Being Nothing

Can something be nothing? I would argue, yes, because a being can be too inauthentic to map onto reality, too vacuous to occupy existential space. Take Trump. The void within is greater than the man so he lives at an existential deficit, which he is compelled to try to remediate. Obviously, the struggle to demonstrate worth evidences its absence.

Animals, plants and other inanimate things can’t be inauthentic by nature, lacking consciousness, which is the ability to stand back from oneself, among other things. Only a conscious being can betray itself out of existence. But notice how citizens flock to Trump, desiring the same oblivion, a loss of humanity. Being human is a privilege, a gift.

People evolve within a lifetime, in ways other things can’t. But life is also a responsibility, not to betray consciousness by slipping into an abyss of devolution, embracing compulsion, as does Donald. Notice how Trump actually degrades the humanity of everyone around him. Sadly, human beings can be worthless, Donald being a case. He condemns himself.

Every moment he is alive the world is worse and he is no better. Don't condemn yourself with him. Don't betray and degrade yourself. His being is nothingness. Responsible societies protect their members from such monsters. We put him in charge of everything.