I think he’s smarter than he appears. But that’s not saying much.
I agree with everyone elses’ assessment that he does not appear to show any amount of interest in the job. He also does not appear to be capable of understanding the vast intricacies of the job at hand, whether because of a lack of ability, a lack of…

That was what devastated me when I was a paraprofessional (teacher’s aide.) I worked in a middle school and saw the same faces in detention almost everyday. It was the same kids who absolutely have zero interest in learning and no future aspirations.
They just... it’s like they reached the age of 14 and had already…

OMG! Have a star, that’s too funny!

I wholeheartedly agree with this. My best friend growing up was part of the JET program in Japan and noted that students are separated following middle school into different types of schools. Some students get sorted into the highly competitive  schools, so get put into vocational schools where they are allowed to…

“The “__ should run like a business” argument is infuriating for exactly these reasons - different things should be run in different ways” Yes, especially in the public sector. Public servants are here to take care of the public, not turn profits. 

Trump uses synonyms? I thought he just picked a random word and repeated it until people congratulated him.

Yes.

Scariest story I’ve read all year!

Trump doesn’t even have enough words to be a bullshit artist, though! He uses simple words and repeats himself, “I know words, I have the best words. I have the best, but there is no better word than stupid.” And yes, I would agree that there is no better word to describe this echolalia as than “stupid.”

“The economic crash let me see that “hard work pays off” is a total myth. Hard work pays off if you’re the one the system is set up to benefit” I wish more people would understand this.
99% of Americans will not reach that level, no matter how hard they work. That’s specifically why we have to ensure that the lowest…

“...all bluster to cover up the fact that they don’t have the capability of abstract thought.” But this is, inherently, the issue with a lot of Americans these days. They aren’t rock stupid, but they simply have the same cognitive abilities as any other Great Ape, therein failing to meet the qualifications for being…

“...something tells me it’s because Donald Trump doesn’t really want to be president and therefore doesn’t want to do a lick of the work required” Yep. This was pretty much what I assumed, too.

Hear about it? No. They would need to be air-dropped to some other country and actually experience real discrimination to remove their heads from betwixt their cheeks.

Why is it stupid? Considering all of the times China was accused of human rights violations, why are we assuming that it cares about its people enough to avoid going to war over a highly profitable sea? 

It’s less appeasing them, and just generally making sure that things don’t get out of hand. I think people are scared that Trump will not understand when to back down. And while that seems uncharacteristic for a good businessman, he has historically not been able to let things go (i.e. every interaction with a woman…

He’s not “clueless,” he’s ignorant. This is the problem with electing an underqualified candidate, they don’t know what they’re doing. Hopefully, Trump will learn and not start a war.

Well, if you want to see the world burn, then by all means, let’s start a war with China!

“Government is here to serve the people not shareholders. It’s not supposed to be profitable. Those that elected him on that premise are idiots.”
Yes, this.

You’re assuming China values either of those things.

You might be interested to know that GMC and Chevy plan to release hybrid model trucks this up-coming year. It’s supposed to be able to reduce fuel usage, which might be good for long hauls with heavy equipment in the back.

All-electric might not be feasible, but using gas-electric motors to reduce fuel usage is never…