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[–] Agedwithaview ago 

The political elite hasn't confronted a few fundamental, universal and uncomfortable facts about the human mind.

We like people who talk big.

We like people who tell us that our problems are simple and easy to solve, even when they aren't.

And we don't like people who don't look like us.

While I agree that individuals who support Trump are NOT "crazy" or suffering from some mental disability, this article is incredibly lame even by Washington Post standards.

The studies presented to support the position are misleading. One was a study of students and predicting what ultimate teacher evaluations would be based on first impressions of watching no audio video of the teacher. If this is the extent of the study, I would argue that the study shows that we are better at reading body language than we actually realize.

I don't know anyone who would say that they like the Donald because he talks "big". On the contrary, I would argue that they support Trump because they believe that he will solve problems with solutions that will address their concerns. While we may be interested in following the personal excesses of celebrities, I refuse to believe that anyone would actually vote for someone on the sole criteria that they "talk big". This is like saying that someone would actually vote for Kanye West for a real political office.

I don't know anyone who would agree that they support the Donald because he believes that our problems are "simple and easy to solve". Think about it. This is the same as saying "I like this guy because he dumbs it down for me." While some would conclude that we are rapidly becoming the population od "Idiocracy", I would argue that we are better than that (people who support the Donald included).

I don't buy into the "we don't like people who don't look like us" premise either. I refuse to concede that all humans are racist by nature. People that support the Donald should be offended by this statement. I think that the opposite may be true, we attempt to change the way we look to emulate persons we admire. Which of us haven't chosen a hairstyle, clothing, demeanor or affectation that we didn't "borrow" from someone else? (it's ok, when growing up we all borrowed a style choice to be "cool" at one time or another) I would argue that humans are more guilty of liking people that express thoughts similar to their own beliefs rather than wanting to be surrounded by people that simply "look" like us.

On the other hand, I personally think the Donald would be terrible for this country not because of what he says or what he looks like. I think he would be terrible based on his business record (he's adept at getting attention and buying political favor to secure his projects but was easily scammed by Mexican pageant owners) and his proposed tax policy (it benefits the rich and does nothing for the middle class). I don't think his multiple marriages, his insulting and name calling antics, his references to a terrible book on negotiating - his own - as the gospel in successful business negotiating have anything to do with an assessment of why or why not someone would choose to vote for him.

(wow, I didn't think I could get through that without mentioning the comb over....)