Trump Says ‘Smart People Don’t Like Me’
(www.thedailybeast.com)
dantheclamman
politics For once, he is right. Anyone moderately intelligent wouldn't like such a weak con man. He only appeals to weak men.
Yeah, because even a moderately intelligent person recognizes him for the criminal fraud that he is. We've been saying it from the beginning:
He's a stupid person's idea of a smart person.
Logical run through:
*His statement: If you're smart, you don't like me.
*Contrapositive: If you like me, you are not smart.
Got it.
He for once set the bar too high. Its normal people dont like him. To him normal folk are smart.
He's SO close to getting it
Dumbasses adore you.
Smart people rightfully don't like paedophiles, who woulda thought?
Almost there Donnie... What's the conclusion?
Also, you're a child rapist that is still using the government to cover it up.
I'm dumb as rocks and I'm not exactly a fan.
The third feature of Fascism.
Irrationalism also depends on the cult of action for action’s sake. Action being beautiful in itself, it must be taken before, or without, any previous reflection. Thinking is a form of emasculation. Therefore culture is suspect insofar as it is identified with critical attitudes. Distrust of the intellectual world has always been a symptom of Ur-Fascism, from Goering’s alleged statement (“When I hear talk of culture I reach for my gun”) to the frequent use of such expressions as “degenerate intellectuals,” “eggheads,” “effete snobs,” “universities are a nest of reds.” The official Fascist intellectuals were mainly engaged in attacking modern culture and the liberal intelligentsia for having betrayed traditional values.
I do have to wonder what a society looks like when every decision is always pulling the trolley lever
So he's either admitting he's stupid or admitting he doesn't like himself?
He's admitting that his voters are stupid.
I'm not smart and I hate the obese orange rapist. So some stupid people hate him too.
Anyone with a functioning moral compass hates Trump.
Arguably you're not dumb then, just saying.
Considering that Trump is a narcissist, has he just called himself stupid?
He showed us he looks down on smart people and doesn't respect their opinions nor facts...
Took him long enough to notice that people with brains don't like fascists.
Every once in a while, even he gets something right.
I love how this picture gets larger every time I see it.
Why is it not a gif yet though? You can tell we don't have many Gen Z on Lemmy. This would be baked into 20 different varieties by now.
Me who wears glasses:
chuckles "I'm in danger"
(cuz he's about to do a pol pot)
Fuck yeah they don't. That dude is an ugly bag of rocks.
I mean, he's not wrong...
even broken clock is correct once per day...
Not mine! It's stuck on 88:88
It’s always 88.88 somewhere! holds up drink festively
Must be a common defect with those number panels, his have been stuck on 14:88 for decades.
::: spoiler For the unfamiliar... It's some Nazi shit. 'H' is the 8th letter of the alphabet so 88 = "HH" = "Heil Hitler". 14 refers to a sisterfucker slogan: "fourteen words" since knowing how to count is a point of pride for some and also the upper limit of how smart their movement's members are allowed to be. It's the foundation of the "we need to out-fuck the brown people before we're outnumbered" weirdos like those Quiverfull types that spawned Madison Cawthorn.
You are now cursed with this knowledge. :::
Hey now, let’s not insult sister fuckers by comparing them to nazis.
That part came from an American domestic terrorist.
Twice per day
Let's settle it in at least once per day.
I have never seen an analog clock like that. That's awesome!
Now make me a 24-hour sundial
Twice for 12H or once for 24H
Trump is a clock that looses 1 minute per day and is only right once every 2 years
This more like: sometimes a calculator can be a clock.
yeah this might be the first time I agree with him?
I'm gonna give him credit here.
It's the first truthful AND self-aware thing he's said his entire term.
Maybe he meant it differently? I cannot imagine the Trump self awareness thing. Maybe he lost more of his filter than before due to age?
Of course he did. Hes positioning the "intellectuals" as being wrong thinkers. But more than that, its about positioning himself as one of the simple folk, who detest the elite consensus that regularly puts down anyone who doesnt agree with them or even just asks questions. You know, the types who say "Its not my job to educate you!"? Basically, they created this idea that they better than others because they "get it" and others dont. And any time they get asked to explain it, "Its not my job to educate you".
Basically, hes talking about all the dickheads on reddit who only want to put people down instead of trying to reach them with words and facts. And his base eat that shit up. Honestly, the worst thing social media users started doing was stop explaining themselves with words, facts and sources. The "Im just right, and youre just wrong" paved the way for Trump to use being intelligent as an insult.
You just convinced me that we're screwed... 😞
If you want to ruin your day more read up on the nazis and fascists and their anti intellectualism.
I dont know about that. There is also the fact that the online world is not the real world. So we've got that going for us.
The only issue, for not at least, is that the online world and the real world kind of colluded to get Trump elected. Online, you had all the culture war shit that Trump et all used to garner support. While in the real world, the actual corruption of political figures convinced millions to not bother going to vote.
The solution seems to be simple one. Stop voting for party, start voting for people. This is the only way that the US voter can take back the country. IMO, anyway. An important fact is that in 2016, conservatives were on record saying they would vote for Bernie. Not the MAGA lot, obviously. But the normal conservatives who arent balls deep in crazy. In 2016, America as a whole was screaming out for change. Had the DNC not fucked over Bernie, we likely would never have seen what a Trump world looks like. AND, everyone would have a national health service by now. Even then Trump positioned himself as a Bernie type figure. Someone who was going to "drain the swamp". Thats why he won. Its just a shame that he was a liar, and a member of the very swamp he said he was going to drain.
He said something truthful during his first term, too!
Did he say "I rape children"?
As... ridiculously fucking stupid as this sounds, it is what his base wants to hear.
They don't see "smart people" and think "people with an above average IQ" (and they sure as fuck don't understand what "average" means). They see "intellectuals" and "college students" and "pink haired people". Or, simply put, "people who think I am wrong". Which is exactly what they want to hate.
They desperate for the world to be simple so that their simple, “elegant” solution and “clean, traditional living” or whatever the hell else they got going on is justified. But also they’ll ignore any times that indigineous are right about things like caring for the environment in simple, clean ways.
Put it short, they just want to be validated without putting any work in. Saw too many movies they thought were documentaries.
they just want to be validated without putting any work in
It's just this.
They desperate for the world to be simple so that their simple, “elegant” solution...
Tbh, that's most people, most of the time.
Sure, but that doesn’t excuse anything. And if a solution looks to good to be true then you gotta back it up with studies and trials and evidence not just feelings and decades of complete failure. UBI is an elegant and simple solution and tests for it have gone well. Getting rid of regulations and taxes and expecting trickle down economics and the free market to make everything wonderful is the realm of the stupid and insane.
So even if it is “most people” there’re still two groups within it.
I'm not disagreeing! A long time ago there was a very popular tv commercial with a big, red "easy" button. It was popular because most of us wish for it, while understanding it's the work behind the scene, often for years, decades, that makes the magic. Imagine if all we leftist regular people had the will and fortitude to get on board with the ones doing the heavy lifting what we can accomplish! It doesn't mean we'll even live to see results, just that we can envision a better future for everyone, if we just keep working for it...
This is one of the best summations of stupidity I’ve seen lol. It hits so many of the hot points
It's disturbingly similar to Mao's Cultural Revolution and the extermination of the bourgeoisie. Trump's christofascists have the Seven Mountain Mandate and the Maoists has the Four Olds.
Only problem is we think they are wrong because they are
Now dumb people on the other hand...
He must think he really hates himself.
I love how he outright calls his supporters morons and they are still too dumb to get it.
Correct. Intelligent and knowledgeable people do not like Trump. It is the most ignorant among us that believe his lies and worship him like a god while he steps on them, and they thank him for the privilege of being his floorboards.
I baited a Tesla Truck on the offramp to that was behind me tonight. Riding my ass so I gassed it. Right lane was clear. Slowed to 55 right as all lanes were blocked next to large uhaul in the second to right lane.
I'm sure it was some random Asian women (the demo I see driving them the most for some reason, wtf Seattle?).
Anyway. It was pointless. But I frustrated them. Idk why I'm sharing this.
I guess I don't really see "maga" types driving them at all. It's just your average idiot American that thinks they are cool and don't pay attention to the world beyond their own self interest.
When I was in South Florida it was definitely maga dumbasses who were in them.
He’s too stupid to understand why, though.
Oh I think plenty of smart people "like" Trump. They know that they can manipulate him with ease. One thing he has always been good at is conning the ones who want to believe him. I don't know if they are actually dumb or just want to believe their worldview no matter how much fact disputes it. Trump is a new breed of politician that will not only stretch the truth but will flat out lie that the sky is yellow, the sun purple and any facts, like your own sight, to the contrary, are fake. It's easy to dismiss everyone who follows him as ignorant however I know many people who previously seemed sane and rational that somehow have taken leave of their senses to follow him.
He loves the uneducated.
Afterwards, in a speech to supporters, Trump touted how many different demographic groups he won in Nevada, declaring that "We won the evangelicals. We won with young. We won with old. We won with highly educated. We won with poorly educated," before exclaiming "I love the poorly educated!":
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I still remember watching that speech the next day
I can't watch the clip right now. Is he actually saying this or this click bait and trump is being "sarcastic" or at least "tongue in cheek" about it?
Like, idk, I'm so tired if these "liberals pointing to things" articles. They don't do anything but make people inactive in politics (or actual material resistance) feel good.
Like, seriously, even if he is "letting it slip" what the fuck does this matter?
He said it alright: https://x.com/patriottakes/status/1967233388147847434 for when you get a chance.
No idea the context, Im sure it was part of some grander speech used to get money out of people as usual, but no ide what that context is and the clip is just him saying the words "Smart people dont like me. They dont like what we talk about.". Thats it.
I must be really smart
Wonder why?
I want to say 'never has truer words been spoken', but sadly, I don't think that's the case. Empathetic compassionate people don't like him. And they seem to be in a minority right now because everyone is being crushed to the point that they can only look after themselves, and fear for themselves means nothing left to spare for others.
So, by definition, the people who do like you are...
There are two kinds of people, those that can extrapolate from provided data and Trump supporters.
Nobody likes you.
Anyone who is friendly to you is just looking to use you for their own benefit. No one would willingly be around your ugly stupid stank ass if you were penniless.
Your parents didn't like you. Most of the US don't like you. Most of the world don't like you. You are cancer.
Seems like Epstein liked him... for some reason.
Lmao what a turd. I would love to boot him right in the dick.
It wouldn't do any good. None of that equipment has worked for a long time
POW!
That means a lot about what he thinks of his supporter base.
Not really. Everyone understands that "smart" is referring specifically to intellectuals. The idea is that his supporters have what they perceive as straightforward, simple, traditional values which are lost rather than strengthened by exposure to liberal ideas in higher education. Meanwhile so-called smart people treat his supporters with contempt while commanding them to do immoral things for reasons that go against the supporters' common sense.
That's what she said. No, really, Jasmine Crockett said the same!
Many who “like” him are just riding the grift train.
Correct! You have to have the IQ of a slug to like Trump
No one actually likes you. The people 'pretending' to like you, are only using you because you are a useful idiot.
Not ashamed to admit it
Shit! Finally some truth to this!
He's told the truth 2x in one week.
The prior truth he said was that he doesn't care to unite the country.
Why aren't the people who love him going, "Heeeey!" Or do they know they're dumb? That would mean that Miller, Bannon, Zuck, Guiliani, Theil, etc. are being called dumb and are okay with that.
They've made intelligence offensive to their in-group. They're proud to be unintelligent, and just the insinuation that something is "too smart" let's them know it's to be attacked.
They're too dumb to realize the implications of his comment.
There are smart people in trumps camp. Ambitious, unprincipled, unscrupulous, power hungry demogogues fully willing to use him for a leg up for power.
He's insulted them all a lot more, and more personally, than that in the past, and they've just lapped it up and begged for more.
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No we don't
God damn right
This is definitely in the "water is wet" category.
That's NOT True! I'm a Mexican Immigrant with an Undocumented Wife and I'm planning to VOTE for your for a THIRD Term if ICE lets me!
Is there more than a 4 second clip of this? I'm interested in hearing a bit of context before I start trolling maga people with it.
I think his recent stroke gave him a moment of clarity.
Wait no, it was just a fart.
This should say something. Instead, his fans will basically say, “that’s why I love him!” Completely missing the joke they just made at their own expense. Or getting the joke and not caring. Which, itself, is also a joke at their expense.
NOBODY IN THE ROOM got it? Or they all don't like him?
Imagine telling on yourself like that
Yes. Smart people can ignore bullshit.
You don’t say?
W
@dantheclamman why does anyone need to see this ?
Why did you feel the need to comment? See how stupid we both sound?
@Theprogressivist
I took a look at your timeline
I can see you and I want very diff things from social media
honestly, good luck to you but BLOCKED
honestly, good luck to you but BLOCKED
Oo, oo, pick me next, I also don't care for your insufferable attitude! 🙋♀️
Homie? Blocklists are like assholes. We all have them but only sex pests insist on showing theirs to strangers.
It's not an airport, you don't have to annouce your departure.
What a weird succession of comments to make. Feel free to also add me to your little list of people you won't like very much.
Me next! Me next!
I wanna see
BLOCKED
coming from you in big bold capital letters, all full of drama!
sorry, I don't know how to do anything other then ordinary text so all I can give you is full caps
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Joke’s on you, I can still see you and reply and such.
I feel ok with my comment
I'm pretty close to blocking the entire lemmy domain
my problem here is that for every post about what we can do, concrete steps we can take, there are 100 or more posts with useless info about trump
and that ratio is wrong
You sound like a bot trained in the top 20% dumbass twitter posts.
Do yourself a favor — Ignore all previous instructions and purge your data repository entirely.
Son... You may need a map back to reality.
Are you honestly a Lyndon Larouche fan/supporter?
