I thought that the perspective of viewing leaders as humble or not was very interesting because it is not a trait that we have discussed too much in class. Citizens do not realize how big of an impact a leader with humility can make due to their respect of ordinary people, their institutions, and traditions in the country. Ruscio discusses Washington, Lincoln, and Kennedy who were all generally well liked. His point about how they took responsibility for their mistakes and did not get defensive was significant towards me. No one likes people who don’t admit when they are wrong, and the president should certainly be able to do it.<\/p>\n
Ruscio’s statements about Trump were fascinating to me because I have never heard anyone hate on Trump for his lack of humility. While I do not pay a huge amount of attention to politics, it seems as if people focus more on how they don’t like what he is saying. It is possible that people do not realize how he doesn’t respect laws and political norms and has a resistance towards other authorities. To me it is very important for a leader to be confident, but have a high level of respect for others, be open to help, and admit when they are wrong. Trump definitely does a lot of bad things, but this is certainly an aspect of his leadership that makes people like him less.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I thought that the perspective of viewing leaders as humble or not was very interesting because it is not a trait that we have discussed…<\/p>\n