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Irish_Dem

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14. Trump has a street smarts and animal cunning.

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Reply #9)

Sat Mar 2, 2024, 10:28 PM

Mar 2024

He is not educated or intellectually curious.
And has little knowledge outside of how to con people and manipulate them.

But we certainly cannot say he is stupid.

For someone to get to the White House and then to manipulate the court system the way
he is doing, we are not looking at a stupid man, far from it.

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Definitions: Dementia and Demented: [View all] elleng Mar 2024 OP

Trump has that and his indictments aren't helping his mind. OAITW r.2.0 Mar 2024 #1

Yes Trump is under a great deal of stress, and he will continue to decline as a result. Irish_Dem Mar 2024 #5

He's clearly afflicted with both disorders Deuxcents Mar 2024 #2

I think otherwise, as, I think, so does Dr. Bandy Lee: elleng Mar 2024 #3

You do or do not believe Trump is demented? Irish_Dem Mar 2024 #7

The point I hoped to make in the OP was that Demented and Dementia differ. elleng Mar 2024 #8

I like her and the work she is doing. Irish_Dem Mar 2024 #12

Trump is a hot mess in terms of psychopathology. Irish_Dem Mar 2024 #4

Right. elleng Mar 2024 #6

Trump is psychotic? I have big doubts about this diagnosis. Irish_Dem Mar 2024 #10

Read and listen to Dr. Bandy Lee; elleng Mar 2024 #11

I just don't agree with some of her points. Irish_Dem Mar 2024 #13

which may be why the medical/psych community kicked did such a job elleng Mar 2024 #15

I don't think Dr. Lee was kicked around. Irish_Dem Mar 2024 #19

Sorry you missed a BIG story about Dr. Bandy Lee's treatment by 'professional' community. elleng Mar 2024 #20

I was only speaking for my cohort group. Irish_Dem Mar 2024 #21

Below average intelligence as well. For a long time. OAITW r.2.0 Mar 2024 #9

Trump has a street smarts and animal cunning. Irish_Dem Mar 2024 #14

He's smart enough to know he's got a lot of backers who would like to turn the USA into the USSR. OAITW r.2.0 Mar 2024 #16

Exactly, he is smart enough to bribe and threaten a huge group of supporters. Irish_Dem Mar 2024 #18

Yes and elleng Mar 2024 #17