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He has some good economic arguments at best and only if you subscribe to the school of economic thought he adheres to. What I've seen of him, he is what the Ger
by jevgeni 11y ago
He has some good economic arguments at best and only if you subscribe to the school of economic thought he adheres to. What I've seen of him, he is what the Germans would call a "Fachidiot" (something like "subject idiot" in English), someone who cannot see further than their own subject matter.
- peterfirefly 11y agoAs a native Dane with a decentish working knowledge of German, I'd say the Danish word "distanceblænder" ("distance blinder", "distance dazzler") is more fitting: Someone who (or something which) superficially dazzles with apparent qualities but on closer inspection disappoints utterly. http://ordnet.dk/ods/ordbog?query=distancebl%C3%A6nder http://ordnet.dk/ods/ordbog?query=distancebl%C3%A6nder (I agree completely with your description: some good arguments at best and then only if...)
- jevgeni 11y agoAwesome. Thank you for the cool word!