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If he is an idiot, the "bullshit" that he says would be inconsistent. The problem with Trump is perception. That what Trump says can appear to be inconsistent
by qsera 6mo ago
If he is an idiot, the "bullshit" that he says would be inconsistent.
The problem with Trump is perception. That what Trump says can appear to be inconsistent if you are looking for it. Or if you want to project that impression. I will give you an example.
This [1] is a comment in one of the /r/worldnews post mocking a comment made by Trump.
>Stable Genius Doctor Jesus on November 16, 2011: “Our president [Obama] will start a war with Iran because he has absolutely no ability to negotiate. He's weak and he's ineffective.”
Superficially, the comment appear to be legit. But if you look at what Trump said, you can see that here https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/fact-check-trump-once-said-192200549.html https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/fact-check-trump-once-sa...
> But to start a war in order to get elected, and I believe that's going to happen, would be an outrage.
> Iran can be taken down in many ways. Their population is in turmoil. They look at what's happening in Syria and other countries where it looked like it was an impossibility. And it looks like that one is going to collapse also. So Iran can be taken.
> I would never take the military card off the table and it's possible that it'll have to be used because Iran cannot have nuclear weapons, but you've gotta exhaust other possibilities. And we're in a great position to do it.
And I think this fits perfectly with what he is trying to do right now, I mean where he says..
> but you've gotta exhaust other possibilities.
So this is what I said earlier. He is not stupid. But he speaks freely. You can cherry pick sentences from what he say and can paint a completely different picture.
[1] https://old.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/1svtrz5/trump_halts_iran_military_push_pivots_to_pakistan/oiavjnk/ https://old.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/1svtrz5/trump_ha...
- SpicyLemonZest 6mo agoIt's true that Trump was generally a reasonable person in 2011, albeit brash and certainly someone I had many disagreements with. Here's a post he made about Iran a few days ago, reproduced in full to ensure I'm not cherrypicking sentences: > For those people, fewer in number now than ever before, that are reading The Failing New York Times, or watching Fake News CNN, that think that I am “anxious” to end the War (if you would even call it that!) with Iran, please be advised that I am possibly the least pressured person ever to be in this position. I have all the time in the World, but Iran doesn’t — The clock is ticking! The reason some of the Media is doing so poorly with Subscribers and Viewers is because they no longer have credibility. Iran’s Navy is lying at the bottom of the Sea, their Air Force is demolished, their Anti Aircraft and Radar Weaponry is gone, their leaders are no longer with us, the Blockade is airtight and strong and, from there, it only gets worse — Time is not on their side! A Deal will only be made when it’s appropriate and good for the United States of America, our Allies and, in fact, the rest of the World. President DONALD J. TRUMP To me this seems pretty stupid. If someone wrote this message in a social media argument I would block them.