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Why are people posting this self-important joker? He didn't just predict a Trump presidency, he predicted a landslide--where in fact it's possible Trump doesn't

Why are people posting this self-important joker? He didn't just predict a Trump presidency, he predicted a landslide--where in fact it's possible Trump doesn't even have the popular majority. And to top it off, he predicted that Trump would do it with his magic hypnotism powers.

gragas 10y ago
In the words of Peter Thiel "Trump's supporters take him seriously, but not literally. The media takes him literally, but not seriously." If you actually think Scott truly believes Trump won with magic, you're just as wrong as the media.
- mejari 10y ago
  That's just a self-important way to sound superior. You shouldn't look down on people for actually listening to what someone says.
  - gragas 10y ago
    >That's just a self-important way to sound superior. No, it's called understanding that not everything everyone says is meant to be taken literally.
    - mejari 10y ago
      Not taking everything they say literally isn't the same as taking nothing he says literally, which is what your quote said.
- jhayward 10y ago
  Thiel plagiarized that quote from Salena Zito. [1] [1] http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/09/trump-makes-his-case-in-pittsburgh/501335/ http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/09/trump-ma...
  - gragas 10y ago
    Sure. That doesn't change the meaning of the quote.
- acjohnson55 10y ago
  He may be describing himself and other affluent Republicans, but all you need to do is watch interviews and read comment boards to see that the base he turned out takes him both seriously and literally.
  - gragas 10y ago
    I voted for Trump. I take him seriously. I don't take him literally. He's obviously not going to build a physical wall on our Southern border.
    - acjohnson55 10y ago
      I've encountered about a dozen people who are friends of friends on Facebook for whom the wall was a major selling point for voting Trump.
Terribledactyl 10y ago
And then predicted Hilary would win, then "supported" Hilary, then Johnson, and then finally back to full Trump. If I call out that Trump wins big in 2020, then the independents, and then a couple of Democrats, well I think I'll be in good shape.
- devy 10y ago
  Follow his blog posts all the way back, you will see why he did what he's done. All well reasoning to me.

gragas 10y ago

In the words of Peter Thiel "Trump's supporters take him seriously, but not literally. The media takes him literally, but not seriously." If you actually think Scott truly believes Trump won with magic, you're just as wrong as the media.

mejari 10y ago
That's just a self-important way to sound superior. You shouldn't look down on people for actually listening to what someone says.
- gragas 10y ago
  >That's just a self-important way to sound superior. No, it's called understanding that not everything everyone says is meant to be taken literally.
  - mejari 10y ago
    Not taking everything they say literally isn't the same as taking nothing he says literally, which is what your quote said.
jhayward 10y ago
Thiel plagiarized that quote from Salena Zito. [1] [1] http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/09/trump-makes-his-case-in-pittsburgh/501335/ http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/09/trump-ma...
- gragas 10y ago
  Sure. That doesn't change the meaning of the quote.
acjohnson55 10y ago
He may be describing himself and other affluent Republicans, but all you need to do is watch interviews and read comment boards to see that the base he turned out takes him both seriously and literally.
- gragas 10y ago
  I voted for Trump. I take him seriously. I don't take him literally. He's obviously not going to build a physical wall on our Southern border.
  - acjohnson55 10y ago
    I've encountered about a dozen people who are friends of friends on Facebook for whom the wall was a major selling point for voting Trump.

Terribledactyl 10y ago

And then predicted Hilary would win, then "supported" Hilary, then Johnson, and then finally back to full Trump. If I call out that Trump wins big in 2020, then the independents, and then a couple of Democrats, well I think I'll be in good shape.

devy 10y ago
Follow his blog posts all the way back, you will see why he did what he's done. All well reasoning to me.