This presidential candidate reminds me of a thesis advisee I had in my very first year of teaching. She never showed up for any consultation. Zero. Nada. Zilch. Even after having been followed up several times. (1/n)
And then at the end of the sem she showed up during the defense itself. She was expecting that she would be given a chance to present her thesis. This happened in front of everyone else, who were surprised themselves. Because it was not fair to her peers, I did not budge. (2/n)
The next day the father, an influential government official, sends a lawyer.

I showed him the output the daughter wrote and gave him time to skim it.

And then I asked if it would pass muster with him. He said no and apologized to me. When he left I felt sorry for him. (3/n)
But I was more sorry for my thesis advisee, who thought she could wield her power. I never saw her again and I’m not even sure if she even finished her degree. (4/n)
They say this presidential candidate’s evasiveness is a political strategy. But I’m more and more convinced that this is his character, shaped by years and years of privilege and power. (5/n)
He evades everything: taxes, interviews, and ultimately the truth about himself and his family. They are now all back in power, children included.

And I wonder what else he would evade if he became our president. By then I would be sorry for all of us. (6/6)

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