Low self-esteem and inferiority complexes are not the ingredients of a strong leader. If he or she suffers from either of these ailments, decision-making and the well-being of the constituents are compromised because the leader is always healing a wound, seeking comfort. So when people judge the sitting president as “incompetent” or being an “idiot”, I pause a bit. Listening to him speak in Maui, he attempts to make a connection and empathize with those who suffered the fires. I hear his story, loud and clear. Instead of comforting them, he wants people to feel sorry for him and to comfort him. A few months ago, when he made jokes about ice-cream before addressing the Nashville shooting, he wanted to be liked. He has a history of deficits that range from his stuttering and being picked on as a child, being the victim of inconsistent housing , being the son of a used-car salesman, and, worst of all, finding himself consistently at the bottom of his class.
Now he’s running the free world.
It’s frightening. He’s desirous for comfort, being liked, and being > than his competition. Any action agreeable to those feelings is permissible, so long as his wounds feel comfort.
What’s more frightening is that under certain circumstances, there’s a little Joe Biden in each of us. It just takes some badass childhood memory to belittle you to the point you seek comfort, just like him.