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Like an old colleague of mine said: If you're in doubt whether someone is a complete idiot, or a super sophisticated genius, it's probably the first one.
by koonsolo 10y ago
Like an old colleague of mine said: If you're in doubt whether someone is a complete idiot, or a super sophisticated genius, it's probably the first one.
- liberte82 10y agoI think we make the mistake of underestimating Trump because we are accustomed to rating intelligence on a linear scale. We look at only one dimension of it. Could Trump learn calculus and do well on a math test? I highly doubt it. I doubt he understands half the words he reads in the New York Times. But is he intelligent in his cunning - is he masterful at persuasion and does he possess a deep intuitive understanding for power dynamics? Does he understand how words make people _feel_? All evidence points to yes.