[piva00]

That's a bit of an appeal to authority, no? It might have given results but it wasn't without cost, is it net-positive overall?

This style doesn't build bridges, it's purely adversarial, diplomacy requires building bridges for long-term sustainability of relations.

[bko]

How is it an appeal to authority? He wasn't appointed to his position in life through bloodline or familial connections. He made insane wealth through business dealings, much of it through negotiations with sharks. Then he convinced half of the country to vote for him with no political experience against a dynasty.

Sure it's not my style and I don't quite understand how its effective, but to dismiss it outright as ineffective is naive.

[mcphage]

> I don't quite understand how its effective

It's the negotiation equivalent of rent-seeking, or parasitism. It requires deep relationships to have already been built, and it consumes those relationships in exchange for modest short term gain.

[x3ro]

> He wasn't appointed to his position in life through bloodline or familial connections. He made insane wealth through business dealings, much of it through negotiations with sharks.

Uhm, no.

> Donald actually received $413 million from Fred over the years [1], [2]:

And as to whether he is any good at investing, he is literally worse than average S&P500 [3].

[1]: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/donald-trump-received-... [2]: https://apnews.com/article/0452d29cd2564eaf97605ab90acc3a67 [3]: https://www.forbes.com/sites/danalexander/2021/10/11/its-off...

[JMiao]

you can actually look up his childhood on the web, no need to hallucinate

[Swenrekcah]

Trump did not get where he is through negotiations or business success. In fact his business success was very limited until he got to political power.

He got where he is by being one of the earliest influencers and “reality” TV show host.

His bank credit was toast everywhere except at Deutche Bank which has been exposed as being a conduit for Russian money laundering.