Post 15

 Many of our past president's have similar thinking to the Socrates and Confucius. According to Wikipedia, the Socratic method is defined as, "a form of cooperative argumentative dialogue between individuals, based on asking and answering questions to stimulate critical thinking and to draw out ideas and underlying presumptions (Wikipedia)." The Socrates held truths that shaped beliefs and scrutinized other opposing beliefs. "Socrates rarely used the method to actually develop consistent theories, instead using myth to explain them (Wikipedia)." I also see seem similarities in the Analects of Confucius and his beliefs and teachings are also similar to our current president. Donald J. Trump is a United States President who had similar characteristics to the Socrates and even the Confucius was of thinking. Throughout the presidential election in 2016, Trump consistently used Clinton and Obama's mistakes and weaknesses to shape his values, ideas, and plans. He even brought up things such as Obama's birth certificate, he loved to stir up theories and thoughts into his supporters heads. Another example would be Trump and his team overturning Obama's healthcare policy. I personally didn't vote in the 2016 election, but I do pay attention to what's going on in politics. That being said, Trump has made lots of promises and worked on things in a different manner than what he said. Lots of things have just been all talk and no action.