"He might be an idiot, but he's a dangerous idiot."

[underpants]

Actor Brian Cox on Donald Trump: “He might be an idiot, but he’s a dangerous idiot. I shant be going back to America too much. I can’t deal with this man. I can’t believe they have voted for him. And they can’t see what he is. The guy is a liar.”

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[gordianot]

1. The vast majority of people with cognitive challenges are not dangerous.

I tend to attribute his perilous behavior to sheer willful ignorance.

[PatSeg]

3. The thing is Trump is rotten at his core

His stupidity and ignorance only enhance his cruelty and selfishness. Even Epstein said of Trump, "he was at heart a friendless man incapable of kindness".

I think the combination of cognitive decline and innate cruelty makes him even more dangerous.

[littlemissmartypants]

7. He's a psychopath.

Characteristics of Psychopaths

1. Aggressive, callous, and cunning
2. Complete absence of conscience and empathy
3. Very adept at manipulating others
4. Willingness to engage in immoral, criminal conduct
5. Willingness to take what they want and do as they please, regardless of who is hurt or wronged
6. Deceptive ability to appear outwardly benevolent
7. Deceptive ability to behave in superficially charming ways to hide purely selfish motives
8. Willingness to use intimidation and violence to control others in order to satisfy their own needs
9. Willingness to intentionally violate the basic inherent human rights of others
10. Complete absence of any sense of guilt or remorse for the harm their actions have caused to others
11. Rationalization of their own immoral behavior
12. Will attempt to lay blame upon someone else for their own conduct
13. Denial, will deny their own wrongdoing outright
14. Utter contemptuousness toward the feelings and desires of their fellow beings
15. Pathological lying, will say anything without any concern for truth to advance their own hidden agendas
16. Ablity to feign [fake] normal human emotions and empathy
17. Distorted sense of the consequences of their actions
18. Total failure to accept any responsibility for their own socially irresponsible ways
19. Strong bellef that they will never be brought to justice for their criminal behavior

[CanonRay]

27. 19 out of 19

That puts him in the Psychopath Hall of Fame

[alterfurz]

10. "Nothing is as terrible to see...

...as ignorance in action." -- Goethe

[Warpy]

14. The vast majority of people iwth cognitive challenges

are kept poor and/or powerless. Even the ones born to wealth are kept where they can do the least damage to family fortunes.

I don't think King Flatus was cognitively impaired. In fact, he came across as a fairly smart guy when he stuck to real estate and the financing thereof. His personality disorder, which Old Fred confused with strength and business acumen, prevented him from knowing any of his own limitations, something that made him appear stupider than he was.

[Hornedfrog2000]

2. We are in a world war

The sooner a democrat comes out and says it, the sooner, we as a world, deal with it.

[CaptainTruth]

13. We are also in a civil war.

I said it months ago & some people said I was exaggerating or overreacting.

I just saw it before they did.

[Clouds Passing]

23. The reich wing media has been airing their references to the civil war since before y2000.

The movie Sahara. The bands Civil War and Lady Antebellum eyc etc etc

[Jim__]

4. "I can't believe they voted for him." Nor can I.

[Ligyron]

5. I'm not totally sure they did...

[Fil1957]

6. He might be an idiot, but he's our idiot.

[calimary]

9. NOT mine. Not now. Not ever.

[11 Bravo]

11. Nor mine.

[littlemissmartypants]

16. Are you okay? I will never claim him. He's a degenerate and a criminal.

He's beyond an idiot. He's a seriously twisted individual, a psychopath.

Characteristics of Psychopaths

1. Aggressive, callous, and cunning
2. Complete absence of conscience and empathy
3. Very adept at manipulating others
4. Willingness to engage in immoral, criminal conduct
5. Willingness to take what they want and do as they please, regardless of who is hurt or wronged
6. Deceptive ability to appear outwardly benevolent
7. Deceptive ability to behave in superficially charming ways to hide purely selfish motives
8. Willingness to use intimidation and violence to control others in order to satisfy their own needs
9. Willingness to intentionally violate the basic inherent human rights of others
10. Complete absence of any sense of guilt or remorse for the harm their actions have caused to others
11. Rationalization of their own immoral behavior
12. Will attempt to lay blame upon someone else for their own conduct
13. Denial, will deny their own wrongdoing outright
14. Utter contemptuousness toward the feelings and desires of their fellow beings
15. Pathological lying, will say anything without any concern for truth to advance their own hidden agendas
16. Ablity to feign [fake] normal human emotions and empathy
17. Distorted sense of the consequences of their actions
18. Total failure to accept any responsibility for their own socially irresponsible ways
19. Strong bellef that they will never be brought to justice for their criminal behavior

[Skittles]

19. no, he is NOT "OURS"

he belongs to the MAGAt cult who absolutely DIGRACED themselves and their country when they voted for that disgusting fascist POS

Trump does NOT represent America.

[live love laugh]

20. Correction: YOUR idiot.

[Fil1957]

25. I meant our country's idiot.

[surfered]

8. He's an idiot who thinks he's a genius.

He’s also a narcissistic sociopath motivated only by self interest and agrandissement.

He knows little about governing other than securing absolute power to feed his ego. He demands absolute loyalty from subordinates, but will cast them aside if it serves his purpose.

Most of these policies are over his head, but he is easily manipulated with flattery by advisors to accomplish their goals.

[underpants]

12. All true. I always took the "stable genius" comment as a threat

as in that we’re lucky he’s not an evil genius. It has an implied “You’re welcome”. Trump always goes back to punch down to either finish what he thinks is a WIN or as a means to establish it as a WIN.

[AZ8theist]

18. I appreciate your attention in this matter:

[MLWR]

15. If he were only an idiot that would be one thing, but

he's a racist, a rapist, very possibly a pedophile, a cheat, a grifter, a liar, a conman, a scam artist, an ignoramus, an adulterer, and so much more.

[malaise]

17. Nailed it

Rec

[bmichaelh]

21. Cox played the original Lecter

Cox played the original Lector in Michael Mann's film Manhunter.

In that film he is called Lektor.

It is based on the novel Red Dragon.

It is a different take than Anthony Hopkins.

Why has Trump talked so much about a fictional serial killer Dr Hannibal Lecter?

[alterfurz]

22. "He may look like an idiot and talk like an idiot, but don't let that fool you...

...he really is an idiot." -- Groucho

[Clouds Passing]

24. Hes a criminal. The only way he can think is in terms of who can I con, what can I steal.

[gab13by13]

26. The King doesn't have to be smart,

He is doing anything he wants because he owns the Legislative branch, owns the judicial branch, he is sending the military into the states, the only ones to stop him are we, the unwashed Americans.

He just invited Putin to America and that got very little push back. Putin has a warrant out for his arrest in Europe, but here in America he is welcomed.

[Upthevibe]

28. Kick. N/T