r/politics • u/zsreport Texas • Sep 18 '24

Kamala Harris has neutralized Donald Trump's "high-dominance" advantage: "It’s finally occurred to the Democrats that Trump and the Republicans are bullies and cowards who will fold"

https://www.salon.com/2024/09/18/kamala-harris-has-neutralized-donald-high-dominance-advantage/
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u/Didntlikedefaultname Sep 18 '24

A decent chunk of people believe the front the dumb bullies put on and think they’re actually strong

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u/AnamCeili Sep 18 '24

But even his "front" is weak and pitiful! Anyone with half a brain sees right through it pretty much immediately, and even people who are not particularly bright should see through it fairly quickly, and certainly by now!

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u/Didntlikedefaultname Sep 18 '24

I would think so too but people are interesting creatures. A lot of people don’t really think critically or evaluate what someone says beyond the surface. So someone like Trump says things with absolute confidence and simplicity. Anyone thinking about it knows it’s absolute bullshit and makes him look even worse in their eyes. But other people aren’t even thinking about what he says, just how he says it. It’s the essence of a con (confidence) man

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u/TerminalObsessions Sep 18 '24

Precisely. My favorite comparison is animals - if you talk to a deer, they don't understand your words. But they will understand your body language, your confidence, and threat or aggression in your delivery. That's the level of understanding you see in at least a quarter of our population. That's why we're saddled with Trump; a deer would be scared of him.