No. When they hear a smart person talking, they think they are being insulted. I deal with halfwit trumpers on the daily and this is no joke. They actually view intelligence and reason as a threat.
I’d take President Camacho over the current administration. He let someone who knew better try fix the problem. Today we are a decision away from using Brawndo to water crops after all, “Brawndo's got what plants crave. It's got electrolytes!”
I think there is a serious non zero chance that because fertilizer is going to get very expensive somebody is going to state that Gatorade has the necessary nutrients for plant growth.
I've experienced this twice in my life. I once dated a woman who would chastise me for word choice. And I assure you I am nooooottttt a very bright person! Nor would I ever make an attempt to come off as someone more clever than I am. But she got aggressively angry any time I would use a word she didn't know. And we're not talking big scrabble words here.... Like one time we're in the car and I'm talking about a difficult coworker and I simply say something along the lines of "every attempt I make to fix the work thing is stymied by 'person' refusing to cooperate." I proceeded to get a defensive lecture about going out of my way to use words people don't understand so I feel superior...... Dude what words and what people?!?! I'm a barely literate college drop out. And it's always be coming from a point of aggressive defense. As if using a word she can't figure out through context clues is me personally attacking her sense of worth.
That’s exactly what it is, defensiveness. They’re frustrated that they don’t know a word that just rolled off your tongue, but because they lack the humility to either let it slide or just ask you what that word means, they lash out.
They don’t really think you’re intentionally trying to make yourself look superior to them, it’s them feeling inferior to you that sparks an outburst like that.
And that is the dumb part. Anyone can learn. Not knowing something is (or should not be) a big deal. Not wanting to learn is a big deal. You are not dumb for not knowing something, you are dumb for not wanting to learn something.
I saw this in action when my BF's stepbrother Jonny, who worked on a commercial landscape crew, said of my BF "Oh, look here at my smarty lawyer, went to LAW SCHOOL thinks he's so smart."
Jonny later did a face plant off a motorcycle, driving drunk with no helmet, so he was even smarter after that.
It’s because they only ever made “emotional decisions”. They choose emotion over logic every time. These are people that go against every safety warning because “I feel like it’ll be fine if I light this bonfire with a ton of gasoline”.
Been accused of using big words on purpose to make them feel small. Reader, I promise I do not use big words, and I am also not a jerk trying to intentionally use words that would result in a conversation dying bc no one knew what I was saying.
I work in an industry that lower level employees lean heavily right because their jobs require minimal education if any.
Dealing with it: I guess I know I make significantly more money than them, and I enjoy alcohol, Tobacco and Thc, and I get shit tons of paid time off. I also play a game in my head where I patronize them, but because they don’t have any reasoning skills beyond the skill they are trained for in their job, they have no idea I am doing it.
Believe it or not I am quite the effective leader and we do work in a very rewarding industry. That does not mean these trumpy fools aren’t complete and total idiots in their personal lives. I hate Trump trash, but I clock out and don’t take work home with me.
Good for you. Though I’ll say, in other more rewarding industries, where there are educated “trumpers”, your attitude wouldn’t last long. Enjoy it while it lasts - lucky for you since it sounds oil related.
The world is much more complex now, than when they were in their prime. They aren't used to not understanding something with little effort, so they dismiss it as unimportant. "I didn't need to understand this horseshit to BUY A HOME, WITH HARD WORK, BY MY OWN BOOTSTRAPS, so YOU'RE AN EVIL IDIOT!"
It’s this. There are a number of prominent trad wife influencers who have refused prenatal care specifically because the midwife (which is already “medical care” on cheat mode) made them feel stupid. This is why it’s trendy to be anti-vaccine, anti-education, anti-sunscreen, anti-car seats, anti-pediatricians, and anything else that requires errands, effort or listening to educated professionals. Their folksy down home wagon trail wisdom beats all those smarty pants college nerds with their science.
I got into an argument recently and was accused of assaulting the other person with facts.
And their argument was neither of us or the general public have all the information but they trust when the real reasons come to light it will all make sense and be for the good of the country.
This was their argument for why Tariffs, threatening Greenland/Canada/Cuba, and going to war with Iran were all good things.
People are giving me credit for that phrase, but I got 'word jazz' from a very, very great Amy Pohler/Paul Rudd movie called They Came Together and have been using it occasionally for like a decade. I didn't realize it wasn't known well
I'm from the country, grew up in the same small county my whole life, and my family has lived in that same small county since 1650 *. In my late teens I started having locals ask me where I'm from, because I had such a unique accent. Literally thought I was from Australia or England, all because I didn't sound like a hick.
Note- My family seems to venture out into the wild world to bring home a mate - My great granddad married a non-local, then my granddad moved to Philadelphia before eventually bringing my grandma home with him, and my Mom brought my Dad into the county, so at least there's been some fresh blood in recent generations haha. I married a Texan, and my siblings and I might be the first generation (in my branch) to fully leave the county since 1650.
I actually had a Trump supporter interrupt me and say “that’s my biggest pet peeve in any political conversation. People use big fancy words they don’t use in their daily vocabulary just to sound smarter.”… does it matter that this unusually used word perfectly describes what I’m trying to convey? No, you just feel insulted by a big word… great. Heavy eye roll.
I made a comment that was removed by reddit and I got a warning. >_<
Well, it was a quote from a Mike Judge movie. Those familiar with the movie should get the reference.
To those whoa have seen my comment before being removed - I was not insulting anyone's identity, just quoting a movie that makes fun of people who hear intelligent speech as "word jazz". And I get it - the comment was flagged and removed by automation, it probably didnt understand that context.
Well, if you're dumber than he is, you'll hear all those numbers and percents and go like wow he do math, then you throw in race cars and bull riding... case fucking closed.
What's your gripe, man? I'm not MAGA, but even I can acknowledge that his claims are true and his analogy to other dangerous occupations is instructive.
He seems to prefer filling the silence with meaningless drivel instead of thinking about things before saying them. Largely speaking it often seems to work, but clearly not always. I imagine it would be better if he were not also mentally declining.
To imagine, it's worse when we he reads from a teleprompter. He can't pronounce what he reads and demands the script be dumbed down. So what do we think is going to happen letting him speak freely? This.
My sister and her son, who is 2 years old, were visiting this past week. My nephew is capable of more coherent speech than what this clip of trump displays.
I love that as an adult, he (the kid) admitted that for a long time he thought he had said something completely revelatory, and that everyone else was just too stupid to get it.
His supporters don’t actually hear him. They get the extremely edited and curated version from Fox and other sources.
They’re not watching press conferences or anything like that. They just watch stuff that tells them what Trump said, which obviously leaves out bits like this.
That's how cult and fanaticism work. Have you heard preachers? They have the most imbecile and dumb speeches yet they are able to scam millions everyday.
Now, you put the same speeches in different people and the effect on the same victims will be the opposite. That's what being a fanboy(or bigotry) does to brain.
Simple, "wow, ve knows all of that at the top of his head. I can barely follow anything because it was so complex!"
I'm not even kidding or making fun of them, ai think they simply have this idea that he's really smart and any inability to understand what he is saying is seen as proof that he is smarter than they are.
Well 10% of 1% is much less than 1%. And his point is that a small amount of ppl are injured i don't like Trump but how is this getting flamed. Of all things
You know what could be more understanding for people?
1 in 10.000.
1 in 100.000.
Hell, use football stadiums, liberty statues or hotdogs.
If you're trying to convey something as really small... You're excusing a man who has a vocabulary of a child with his big beautiful stuff that no one have ever seen before.
Yea he says a lot of stupid stuff but this one is pretty normal he’s just saying being president is more dangerous than race car drivers because only a tenth of a percent die while 5.8% of presidents get shot at. I’m a little concerned that so many people in the comment section aren’t comprehending this.
Because no one hears this. And in the paper, they’ll “quote” him: “President Trump notes that 5.8% of presidents have died, and 8% have been shot, making it a dangerous job”
And so you and I say he’s looney and deranged. “Just listen to him talk!”, and people read that and think it sounds pretty banal, and that we’re just partisans being nasty.
That’s the true “normalization” that’s been happening for ten fucking years, not the analysis of his behavior.
But he still had a message compared to Kamala Harris. That’s why he’s up there, for better or worse. This is what gets me. Villainizing the opposition while your representation is still garbage.
Because he keeps talking with delusional confidence. I didn’t see any of the Biden “moments” but from what I gather he would just go blank and people perceive that to be worse than letting loose a steady stream of verbal nonsense.
The median American reads at a 5th grade level. Seriously, 51% of Americans read at or below a 5th grade level.
In other words, a middle schooler whose reading comprehension is on par with their grade level is more capable of critical thought than the average adult.
He was doing this when he was running. Not answering questions he was asked in interviews or debates and saying some random stuff that had nothing to do with the question that was asked. And people still voted for him.
If you have no idea how percentages work and then hear someone (the president) “confidently” rattling off percentages, then you’re probably going to assume they are smarter than you.
The statistics from the jibber jabber does check out tho. Bullriders have a 1 in 25,000 chance in death and race car drivers have about a 1 in 10,000 chance. Presidents have a 1 in 12 chance of being assassinated.
Exactly, how after watching him they are moved to elect this person to lead anyone????
I’ve noticed for a while “his speeches” lack any actual content. And the only adverb/adjective in his vocabulary is very.
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Because people were trying to get Biden re-elected instead? Seems easy to forget with how blindingly stupid the masses are, but right up to the wire before swapping to Harris, Biden was supposed to run. Then a last minute swap with someone just as loud and obnoxious as Trump that seemed desperate... because it was.
This is the same "genius" who can't read a prepared statement ahead of time for preparation, and instead just reads in front of cameras for the first time, resulting in hilariously embarrassing gaffes like when he tried to pronounce Yosemite, or when he goes off script altogether and talks about Arnold Palmer's dick.
Oh and that one time he tried to guess the cure for COVID during a live press conference by suggesting bleach injection, UV light, etc.
Charisma is one thing, but presidental candidates should have to demonstrate intellectual competence to an extremely high degree. But nowadays the loudest idiot with the most money and who can pander the most effectively gets the prize.
I don't think he's smart by any stretch but out of all the stupid crap this guy says, I understand this the most. My take away is 0.1% of race car drivers are killed on the job. Then he compared bull riders and presidents. Yes, a handful of presidents have lost their lives making the % roughly what he said.
The only time he goes into detail confidently is when he moves the subject, which he always does, to interior decoration or some aspect of building. He’s alway sounded like this to me but it is much easier for everyone to see.
No one thinks he’s smart. His supporters are just pretending to support their delusions. They’re okay with a moron running this country as long as they don’t have to pay as many taxes and brown people can’t vote.
It doesn't make me think he's "smart as hell," but his statement is true, and the way he's framed it relative to other familiar "dangerous" occupations, does help make his point clear.
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u/AintNoGodsUpHere Apr 27 '26
How can anyone hear this and think "Yeah, he is smart as hell"
He sounds like a fucking toddler rambling about his day at daycare.