You know, I'll just put this out there. It lands where it lands

Anyone with a tiny bit of common sense, a wit of good judgment, and any exposure to the real world would understand when the rest of the world literally hates the not for who they are but for what they do.
But when your entire human composition is comprised of extreme hubris, debilitating white privilege steeped in racist and ethno-bigoted tea, and complete isolation in a contrived fantasy biosphere bolted together by rampant ignorance and criminality, you can't see yourself.
So it makes complete sense that you are totally self-unaware, and that all of the stories about your capabilities, greatness, and voracious desires to do anything and everything without limits or moderation are not only coddled, they are encouraged.
You never get the full understanding that they world actually isn't yours, that inside your bubble and outside are completely different, you really can't do whatever you want, and that there comes a time when there are consequences for your actions.
Your Barbirzon and Dale Carnegie finishing school rehearsed presentation, or the private boarding schools that lead on your dossier are no substitute for skill, knowledge and abilities that come from work, experience, dedication, paying your dues and earning your way.
So while it is completely beyond me why people like Ivanka, Lara, Don Jr., or anyone else associated with that crowd believes that they are imminently qualified of desired by the people for public life is beyond me.
They were apparently so deafened and hypnotized by the roar of adulation from the rally crowd, that they missed the scorn, repulsion and absolute rejection by almost all of the rest of the free world.
Otherwise, how could they miss that when they invited themselves to the seat of power they were mocked, ridiculed, and patronized. They were belittled for they complete lack of knowledge and competence, and at no time that did the humiliation penetrate.
They pressed on because they had no idea that just being in the room had no connection with being accepted, let alone having any influence or power. Their egos and sense of entitlement had them thoroughly convinced that they were supposed to be there.
And in light of their abysmal failure, all of the destruction that ensured, and all of the criminality they've left behind, they believe they are entitled to come back for more.
Yesterday, when I saw that Ivanka Trump wanted to change her image it get into politics, it struck me as hilarious. What imaged could she possibly thing she has, what does she thing she could change it to be, and because the world knows who she is, why would any possibly care?
They comes from a world and world view where cheap gold plating implies wealth, power and entitlement.

Pretentious, superficial, and shallow folks don't care how rotten things are in the inside as long as the chrome and glitter don't crack.
But the same pretention, incompetence and obnoxious ignorance that makes them ridiculous, makes them dangerous. One of my twitter buddies said that she probably doesn't even pick up her towels after herself. And why would she? That is the epitome of her rearing and socialization.
But when you drop towels, get sloppy and don't clean up after yourself in international affairs, or in disasters at home, people die sometimes by the thousands. Policy based on ego and greed instead of knowledge crashes markets and wrecks entire economies.
And government based on image worship and adoration instead of governance breeds insurrection and rebellion.

So cutting her hair, changing her wardrobe, and getting another face job will not imbue her or any of them with any intelligence or competence.
So when destructive people deserve to be locked away from society, changing an image seem to be the least of all concerns.

But I could be wrong. If so, help a brotha out.
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