Chuck Todd: The destructive politics of 'whatever it takes'

In our society and our culture, and therefore in our politics, there is a growing comfort in the “ends justifies the means” mentality.

In our society and our culture, and therefore in our politics, there is a growing comfort in the “ends justifies the means” mentality.

It now seems to apply to just about everything in our lives — sports, politics, celebrity and everything in between, like whatever it is Logan and Jake Paul do for a living. Success (especially when it comes with what looks like an easy financial reward) seems to be worshipped no matter the toll it takes on others or what it looks like or how it was achieved.

Consider, for example, how the once and future president regularly compliments folks of bad character who happen to have success or power, or both, by calling them "killers."

Of course, it doesn’t take a degree in psychology to wonder if Donald Trump’s motivation to promote and compliment these "killers" is some form of projection. He knows he’s behaved badly over the years — he has the civil judgments against him to prove it — in his drive to achieve fame and fortune. So, following that logic, nothing makes his success look more mainstream and acceptable than surrounding himself with people who have never let their moral compass get in the way of their own ambitions.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/chuck-todd-destructive-politics-whatever-takes-rcna181366

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