It’s superficial... because Carter likes it, it is supposed to be bad? Since when has truth and fact been a one dimensional thing?
Malleability being good or bad depends on who is wielding the mallets. This does seem to be a warning, though. Since Trump is, in a way, malleable, the right had better try something more constructive than just smashing Trump to pieces, because if he survives in spite of it, his agenda is going to look lefty just by default.
In the old days, adopting our ideals was a good thing.
Today it’s malleable.
It’s like the husband whose wife comes home with a new sexy outfit from Victoria’s Secret. They guy really likes it, but when she tells him it was $0.14 cents over budget, he makes her take it back.
Sometimes Conservatives don’t realize they have a gift horse looking them in the face.