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Seems to me that he's in it exclusively for the attention. If he were into politics, he'd probably know when we'd ever beaten Japan[1]. His ideas are so far-fe

by nerdy 11y ago

Seems to me that he's in it exclusively for the attention. If he were into politics, he'd probably know when we'd ever beaten Japan[1]. His ideas are so far-fetched they seem more like political satire than serious conversation about the future of America. His solution to illegal immigration? Build a wall[2]! Oh... and Mexico will pay for it, I'm sure they'll be thrilled to hear. I don't know if it's his vast wealth distorting his cognition or if his eccentricity is what lead to his wealth in the first place but he seems very disconnected from reality. By the way, he knows how to defeat ISIS, going so far to say his plan is "foolproof" and would defeat them "very very quickly" but he won't tell us what his strategy is [3]. Why? Because he "doesn't want to." He suggests prior announcement of strategies or goals is the reason why the US hasn't beaten ISIS, but anyone paying attention knows the US has been ineffective because of the reluctance to have resources on the ground fighting, coordinating and holding territory. In addition, the sectarian problem in the Middle East is not something Donald Trump is going to fix with his super-secret strategy and anyone who believes it (including him) is delusional. And then there's the whole birther conspiracy theory back around 2008, where Donald pushed long after it was dead and abandoned by even the most hardcore anti-Obama camps. He made statements calling into question the birthplace of Barack Obama as recently as 2011 on the today show [4]. Starting a political debate isn't my intention but as logical individual it's impossible for me to understand how anybody could take him seriously, even himself. 1. http://twitchy.com/2015/06/16/when-did-we-beat-japan-at-anything-trump-2016-is-off-to-one-hell-of-a-start/ http://twitchy.com/2015/06/16/when-did-we-beat-japan-at-anyt... 2. http://www.mediaite.com/tv/president-trump-would-build-a-wall-across-u-s-mexico-border-as-awesome-as-his-buildings/ http://www.mediaite.com/tv/president-trump-would-build-a-wal... 3. http://www.mediaite.com/tv/donald-trump-i-know-how-to-defeat-isis-but-im-not-gonna-tell-yet/ http://www.mediaite.com/tv/donald-trump-i-know-how-to-defeat... 4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbgoizJ_yPc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbgoizJ_yPc

dragonwriter 11y ago
> Seems to me that he's in it exclusively for the attention. If he were into politics, he'd probably know when we'd ever beaten Japan[1]. Ignorance of basic things like that isn't exactly unheard of from people who are clearly in it for political power rather than attention for efforts outside of the political arena. > By the way, he knows how to defeat ISIS, going so far to say his plan is "foolproof" and would defeat them "very very quickly" but he won't tell us what his strategy is So, he's channeling Nixon and his plan to end the war in Vietnam. It seemed to work for Nixon (as an electoral strategy, not, you know, for actually ending the war within six months of coming into office), so why not?

by nerdy 11y ago

dragonwriter 11y ago

> Seems to me that he's in it exclusively for the attention. If he were into politics, he'd probably know when we'd ever beaten Japan[1]. Ignorance of basic things like that isn't exactly unheard of from people who are clearly in it for political power rather than attention for efforts outside of the political arena. > By the way, he knows how to defeat ISIS, going so far to say his plan is "foolproof" and would defeat them "very very quickly" but he won't tell us what his strategy is So, he's channeling Nixon and his plan to end the war in Vietnam. It seemed to work for Nixon (as an electoral strategy, not, you know, for actually ending the war within six months of coming into office), so why not?