Still waiting to see someone really get their head around how diligently, consistently and maliciously the news lied in the last year.
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This comes close, but still suffers from Gell-Mann amnesia. http://slatestarcodex.com/2016/11/16/you-are-still-crying-wolf/ …
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That was good. What G-M amnesia were you pointing at specifically?
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There are judgements of Trump that probably stand up. But "poor understanding of social norms" is absurd, bordering on insane.
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I see, tx… He does seem quite odd to me, just as a person, leaving aside politics; but I’m very much not one to judge.
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He behaves in a way that offends intellectual culture norms. That doesn't mean he doesn't understand, just that he doesn't care
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Elbow-patching tut-tuttery isn't the ground zero of world culture forever. He's extremely successful at something different.
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Is there a specific culture whose norms he does conform to (and doesn’t seem a bit odd to)?
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I mean he *appeals* to the American white working class, but to the extent I understand that culture, he’s not of it.
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I think it’s not “he’s one of us” but that “he’s not one of THEM, thank God”
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Right, that bit I got. He still seems a bit weird for a used car dealer. But I have limited experience with them.
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