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I don't know whether he's stupid, but he's wilfully ignorant. I think he genuinely just doesn't care about many topics and isn't interested in learning more abo
by pluma 10y ago
I don't know whether he's stupid, but he's wilfully ignorant. I think he genuinely just doesn't care about many topics and isn't interested in learning more about them than necessary to make some vague statements that may seem relevant.
I was extremely surprised how serious Americans take Trump as a candidate when it is so obvious the vast majority of his speeches are incoherent rambling around one or two talking points played for effect.
I mean, seriously? A wall between the US and Mexico? There is already a wall between the US and Mexico. The various specifications he gave at various points throughout the primaries are obviously figures he pulled out of his ass to paint a more visually impressive picture.
And a stop for Muslim immigrants is entirely on par for the course. Sure, any other politician would have been more nuanced and phrased it differently so it doesn't sound like it's religious discrimination but let's not pretend that racism is a new thing in the US.
Trump's campaign boils down to bar-room clichés: lazy, half-baked "solutions" to real and complex problems. None of that is likely representative of what he would actually do once elected. Just like none of the "shatter the glass ceiling" and "yay minorities" rhetorics actually represent what Clinton will do once elected.