Psychoanalyzing McCain:
'It's a Goat, Even if it Flies'
"An analysis of John McCain's
personality shows him to be 'practical, optimistic, cynical, and focused on the
here and now,' just like President George W. Bush, who belongs to the
same personality category. McCain is optimistic that people will focus on what went wrong
in the past, but won't notice what's going wrong right now!"
Unfortunately for the world,
most heads of state would lack the intelligence to lead their nations if it
weren't for the army of advisers that surround them and the dozens of research
centers that try to correct the blunders they commit against the interests of
their own people. This has been demonstrated by the events in America during
the presidency of George W. Bush, from his failed foreign wars to the
successive financial crises that threaten the entire American economic system.
The greatest tragedy would be
if the Republican candidate, John McCain, reached the presidency. According to
everything we know, he would be even worse than his predecessor. The magazine Slate,
which belongs to the U.S. newspaper The Washington Post, carried out an evaluation
of the U.S. presidential candidates according to the principles of psychologist
Carl Jung.
These principles were further developed by mother-daughter partners seeking a
practical application of Jung's theories during World War II. By mixing and
matching four poles of personality - extravert and introvert being the best
known - the women came up with 16 personality types. The magazine also utilized
psychologist David Kersey's revision of the 16 personality types. Keirsey sorted these into four overarching categories:
Artisans, Guardians, Idealists, and Rationals.
An analysis of John
McCain's personality shows him to be an Artisan, which Kersey calls "the Promoter."
He is "practical, optimistic, cynical, and focused on the here and now,"
just likePresident George W. Bush, who belongs to the same category.
McCain is optimistic that people will focus on what went wrong in the past, but
won't notice what's going wrong right now!
Keirsey adds that Artisans
need to be potent - to have their presence felt in sufficient measure to "affect
the course of events" both on the political level and the battlefield. He
points out that people classified as Artisans are the best placed to "devise ways and means to survive under difficult
circumstances." In this respect, the American magazine Newsweekmentioned that McCain was able to stay
alive inside a Vietnam prison camp in no small measure due to his " sheer
cussedness."
These people aren't
threatened by the threat of failure in themselves or others, so they are likely
to take risks and encourage others to do the same. The Promoters also possess
strong personality skills, but "it isn't the warm sense of connection one
gets from an Idealist like Obama."
Keirsey also says that "Promoters are so
engaging … that they might seem to possess an unusual amount of empathy, when
in fact this isn't the case." In fact, he writes, "Rather, they are
uncanny at reading people's faces and observing their body language." In
achieving his goals, McCain is concerned with "what actually happens in
the real world, on what works, on what pays off, and not on whose toes get
stepped on," which is how he got labeled a political maverick. That is why
the Wall Street Journal wrote, "Mr. McCain's great political
strength is also his main weakness, which is that his political convictions are
more personal than ideological."
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Keirsey explains that Artisans are the world's great
risk-takers. "They delight in putting themselves in jeopardy, taking
chances, and facing hazards," which applies to the Iraq War. That's why these
people should not be called upon, "when times call for careful planning,
or consistent, long-term management," because "they may be careless
about details."
The author [Emily Yoffe] mentions that in 2000, she successfully analyzed the
personality of President George Bush, saying that people like him, "don't
reflect on their errors very much or analyze their mistakes to any great
extent. It is difficult for them to learn from their errors, and so they can
become caught in a loop, repeating their mistakes."
Quoting this article about
McCain's personality brings us to the main topic, which relates to his understanding
of fields he's supposed to be familiar with. The Republican candidate managed
to demonstrate an "Artisanship" that doesn't require knowledge, but rather
stubbornness and foolish intransigence, which reminds one of the Arab proverb, "It's
a goat, even if it flies."
[Editor's Note: "It's a
goat, even if it flies" is an Arabic proverb describing a situation when, for
example, you show a duck to someone and he tells you that it's a goat. He keeps
insisting that it's a goat. Then the "goat" flies, and the man keeps
insisting that it's a goat, by saying :"It's a goat even if it flies"].
This is why McCain thought
that Spain is part of Latin America rather than being a European country.
McCain was asked by a journalist whether he would meet Spanish Prime Minister
Zapatero at the White House. He said that he would only welcome leaders of friendly
countries to Washington, such as the president of Mexico.
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JOHN MCCAIN
APPEARS TO SNUB SPANISH PRESIDENT ZAPATERO
The journalist asked again whether
McCain was ready to receive Zapatero at the White House in the event he wins,
and McCain replied: "Honestly, I have to analyze our relationships,
situations and priorities, but I can assure you that I will establish closer
relationships with our friends, and I will stand up to those who want to harm
the United States." McCain added resolutely, "I have a track record of
working with leaders in the hemisphere that are friends with us, and standing
up to those who are not."
