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Is Trump considered charismatic? Doesnt seem to fit the definition.
by return0 10y ago
Is Trump considered charismatic? Doesnt seem to fit the definition.
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- jqm 10y agoThat probably depends on who you ask.
- return0 10y agoMaybe incendiary, but very little charisma . More than all the other candidates, incl. hillary , but still vanishingly little of it. But we dont live in a world of charismatic leaders. Obama is probably the most charismatic of all, and that's telling.
- ktRolster 10y agoGood point: if charisma won elections, our actors would be our politicians.
- coderdude 10y agoI don't consider him charismatic but I am excited to see him win the election. The reason his character appeals to me becomes clear when he is being interviewed in the media. They seem so fake, polished and conditioned. He does not. Juxtaposed to members of the media, to me, he seems like myself. I've always had the impression that the people I see in the media are completely fake and do not represent actual human beings. Other presidential candidates are just like those people to me. They won't say anything that will upset you. They go with whatever the current flow is. Whatever narrative the nation is supposed to follow at the moment. It's the same way I feel when reading comments on the net, including on HN. The character Trump represents appeals to me because he seems to see through the kind of bullshit that I feel like I'm seeing through as well.
- davesque 10y agoBut....he also doesn't mind if nuclear weapons proliferate.........and he wants to ban Muslims (1/5th the world population) from entering the country.
- coderdude 10y agoThe actual discussions are more nuanced. What you have determined from what you've read or heard does not align with what I have determined. Having listened to the conversation that causes the reaction "Trump is for nuclear proliferation," I don't think that's what he was describing. What he said was that North Korea has nuclear weapons but no carrier system. That they will have a carrier system soon. That he'd rather Japan be able to defend themselves equally against NK if the need should arise, and not for the United States to be in charge of keeping Japan safe. That is what he said.
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- yolesaber 10y agoUh, letting other countries defend themselves by having nuclear weapons is the exact definition of nuclear proliferation. The whole point is to contain as much as possible which countries have nuclear weaponry.
- HillaryBriss 10y agoI more or less agree with your characterization of the members of the media. But when I listen to Trump being interviewed, he reminds me of a stereotypical New York organized crime figure talking to a police detective, or, even worse, the lawyer representing such a crime figure. Trump tries to say things which are technically true but uninformative and non-committal, things which are mere expressions of opinion instead of fact, things which are just his best recollection or his "impressions" of people and situations. He seems evasive so often. And, of course, he's so willing to offend and treat his perceived enemies rudely and ferociously that even a lot of Republicans dislike him. How would this guy possibly collaborate and build a coalition to get anything done? How would he ever win his fellow Republicans, much less Democrats (who are all convinced he's a vile racist/sexist asshole they cannot touch with a ten-foot pole) over to his side on anything? I guess the answer is charisma?