Originally Posted by pdx rick
Originally Posted by NW Ponderer
It is amazing to watch a Trump supporter's intellectual contortions trying to explain their support. He "tells it like it is" unless "he doesn't really mean it." He's "trustworthy," even though everything he spouts is demonstrably false, and has a very lengthy record of deception and fraud. It's the media's fault for bringing in "facts." The US has 30% of Bizarro World's denizens, and they're ALL voting for Trump.
You might find this article interesting, NW_P. I found it last night.

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Why Elites Lose at Trump’s Language Game

...More measured linguistic analysis reveals that Trump supporters often explicitly reject the literal meanings of his speech, attending instead to what he indexes or connotes. Trump uses hyperbole, humor, hedging, and repair to take stands — both for or against certain general political programs (immigration, trade deals), but more importantly against certain kinds of scornful elite discourse that belittle those supporters. Understanding that complex conversation, rather than dismissing it out of hand, can help us not only better comprehend the Trump phenomenon but also see why the rest of the world is so flummoxed by his verbiage...

Indeed, it is the use of language favored by con men. You have to make your "mark" feel that he/she is important.

"The liberals can understand everything but people who don't understand them."
Lenny Bruce

"The cleverest of all, in my opinion, is the man who calls himself a fool at least once a month."
Dostoevsky