Dilbert Creator Switches To Trump
I’m not a big cartoon fan, I just don’t have time, and I’m an adult. But some people like reading them in the paper so…whatever.
What strikes me about this guy is he has money, probably a large chunk of it, and he doesn’t want Hillary’s proposed estate tax to take another 50% grab of what he has already been taxed 50% on, well no shit Sherlock, welcome to the party. But he also makes a point about Trumps persuasion tactics that I find interesting, and may sway independents if they see it the same way. Below is one of six reasons he gives for switching his endorsement.
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“5. Pacing and Leading: Trump always takes the extreme position on matters of safety and security for the country, even if those positions are unconstitutional, impractical, evil, or something that the military would refuse to do. Normal people see this as a dangerous situation. Trained persuaders like me see this as something called pacing and leading. Trump “paces” the public – meaning he matches them in their emotional state, and then some. He does that with his extreme responses on immigration, fighting ISIS, stop-and-frisk, etc. Once Trump has established himself as the biggest bad-ass on the topic, he is free to “lead,” which we see him do by softening his deportation stand, limiting his stop-and-frisk comment to Chicago, reversing his first answer on penalties for abortion, and so on. If you are not trained in persuasion, Trump looks scary. If you understand pacing and leading, you might see him as the safest candidate who has ever gotten this close to the presidency. That’s how I see him.
So when Clinton supporters ask me how I could support a “fascist,” the answer is that he isn’t one. Clinton’s team, with the help of Godzilla, have effectively persuaded the public to see Trump as scary. The persuasion works because Trump’s “pacing” system is not obvious to the public. They see his “first offers” as evidence of evil. They are not. They are technique.
And being chummy with Putin is more likely to keep us safe, whether you find that distasteful or not. Clinton wants to insult Putin into doing what we want. That approach seems dangerous as hell to me.” here…
2 thoughts on “Dilbert Creator Switches To Trump”
Wow! That was powerful. A wealthy man who is paying attention and looking through the spyglass on his own. He used logic over emotion to evaluate it all. He sees exactly what the feds plan on doing with his estate before and after death. He’s also being quite observant to what both sides are doing to persuade or convince voters to their side. Not many people are doing that, especially those who choose Clinton or Sanders. Then again, many people jumped on the Trump train just because he’s running on the Republican ticket. I have seen through this BS since day one. I don’t know exactly what’s planned for this election, but I do know that Trump has been buddies with the Clintons for decades and he’s been a Democrat supporter his whole life.
My heart lies with Ran Paul and Ted Cruz. Those are two of the FEW politicians I have heard say common sense solutions to our problems and the world’s problems. Unfortunately, they will never get elected because people seem to not want problem solvers. They want politicians who will entertain them and cater to their entitlement mentality. We all know why the establishment does not want them in office…
When it come to voting time, should I vote with my heart and write in Cruz or should I vote Trump to help assure that demon bitch Clinton does not get elected? But are either one really going to get elected? Do our votes truly decide who our President will be or are our Presidents selected by those who hold the puppet strings?
Brent – Not my place to say vote one way or the other. I will say that Trump would do less damage than Hillary, and who knows, he may actually get something done.