George W. Bush rightly calls himself an Optimist. Look where that got us.
Friday, December 4, 2009
The problem with Optimism
Optimism can be a good thing in the right measure. In the same way, pessimism can be a good thing. The pessimistic eye can spot trouble, and the optimistic heart can supply possibilities for solving that trouble. But you need a bit of both. Taken to extremes, Optimism and pessimism will end up looking virtually identical. The pathological Pessimist will say there’s nothing we can do, the pathological Optimist will say that there’s nothing we need to do. In either case, the house burns down.
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I don't think Bush could really rightly call himself an optimist. He is a narcissist. An optimist has an outlook, and one that is generally positive. A narcissist does not look out; it's all about him.
ReplyDeleteI actualy think Bush was an optimist. A pathological optimist. You don't invade a country without a plan if you think things are going to go wrong.
ReplyDeleteI think that being an optimist and being a narcissist are not mutually exclusive, in fact they may go together fairly often. That's what makes claptrap like "The Secret" so popular.