Proof that many smart people are, in fact, not that smart.
_ape_with_keyboard_ on
>stated objectives of peace and prosperity
These are the most gullible fucking people
Upstairs_Cup9831 on
To be fair, Trump double speaks. Of course, someone with common sense should see that if someone constantly flip-flops then maybe you shouldn’t trust them but most people will just say Trump is no different from other politicians who also flip flop.
People hope for the best and convince themselves that Trump is serious about what they want and is just joking when he says he’s going to do things they don’t want.
CoolCombination3527 on
Two potential reasons:
-Trump clearly has Jim Jones level charisma for a lot of people, so they get taken in and then start huffing copium about how he’s just owning the TDSers and will Become Presidential after being elected
-They have main character syndrome where they genuinely believe that they can’t be affected by what he’s going to do because they have magic plot armor
If we’re being really honest with ourselves, I think part of it also has to do with how shitty Dems were about what they would do for the economy, so I can only imagine many people let themselves be deluded into thinking Trump would be much better, just because he didn’t seem as worse as the Dems during the campaign.
itsquinnmydude on
54% of Americans read at or below a sixth grade level
Know_Your_Rites on
Because he almost never acts as he says he will.
Trump will say a dozen contradictory things before lunch, and then partially follow through on maybe one of those things, seemingly chosen at random. It makes him serve as a Rorshach blot for people who like any subset of the contradictory policies he throws out.
Stanley--Nickels on
The executive was also surprised to see their mother’s face appear where moments before there had been only a pair of hands.
alexd9229 on
What makes this even more infuriating is that Trump has literally served as president before. For four years! He was like this the first time!
DrunkenAsparagus on
Trump constantly mused and blistered about doing absolutely unhinged shit in his first term. He did some of it, like trying to overturn the election, but for the most part he didn’t. The normie Republicans in his administration mostly restrained him. Those folks are gone or completely cowed now. There are no adults in the room.
Viper_Red on
I think it’s because of the first administration. Back then, Trump still had people who weren’t complete idiots and were able to reign in his worst impulses and ideas, like that one economic advisor who simply swiped and threw away an EO ending the free trade agreement with South Korea, knowing Trump would just forget about it (which he did)
Now he’s surrounded by comic book and anime level villains
sinuhe_t on
I really have a dissonance now. I’ve heard many experts downplay what Trump’s victory means in terms of international relations… And you know, those people have careers, credentials, and I am a nobody, so I kinda half-expected they would maybe be right.
And yet! I, a good-for-nothing basement dweller seem to have gotten it right. Why, what have they not seen? Is it that as a 27-year old (hence: someone who grew up in world where social media algorithms influence politics) who was once into far-right politics understand the MAGA movement better in a same way a healthy layman will have a more intuitive understanding of colors than a blind physics professor?
12hphlieger on
Based on how popular gambling has gotten – high risk tolerances.
Zach983 on
People just prefer to hear what they want to hear and ignore everything else. Republicans have completely taken over social media and modern media platforms that any reasonable discourse is drowned out.
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Proof that many smart people are, in fact, not that smart.
>stated objectives of peace and prosperity
These are the most gullible fucking people
To be fair, Trump double speaks. Of course, someone with common sense should see that if someone constantly flip-flops then maybe you shouldn’t trust them but most people will just say Trump is no different from other politicians who also flip flop.
People hope for the best and convince themselves that Trump is serious about what they want and is just joking when he says he’s going to do things they don’t want.
Two potential reasons:
-Trump clearly has Jim Jones level charisma for a lot of people, so they get taken in and then start huffing copium about how he’s just owning the TDSers and will Become Presidential after being elected
-They have main character syndrome where they genuinely believe that they can’t be affected by what he’s going to do because they have magic plot armor
They thought it would be a replay of Trump I.
My response to every single one of these stories:
https://preview.redd.it/ckb72igw96je1.jpeg?width=364&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=64d09da84a30aa18b30de18c833deada5ad1849f
If we’re being really honest with ourselves, I think part of it also has to do with how shitty Dems were about what they would do for the economy, so I can only imagine many people let themselves be deluded into thinking Trump would be much better, just because he didn’t seem as worse as the Dems during the campaign.
54% of Americans read at or below a sixth grade level
Because he almost never acts as he says he will.
Trump will say a dozen contradictory things before lunch, and then partially follow through on maybe one of those things, seemingly chosen at random. It makes him serve as a Rorshach blot for people who like any subset of the contradictory policies he throws out.
The executive was also surprised to see their mother’s face appear where moments before there had been only a pair of hands.
What makes this even more infuriating is that Trump has literally served as president before. For four years! He was like this the first time!
Trump constantly mused and blistered about doing absolutely unhinged shit in his first term. He did some of it, like trying to overturn the election, but for the most part he didn’t. The normie Republicans in his administration mostly restrained him. Those folks are gone or completely cowed now. There are no adults in the room.
I think it’s because of the first administration. Back then, Trump still had people who weren’t complete idiots and were able to reign in his worst impulses and ideas, like that one economic advisor who simply swiped and threw away an EO ending the free trade agreement with South Korea, knowing Trump would just forget about it (which he did)
Now he’s surrounded by comic book and anime level villains
I really have a dissonance now. I’ve heard many experts downplay what Trump’s victory means in terms of international relations… And you know, those people have careers, credentials, and I am a nobody, so I kinda half-expected they would maybe be right.
And yet! I, a good-for-nothing basement dweller seem to have gotten it right. Why, what have they not seen? Is it that as a 27-year old (hence: someone who grew up in world where social media algorithms influence politics) who was once into far-right politics understand the MAGA movement better in a same way a healthy layman will have a more intuitive understanding of colors than a blind physics professor?
Based on how popular gambling has gotten – high risk tolerances.
People just prefer to hear what they want to hear and ignore everything else. Republicans have completely taken over social media and modern media platforms that any reasonable discourse is drowned out.