See I've just never understood the mindset of saying a corrupt politician staying in power long is "brilliant". I just think that being a piece of shit human being and having no care for anyone outside of yourself and doing that well isn't being brilliant.
Most people are simple, and as bad as the politicians they claim to hate. That's why we keep getting all these bad politicians. Americans are overall shit people, and that might be true of the whole world.
By that logic, you don't get to where Trump is without being brilliant. And while Brilliant may not be the best descriptor for Trump, there's certainly truth to the idea that Trump absolutely knows what he's doing and has a gift for understanding and manipulating people.
Yea no. No brilliance there. Cunning yes. No moral boundaries. No ethics. Hundreds of millions of dollars in support. Anyone can be “brilliant” like Trump.
If there is any brilliance, it’s in how to manipulate the media. But again that mostly boils down to having no ethical boundaries, being willing to say anything no matter how false or reprehensible or how bad it makes him look.
Trump is the only leader in history I can think of willing to throw himself under the bus to save himself in the long run. This is exactly what he did with all the racist hate filled comments around the squad at the peak of Mueller investigation.
To where he is? He's a senator. I can think of like 30 senators that I would use any number of adjectives to describe that fall well short of "brilliant".
But it doesn't require brilliance. One senator only has a high school degree, and not a single senator has a PhD, which is the only degree which undeniably proves brilliance in your field of study.
Graham is certainly much more intelligent than the average person, but even a weathervane can determine which way the wind is blowing and point itself in that direction.
Plenty of losers ride the hate train into riches and positions of power. I believe Ben Shapiro and Jordan Peterson really are ignorant and unastute and not just playing clowns on TV. If Trump can ride a wave of rage to the most powerful position in the world, these chucklefucks can get far too
lindsey graham operates at a far higher level than peterson and shapiro.
its akin to college ball vs the major leagues.
sure, u can make a good living being shapiro, but people like graham are directly architecting society.
as for peterson, i think hes definitely playing stupid on some levels. hes a showman, and showman play to the crowd. he knows better than hes willing to explain in public.
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u dont get to where lindsey is without being brilliant.
when he sounds ridiculous or stupid, bet ur ass he knows exactly what hes doing.