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Originally Posted by GirlySports
because people are stupid is not an answer.
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Depends on what one means by stupid. By definition half of the people in any population have below average intelligence (whatever intelligence means).
I would prefer to say all people are susceptible to manipulation as most of our thoughts are unconscious. People like Trump get selected because they instinctively depend on this.
(I think this also explains how so often people gain success without seeming to have any overt qualities one would expect of success)
https://georgelakoff.com/2016/07/23/...nding-trump-2/
The brain stuff is about half way down.
It also explains a bit why what Trump says is so dangerous.