationship
with your supervisor (friend) and
LEAVE IT ALL UP TO STEVE!
job in jeopardy. Save yourself, you have a lot
more to lose. Let me know how this helped
and remember you don’t have to have all of
the answers, just “Ask Steve”- I am right here.
Hey Steve,
My 12-year-old daughter wants to have a
sleepover with several of her friends. I am
a single father. What precautions should I
set in place?
~ Safe, Not Sorry! (Waterloo, IA)
Well Safe, Not Sorry!,
Kudos to being a good dad for wanting
to take this on; however, I have a lot of
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