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are they not aware that trump has never had a day in the life of a poor person. trump is addicted to gold, he even has gilded walls. for you trump voters who dont know what gilded means, it means coated with gold.
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This guy is actually calling people who earn a big salary while being in congress generational wealth lol. You can’t make up the stupidity of some people. You can only point and laugh.
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how can native English speakers not understand English words?
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Trump made a specific point to speak to rural impoverished people. He paid more attention to them than the other candidates. It's the same reason people in cities feel that Democrats listen to them. It's just the opposite side of the same coin
Okay but why would the poor believe in him if he’s been fed from a silver spoon since he was a baby? And personal chefs and servants on hand.
It's hope, man. That, and people generally give presidents credit/blame for a lot of things the president doesn't actually have a ton of control over. Same thing that inspired people to vote Obama, even though he didn't actually do much of anything to help POC.
People want to feel like their representation is listening to them. When their alternative makes them feel completely ignored, the person who at least looks like he's listening to them is more appealing.
Yeah but why trump? There’s nothing relatable about trump.
Dave Chappell has a great bit about this that explains it perfectly, let me find it for you.
www.youtube.com/watch
This is short video, but it describes things perfectly.
i watched that a long time ago. and i understand it. but it still doesn't illustrate a concise point.
I feel yah, it's kind of an obtuse point. The point Chappelle is making there is that the money doesn't matter. He's explaining that poor people feel like they can relate to Trump and that Trump is fighting for them because Trump acknowledges realities about the system that other politicians deny.
Trump says he got obscenely rich by exploiting a corrupt tax code, while Hillary and Obama are across the stage pretending that they didn't get obscenely rich the exact same way. Trump acknowledges that illegal immigration is hurting the American unskilled laborer; no one on the Democrat side will say the same. Trump acknowledges that our trade practices and treaties with countries like China have deprived American SKILLED laborers of work; no one else is willing to say the same.
When these poor rural people saw someone like Trump look them in the eyes and say "hey, I realize that you're getting screwed by this stuff," while everyone else would tell them it was for best; Trump made them feel seen.
what you're explaining is a populist. but the question is, why would poor people believe anything trump says if he's using the same system. because he's honest about about being dishonest? how does that even make any sense at all.
"When these poor rural people saw someone like Trump look them in the eyes and say "hey, I realize that you're getting screwed by this stuff," - while screwing people over. it makes no sense.
"while everyone else would tell them it was for best; Trump made them feel seen."
what was for the best? who is telling them that its for the best? and how did trump try to fix any of the problems? and by the way do you know who was really hurt by trumps lack of trade with china? farmers lmao. the people who voted him in. i mean there's so much that doesn't make sense with what you're saying its hard to tackle it.
They didn't need anyone to tell them what was better. They saw their own personal quality of life improving. I've spoken to literally hundreds of these people, and every single one of them was telling me about jobs they were able to keep working. Better pay. More access to education. Their kid wasn't being sent off to fight a new war.
A lot of those people saw their lives improve considerably under Trump. So not only did Trump validate their feelings, the way they see things; he looked out for them. You're trying to understand this with logic, but it's really more of an emotional thing.
People who love Trump love the guy because they see him as someone who made their lives materially better.
"They didn't need anyone to tell them what was better. They saw their own personal quality of life improving. I've spoken to literally hundreds of these people, and every single one of them was telling me about jobs they were able to keep working. Better pay. More access to education. Their kid wasn't being sent off to fight a new war. "
improving how? if i just explained to you the results of his tariffs on china. many of those voters switched sides by the way.
and trump loosened rules of engagement and dropped more bombs than bush did. so if we're not in any new wars, how are that many drops being dropped?
"You're trying to understand this with logic, but it's really more of an emotional thing."
lol
this sounds awfully like a cult.
Hey man, it's no more of a cult than what the Anti-Trumpers are doing. And I actually already know the effect of his tariffs on China.
As for the bombs: people whose kids would have otherwise done the fighting are just glad that their loved ones weren't in danger.
And I just told you how they think their lives improved under Trump.
"Hey man, it's no more of a cult than what the Anti-Trumpers are doing."
thats not how cults work.
"As for the bombs: people whose kids would have otherwise done the fighting are just glad that their loved ones weren't in danger."
you're not making any sense at all. there needs to be people in the area in order to drop bombs. because bombs dont just fall out of the sky as if they were sent by god. there's logistics involved. which means they are danger or theyre not in danger? i honestly dont know what the fuck you are saying.
That's actually exactly how cults work 😂 A group of people that's formed based on a rigid ideology that seeks to exclude people who disagree with it and finds a way to ignore factual realities to continue believing what they believe.
As for the bombs: people are required to load and send the bombs, but typically, we don't have soldiers in the place we're dropping the bombs, so we can avoid killing our own soldiers. By using bombs and drones, we keep our own soldiers safer than they would be if they had to go do the fighting in person.
That’s not what a cult is.
Sure it is! You can have a cult dedicated to being opposed to something.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cult (definition 2)
" A group of people characterised by great devotion to a person, idea, object, movement, or work."
Anti-Trump people are fervently devoted to the idea that Trump did nothing good and that he is the worst thing possible for American democracy. Pro-Trump people are similarly dedicated to the opposite idea that Trump is what the country needs. 🤷🏽♂️
I don't have a strong opinion about this either way, but I will say that Anti-Trump people should be careful to not alienate centrists with all those lawsuits they're filing against Trump... This country is on a slippery slope right now.
you really dont understand what a cult is. or what anything is.
Okay, so what would you say is the big difference between the pro-Trump people and the anti-Trump people that makes the pro-Trump people a cult but not the anti-Trump people?
you would have to know what a cult is in order for your question to make sense.
because if you knew what a cult is or what it means, then you would realize that your question is partly retarded.
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silly bot, if you don't agree with Chief Daddy Churu then you're just fucking stupid and a bot and you don't speak English. now reboot!
I think you oughta give it a try anyway. Have a little faith in my logical reasoning skills.
I just cited a Miriam-Webster definition of a cult, but if you have a better definition, I'd rather use that one. We've got plenty of other examples of cults: Mormonism, the Children of God, Anthill Kids, People's Temple, Heaven's Gate, Scientology.
@BoopBoopBeep i didn't call him stupid. i said his question is stupid. if you think he's stupid because he asked a stupid question, well thats your narrative.
i can't explain to you what a cult is. if you dont understand how you're improperly using the word thats a you problem. not something i'm going to argue.
@chefpapichulo I feel yah. Well, if you're ever inspired, my door is always open. I'm not a fan of messaging people first, but if you ever want to send me anything, I'd be happy to take a look!
Nearly all our politicians come from generational wealth. When's the last time anybody ran that held down a normal job, much less a blue-collar one?
depends what you mean by generational wealth. there's trump wealth, and there's being the son or daughter of a lawyer. and there's plenty by the way.
so honestly complete nonsense.
The 113th Congress had a median net worth of $1,008,767. This is the first time in history that the majority of members are millionaires.
From OpenSecrets. org:
min and max net worth of presidential candidates:
Seth Moulton $1,065,071 $3,076,001 Report 08/20/19
Kamala Harris $1,892,053 $6,054,999 Report 05/15/19
Joe Sestak $2,396,099 $6,619,019 Report 05/15/19
Deval Patrick $2,452,097 $10,546,013 Report 12/31/19
Beto O'Rourke $3,422,030 $16,356,001 Report 05/15/19
Elizabeth Warren $4,880,022 $11,075,000 Report 05/15/19
Michael Bennet $6,527,029 $25,630,000 Report 07/18/19
William F Weld $6,685,014 $70,229,988 Report 08/15/19
John K Delaney $55,839,192 $279,739,027 Report 05/15/19
Tom Steyer $618,640,163 $1,549,263,013 Report 09/22/19
Is Trump richer? yeah, but there's a point of diminishing returns. Elizabeth Warren's "measly" 4 million makes her a real woman of the people?
I’m not sure if you’re purposely ignorant or if you don’t understand how to use statistics to illustrate a point. The salary of someone in congress is around 250k. So if you weren’t a millionaire before being elected you’re likely to become one if you win reelection. If you’re in the senate which are 6 year terms you are likely to be worth a millionaire. So right from the start you’re just typing complete nonsense.
Do you feel like people who make 250k accurately represent you?
The fact you’re comparing 250k which is the salary for someone in congress to someone worth 2.5+ billion is a complete idiotic joke.
A net worth of over $1M is a lot more work to build up than that, dude. They might make $250K as a base salary, but that's not what they end up with in their bank accounts. They've got taxes and all that shit to pay too. So they've got a $250K base salary, probably about $180k after tax income, and that's assuming they don't take any side considerations from their positions in the government.
Net worth is the value of your assets. So that's $180K of after-tax income to work with, and then they have to buy/invest/acquire assets to build up to that $1M. Wealth generally takes a long time to accumulate.
@ProbablyClueless what the fuck is your point?
@BoopBoopBeep honestly, chef choo choo lives in his mom's basement and pretends he knows about grown up politics. He'll call me a bot, or try some other insult, now.
If you're mauled to death by one tiger or a hundred tigers it's still not dancing with your kitten. My point is that these people don't know an honest day's work either way so I don't actually care if they're worth 4 trillion bucks or a measly 4 million, they don't represent my buddy that runs the bodega down the street or the lady i used to buy my bread from or the guy i get tomatoes and peppers from on saturdays.
you're educated and lucid i'm shocked i had to spoon feed that to you so broken down
LMAO WHAT
@gorydetails Haha he called me a bot before too! Welcome to the matrix my brother. /endscript
@chefpapichulo my point is that most congresspeople needed to go into Congress with a significant net worth to have the ability to have a net worth of over a million dollars while they're in office.
@ProbablyClueless not all. its not necessary but it helps. for various reasons. but if we're comparing a non surprising statistic to trump who inherited a fortune, then we're crossing over into a mind numbingly stupid argument.
he hates them. but, they feel that clinging to him gives them power.
Like Nick Fuentes. Nick Fuentes obviously is Mexican... You can't convince me that someone with the name "Fuentes" is not Latino. Nick Fuentes believes that hating other Mexicans gives special privileges with the right... It's a lie--same with Blair White... That conservative panel didn't even try to hide their disdain for her and she's STILL trying... All her dignity for nothing. That's the whole deal.
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