This entry comes from a campaign quote of 2016:
"Nobody knows the system better than me, which is why I alone can fix it."
If you don't remember that—or 2016, for that matter—it's understandable. The party in power likes to keep as much obfuscated as possible, partly by continually manufacturing more controversy. It's a way of keeping us from thinking about what they've done or are doing. No one has time to think things through.
Still, looking back at "I alone…" is worthwhile. It's a telling statement in several ways.
First, it's immensely arrogant. Out of everyone in the nation, over three hundred million, why would any one candidate be the only suitable person?
Second, it's beyond baseless. A career in real estate, reality tv and, as we now know, committing business fraud doesn't give someone the knowledge base to be able to make such a claim. "No one knows the system better than me"? Really? Coming from someone who's never even been in the system?
Third, it's remarkably revealing. "Nobody knows better than me." "I alone." Fifteen words, and still managing to concentrate twice on himself, and only himself. He turns out to be a narcissist? Don't that beat all.
It just goes to show that, regardless of what any of us want to believe, in the case of anyone who might be trying to put one over on us, whether a politician, an advertiser, an influencer, or anyone else, we need to exercise our critical thinking skills.
Do they have something to gain for themselves from what they're saying? Are there any facts to support their claim? Do they at least have a history of truthfulness?
If you fell for this one, don't beat yourself up too much. There was plenty of propaganda going by trying to get you to believe it. And it was skillfully done, playing into The Politics of Discontent.
No, if you fell for it, don't beat on yourself, just don't let it happen again. Think things through regardless of the pressure of events. Consider what the claims are trying to accomplish, and whether there's any evidence to support them.
And, as in this case, if the answer is no?
Tell the one making the claims to beat it.