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Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague
That's a perfectly valid perspective. I disagree with him on certain topics to varying degrees, and I think you're right about the libertarian view of American foreign policy. But because you disagree with his world view doesn't suggest he's an "idiot". And hedging it to "simpleton" doesn't help; that means the same thing!
This bugs me because it's part of how we get to Trump to begin with; if everyone we disagree with is an unethical, corrupt, uncaring, self-promoting dunce who couldn't run a lemonade stand without bungling it, then when we get someone who actually meets that description or at least approaches it - e.g. Donald Trump - we tend to think it's just par for the course. You've seen some of that in here, from posters like Resurrection.
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Meh, simpleton to me means someone who views life in very simple terms and can't handle complex ideas or realities with multiple correct viewpoints depending on the circumstances.
Even if you leave it as meaning the same as idiot, I don't think it would be terribly incorrect.