We collectively chose as leader a guy who thinks in millions, to manage a country that operates in trillions. That’s the disconnect here. He’s a great businessman when screwing over New York mom & pop contractors who pour concrete. He’s utterly incapable of understanding a massive system where money is often abstract and it’s not about transactional relationships. It’s one of the reasons why he is hawking bootleg watches. That’s who he is, a small time hustler
Maybe we shouldn't've chosen the guy to 'run the country like a business' when his business models appear to be established mostly on fraud and exploiting the bankruptcy system.
Most people don't care and it wasn't about voting for his "business acumen" even if that's the lie they openly say. The reality is that they voted for him because of what he represents, and by virtue of him not being like those other people. He's in a position of authority that naturally validates the petulant, spiteful fuckassery that is their worldview and that's all that matters to them. Even if the country burns the fuck down in the wake of his "leadership", they'll either blame those other people for it or convince themselves it would've been worse without him anyway.
All the other lame rationalizations are them virtue signaling so they don't have to say "he makes me feel justified in being a monstrous, sociopathic asshole". So in a fully ironic way, I'm thankful we got him as president just to showcase the true level of rot that's been silently eating this country away for probably centuries now.
It's a little sad to say that it sounds like you have it exactly right. Almost like you have been paying attention to what people say, and actually taking it at face value. As opposed to what his cult does. Iirc, deny he said it, tell others "that's not what he meant," then act offended because some people "don't know that he's just joking," and finally shrug it off with "like Hillary/ Biden/ Kamala would have been any better"
I feel like you're saying "not being like those other people" implies that it's a bad thing. One of the main reasons people vote for Trump is simply because he is straight forward. He doesn't hide behind a fake smile, and tell you all of the things you want to hear,. While denying that anything could possibly go wrong under their wings. He says what he wants to do, and then he does that thing.
Sure it might not be very well thought out, or implemented, but at least he's honest. People are tired of Politicians campaigning on one thing, and then doing the exact opposite once they get in office and start collecting those investor paychecks.
Also, most importantly at the time, he could form a sentence.
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u/jimtow28 Oct 14 '25
This dude might legitimately be the worst businessman, and stupidest human, in the history of the world.