Source: Persuasion
by Francis Fukuyama
“Although Donald Trump is a habitual liar about issues big and small, he is occasionally capable of surprising honesty. His statement to a group of New York Times reporters, quoted above, is one example. It contains two largely frank and correct assertions: first, that American international behavior is constrained by norms (i.e. ‘morality’) rather than law; and second, that the applicable norms are his personal ones, and not necessarily those shared by other nations. We should acknowledge the truth of the first, and be very frightened of the implications of the second.” (01/18/26)
https://www.persuasion.community/p/the-morality-of-a-mafia-boss