I have a question for those of you who think Trump is an idiot.....

He is a billionaire, president of the United States and leader of the free world. Doesn't sound too stupid to me. Exactly what have you accomplished that makes you any better? And if you're not incredibly wealthy or the leader of an entire country, anything you say cannot possibly compare.

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Graylight · 51-55, F

Well, he can't read well, he can't write well, he can't drink water with one hand...

Really? He's a billionaire, so that makes him brilliant.

He inherited his wealth.

He bankrupted a casino. A [i]casino[/i], where the only action is literally taking peoples' money away with a house edge. Then he went through 5 more bankruptcies.

He's president because he's fortunate enough to have sold his "I'm the outsider who cares about the common man" BS.

He was called an idiot by school professors.

But if your measure of intelligence is net worth and status, then you can argue the point.

Personally, I think it's far smarter to care for your fellow man, because someday he'll care for you. To provide for others when you have the means to do so because you realize we're all in this together. To act with integrity and character at every chance because they're the only things you'll ever truly own.

Oh, and it's smart to tell the truth on at least a relatively consistent basis, or you might find your actions under federal investigation. Trump may be the only president in modern history to have his greatest achievement taken away from him.

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@Graylight

Shockingly, no one is contesting you on this....
lol

smmartydude · 36-40, M

@Graylight OK, here we go....sorry, I wasn't at home, or I would have contested you on this much sooner....

He did NOT inherit his wealth. He inherited a few million, and turned it into billions. How many people win the lottery, only to go broke in a few years? It takes at least some brains to invest wisely and grow your wealth...

He did not bankrupt a casino...in case you hadn't heard, half of the casinos in Atlantic City went belly up, and none of those other ones was own by Trump. We went through a recession, and there were too many casinos in the area, which is why the casinos went bankrupt, but nice try...

He is president because he knew what to say and who to say it too....sounds like any other politician to me, only he did it better, so boom, president....

So you rely on other people calling someone an idiot, and you listen to them and follow what they say like a lemming? Nice....

Intelligence is not always measured by wealth and status, you are right about that, but you can't get wealth and status by being dumb...name me one wealthy, high level person with a low IQ...just one...and not an actor or actress...someone who had to actually do something to make it....go ahead...I'm waiting....

And yes, it is smart to care for your fellow man, but will they care for you when you really need it? Some will...some won't....but if you can pay them well, they will always do what you say.....

And just so you know, I am not rich or famous....I am a secondary school teacher who works with disadvantaged youth. So I'm probably one of the people you would consider above our president because of what I do. I just support our president and his ideas. Do I agree with everything he says and does? No, but I agree with a lot, and I like his ideas to make this country a better place for it's citizens.

Graylight · 51-55, F

@smmartydude Casinos: not just one. https://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/06/12/nyregion/donald-trump-atlantic-city.html

Inheritance: it's Trump who says he started with a million dollars. That's highly contested. Even so, I've personally obscenely wealthy people who were abject idiots. washingtonpost.com/politics/2016/live-updates/general-election/real-time-fact-checking-and-analysis-of-the-first-presidential-debate/fact-check-how-much-help-did-trumps-father-give-his-son/