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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSomething else about Trump (as though things weren't bad enough):
I figured out today one of the things that was bothering me about this ominous cloud on the horizon that is Donald Trump:
It is his paucity of language: he uses almost no sophisticated language or construction in his discourse. Now I certainly don't expect him to be a cross between Daniel Patrick Moynihan and Winston Churchill but the vast amount of his speech consists of one or two syllable street-language words with modifiers limited to words such as "very" or "no" or "big".
It isn't simply that he isn't elucidating policy or mechanism, he doesn't convey any substance via language any more than a traffic cop talking to motorists moving through an intersection or helping an elderly person across the street. There is something not right on multiple levels about this guy and this may be the least of the problems associated with his existence in the political sphere but perhaps it should be pointed out that not only is his intent ignorant and dangerous but there may be something else awry concerning his mental status. George W. Bush's inabilities to speak and communicate comfortably were legendary as we chronicled here at DU endlessly and amusingly, but he is a veritable Lord Chesterfield compared with this obnoxious pretender Trump.
spartan61
(2,091 posts)Then whatever he says, he repeats. He thinks the crowd likes what he has just said. Then he usually adds, "Believe me."
PCIntern
(25,518 posts)mainstreetonce
(4,178 posts)Let me tell you. Bigly
Spider Jerusalem
(21,786 posts)a decline in verbal complexity is frequently a sign of early-onset dementia.
Ruby the Liberal
(26,219 posts)Very well done breakdown of his language patterns. Bookmarked this as I had a sinking feeling it would be needed this summer.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1017318753
beveeheart
(1,369 posts)monmouth4
(9,694 posts)PCIntern
(25,518 posts)always nice to hear from you too