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Rhiannon12866

(205,207 posts)
Tue Jun 25, 2019, 01:51 AM Jun 2019

No One Needs To Ever Bash Trump Again. A Brit has done it for us.

Someone on Quora asked "Why do some British people not like Donald Trump?"

Nate White, an articulate and witty writer from England wrote this magnificent response.

A few things spring to mind. Trump lacks certain qualities which the British traditionally esteem.

For instance, he has no class, no charm, no coolness, no credibility, no compassion, no wit, no warmth, no wisdom, no subtlety, no sensitivity, no self-awareness, no humility, no honour and no grace — all qualities, funnily enough, with which his predecessor Mr. Obama was generously blessed. So for us, the stark contrast does rather throw Trump’s limitations into embarrassingly sharp relief.

Plus, we like a laugh. And while Trump may be laughable, he has never once said anything wry, witty or even faintly amusing - not once, ever. I don’t say that rhetorically, I mean it quite literally: not once, not ever. And that fact is particularly disturbing to the British sensibility — for us, to lack humour is almost inhuman. But with Trump, it’s a fact. He doesn’t even seem to understand what a joke is - his idea of a joke is a crass comment, an illiterate insult, a casual act of cruelty.

Trump is a troll. And like all trolls, he is never funny and he never laughs; he only crows or jeers. And scarily, he doesn’t just talk in crude, witless insults - he actually thinks in them. His mind is a simple bot-like algorithm of petty prejudices and knee-jerk nastiness. There is never any under-layer of irony, complexity, nuance or depth. It’s all surface.


Much more: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/6/24/1866899/-No-One-Needs-To-Ever-Bash-Trump-Again-A-Brit-has-done-it-for-us?utm_campaign=trending#comment_74227088

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SunSeeker

(51,550 posts)
1. "...you don't need a particularly keen eye for detail to spot a few flaws in the man."
Tue Jun 25, 2019, 03:12 AM
Jun 2019

But we need to keep pointing them out, lest they be normalized.

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,490 posts)
3. K&R. "bot-like algorithm of petty prejudices and knee-jerk nastiness" Truth!
Tue Jun 25, 2019, 03:36 AM
Jun 2019

Pretty much defines a bunch of other wingnuts I know as well. Shallow as sweat on a hotplate.

Thanks for posting, Rhiannon......

Rhiannon12866

(205,207 posts)
6. We hear similar descriptions of Trump every day - but I thought this guy had a way with words...
Tue Jun 25, 2019, 04:10 AM
Jun 2019

As did your description!

Rhiannon12866

(205,207 posts)
9. That's great - really says it all! Thanks!
Tue Jun 25, 2019, 04:50 AM
Jun 2019

Except it does irritate me whenever anyone says Trump "won" - since he wasn't the choice of the American people!

DFW

(54,349 posts)
11. In the parody video, the only one saying Tump won is Trump himself
Tue Jun 25, 2019, 05:01 AM
Jun 2019

Which pretty much sums up all the people who really believe it.

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