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applegrove

(118,022 posts)
Thu May 26, 2016, 10:11 PM May 2016

I think part of Trump's appeal is that he makes his followers feel smart in comparison. Smart in

that he makes mistakes and that makes them feel smarter and they like the 'show jumping' of his performances (will he make it or not) and/or smart in that they understand his simplicity and that makes them feel like they belong with him. He also is creative and brings up novel ideas which also makes people feel smart. So it is a trifecta of smart for those who follow him. That is why trying to point out he is a narcissist, a sleezy businessman and a serial political liar doesn't work on them.

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I think part of Trump's appeal is that he makes his followers feel smart in comparison. Smart in (Original Post) applegrove May 2016 OP
Remember when they used to say that Newt Gingrich was COLGATE4 May 2016 #1
I wonder if they'll notice he is becoming a GOP pawn and no longer a rebel. applegrove May 2016 #2
Naw. They believe him when he says he's 'his own man' and that COLGATE4 May 2016 #3
But he is buying into GOP fictions again. He used to pull down the GOP fictions. I think they'll applegrove May 2016 #4

COLGATE4

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1. Remember when they used to say that Newt Gingrich was
Thu May 26, 2016, 10:39 PM
May 2016

"how the stupid people think a smart person sounds"? I think there is a similar phenomenon at work here - Trump is how stupid people think a President would sound if they had his money. He's 'one of us, but with a few billion dollars'.

COLGATE4

(14,732 posts)
3. Naw. They believe him when he says he's 'his own man' and that
Thu May 26, 2016, 10:44 PM
May 2016

he 'can't bought'.

"Ya see, Rufus. Just like I told ya. If it were you or me with his money, we'd tell all those goddamn lobbyists to go pound sand". Just like Mr. Trump.

applegrove

(118,022 posts)
4. But he is buying into GOP fictions again. He used to pull down the GOP fictions. I think they'll
Thu May 26, 2016, 10:47 PM
May 2016

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notice. The democrats have to make that clear. Trump is a dyslexic and like any dyslexic does well on defence of aggressors in war (the dyslexic Churchill won by sheer will) not on the offence catapulting the propaganda and GOP lies (the dyslexic Napoleon lost in the end) in war. So if we can get Trump to talk specific policy he's sunk.

In sales dyslexics do great. Business, politics, acting. All things that involve form. It is said that psychopaths know the words but not the music. Dyslexics know the music but not the words. He knows the emotional value of words better than most. Why Dyslexic Trump's insults hit their mark. What few words he uses correctly hit their mark. And he approaches things from all angles, intuitive and couter-intuitive. So of course he is going to hit the mark sometimes. And he reads the audience well.

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