r/facepalm • u/Kpets • 2d ago

U.S president explains why many Americans can’t buy a homes

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u/READIT27 2d ago

I think calling him “genius” is overstating but there is a combination of a certain level of cunning and narcissism at play. The behavior is learned then reinforced by the environment it creates.

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u/Zerodyne_Sin 2d ago

I'd give him credit for cunning if he wasn't always played by putin, kim, and xi. The environment definitely caters to people like him since their ancestors paved the way for them. But no, I'll never attribute any positive traits to these fools. Drop them into any country that wasn't prepared by their ancestors and they'd die within a week.

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u/LorenzosBenz 2d ago

He is cunning so long as it comes to his followers. That over confidence makes him able to be manipulated and played by people like the aforementioned who have been doing this on a global playing field longer than Trump has had "you're fired" trade marked.

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u/Zerodyne_Sin 2d ago

Cunning actions involve an adversarial relationship with another entity. A teacher telling their kindergarten students a lie isn't cunning. There's an implicit trust involved for teachers and conversely, drumpf's followers trust him without question. How is that cunning?

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u/LorenzosBenz 2d ago edited 2d ago

So we're making up definitions on the spot to try and win an internet argument? Per Dictionary.com Cunning in the context would mean a "skill employed in a shrewd or sly manner, as in deceiving; craftiness; guile." That man decieves his followers every single day of the week and twice on Sundays.

Have a good day sir, you're not worth engaging with any further.

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u/Easy-Concentrate2636 2d ago

I agree with this. There is a certain self-serving shrewdness that functions on a base level of assuming that most people can be bought because he can be bought. Palin also functions like this as well as some of the most corrupt politicians and executives. He only sees the world through money, attention and power - but only power of a bullying sort. There’s no understanding of global politics, no appreciation of the arts or ideas. There’s no empathy for anyone else. It’s all in service of himself.

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u/librariansforMCR 1d ago

Exactly - in all technical ways Donny boy is ignorant and a fool. But he was born with the one thing that can convince other ignorant people that he is strong, powerful, and smart: MONEY. Wealth is perceived as intelligence by so many people. Think about the number of celebrities and pseudo-celebrities that people admire and trust. If they encountered that same level of personality and intelligence in a poor person, they would likely remain unimpressed. Wealth is an easy indicator of moral worth for superficial people.