NYT op ed: "Liberals, You’re Not as Smart as You Think" ... Thoughts?

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https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/12/opinion/sunday/liberals-youre-not-as-smart-as-you-think-you-are.html

Liberals, You’re Not as Smart as You Think
By Gerard Alexander

Mr. Alexander is a professor of political science at the University of Virginia.

May 12, 2018

I know many liberals, and two of them really are my best friends. Liberals make good movies and television shows. Their idealism has been an inspiration for me and many others. Many liberals are very smart. But they are not as smart, or as persuasive, as they think.

And a backlash against liberals — a backlash that most liberals don’t seem to realize they’re causing — is going to get President Trump re-elected.

Thoughts?

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DarkMoon · 26-30, M

Trump has successfully harnessed bigotry into votes, as a lot of politicians around the world have.
Liberals need to expose what Trump is actually doing, that he's not really the ordinary voter's friend, rather than insulting the people who voted for him.

SteelHands · 70-79, M

@DarkMoon Nah. The prez is just an above average ordinary guy that had some average New York luck in business and doesn't fit in with the business elites, career politicians, people dividing intellectuals and hate filled athiest weirdos.

That's why he's president. He's not racist or sexist or power hungry and he doesn't fk around with people who are.

DarkMoon · 26-30, M

@SteelHands When you're a billionaire, you cease to be above average and become part of an elite, regardless of background or lack of class. I suspect his racism or sexism are no higher than most other presidents and I think we waste time attacking him on those things. Opponents need to attack what he's doing, not who he is.