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A review by edenseve63
Rage by Bob Woodward
3.0
Woodward is a veteran reporter with knowledge of DC from a lifetime spent observing the inner workings of the U.S. government. It seemed to me that in this instance his talent, intellect and reporter’s instincts to dig deep went to waste. The subject of Rage has been described by many as a malignant narcissist, not having a clinical expertise I can’t vouch for that diagnosis. I can say as a member of the public that in my opinion he has no hidden depth and is everything that one strives Not to be: shallow, greedy, self-obsessed, lacking in empathy, self-aggrandizing, ignorant with zero intellectual curiosity, authoritarian in philosophy, and stupid.
I echo General Mattis’ assessment of Trump as detailed by Woodward in “Rage” as citizens took to the streets of the capitol to protest the death of George Floyd by police officers. Mattis said “we are witnessing the consequences of three years without mature leadership”. Enraged at Trump’s stunt of waiving a bible and sending helicopters to disperse protesters, Mattis decried the only president that actually sought to divide the nation.
President Lincoln called on Americans to listen to our better angels and reach out to one another in fellowship. In the shadow of his and Washington’s monuments we saw what happens when we turn from these wise words.
I echo General Mattis’ assessment of Trump as detailed by Woodward in “Rage” as citizens took to the streets of the capitol to protest the death of George Floyd by police officers. Mattis said “we are witnessing the consequences of three years without mature leadership”. Enraged at Trump’s stunt of waiving a bible and sending helicopters to disperse protesters, Mattis decried the only president that actually sought to divide the nation.
President Lincoln called on Americans to listen to our better angels and reach out to one another in fellowship. In the shadow of his and Washington’s monuments we saw what happens when we turn from these wise words.