Two of the most disturbing aspects abiding in mankind – egoism and racism – have been front and centre, as well back and sideways, in the recent presidential election melee raging in the USA. Each of those conditions comes with its own set of contortions, and while one may struggle to decide which is the more evil of the two, racism is generally a much harder case to prove because the holders rarely declare themselves.
The egoist side of a person is usually much easier to detect, in that persons holding that position of superiority are seemingly unable to restrain themselves from demonstrating, or outright proclaiming, themselves as such.
Indeed, the Republican candidate in the USA presidential campaign is an almost classic example of the latter. Donald Trump’s public campaign utterances include: “I know the financial situation better than anyone, and I am the only one who can fix it.” “I can be so Presidential.”
