2/Of course it is possible that, as a narcissist, he is merely apathetic about what happens to anyone other than himself.
But, with such a morally-dark man, there are darker possibilities. A malignant narcissist may have it in for associates whom he deems insufficiently loyal.
3/He expects November defeat, so does he think, by showing up at a debate infected & maskless, he can eliminate his opponent? Or does he think he can eliminate White House witnesses to his crime by an uncontrolled COVID outbreak?
Both would offer plausible deniability.
4/Before you call me 'extreme' for such ideas, remember what kind of 'dark triad' man we are talking about, here. He BRAGGED about successfully covering for the murder of Khashoggi, enabled Kurdish genocide & enabled the deaths of thousands by COVID in blue states on purpose.
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@TheValuesVoter Rightwing commentators demean higher education, because they think educators are brainwashers like they are, and they don't like competition. But education is primarily about teaching people how to think, i.e. critical thinking, which their uneducated audiences generally lack.
@TheValuesVoter 2/One can learn critical thinking without higher education, and one can graduate from college without it. But the goal of education is to develop critical thinking in students, and it achieves that goal with many motivated students.
@TheValuesVoter 3/Educators are taught how to measure intelligence. Initially I studied education in college, so I remember being taught that.
And although there are some bright minds in Trumpland, they are either not using their full potential or they are using it for evil.
Imagine with me for a second: It is October 2021 & Republicans control Washington. 10 million Americans are dead from COVID-19, which continues to spread wildly ravaging our nation. The GOP mocks maskwearers & overturn state mask orders. Trump commits some troops to assist Russia
2/in conquering Ukraine, so US soldiers are forced to take up arms against former allies. WWIII breaks out & a coalition of former US allies team up to fight Russia's imperialism.
Kim Jong Un takes advantage of the chaos & US weakness to build a full nuclear arsenal.
3/Trump has purged US intelligence agencies of anyone who doesn't repeat his propaganda & retooled the entire press into a propaganda machine, so we aren't warned of threats to our nation & are told of great (nonexistent) US victories. Former US allies strike us on home soil.