anti-theatricality in politics (the drama king)

"Mr. Trump seems to have a real fear of boredom. Even at his age he is restless; when there’s peace and quiet he seems to become anxious, as if he can’t tolerate normality. He shows little faith in quiet progress, as in: Set good policy in place and hope it succeeds inch by inch. Instead he creates drama or a crisis, arouses a counterforce, attacks this new enemy, experiences fear—will my luck hold?—defeats the new enemy, feels relief, relaxes. Then, restless again and on the prowl, he creates new drama . . .That is a real weakness in life, needing drama. It will find you on its own. When you need it you’re always generating new stakes, and in a presidency they’re often high, and when you fail that is some big failure."- Wall Street Journal"Trump is willing to undermine and destroy any institution, law, norm or ideal cherished by Americans in a bonfire of his vanities" - Maureen Dowd (the anti-theatricalism quite buried there, via the reference - probably mediated through Tom Wolfe -…