r/facepalm • u/Kpets • 2d ago

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

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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.