I thought I was pretty slow learner because I didn’t realize it until about last sept-Oct.. But many people on this board I think are much slower than me and perhaps even will never get it. I would like to single out Frank L and Chris94 as one among them.
I think we all know these 2 kinds of people in our real life: one can define themselves very well by words, who usually appear more intellectual; The other one define themselves only though actions. I think Trump is the latter one.
One simple example is, as a republican candidate, he barely talked about conservative principles during his campaign. I don’t think he even know these principles very well (as a theory), i.e. he doesn’t know conservatism. That’s why we all say he is not a conservative, he claimed he is a conservative candidate though. But if we take a look at his actions, e.g., his VP pick, his cabinet picks and his plan to downsize federal government (DOE, DOS, DOC..) and these departments' dramatic spending cut…, his actions are pretty conservative. So, his conservatism is in his actions, not in his words, and his liberalism also is in his actions, not in his words. Of course we don’t expect him a total conservative. A total conservative is hard to get elected, and even if he gets elected, it is hard to govern without compromise. So, the final results probably are no different.
I think the best part of his speech, which happens to be related to my point, is this: “We will no longer accept politicians who are all talk and no action, constantly complaining but never doing anything about it. The time for empty talk is over. Now arrives the hour of action.”