but run away from those who have found it.” – a quote by former Czech President Vaclav Havel.
Trump thinks he knows it all. All the more reason to run away from the Orange Menace.
Consider this: Half of all Americans are above average intelligence. Half are BELOW average. Yes, half of Americans are dumber than the average. Fact. So Trump has learned to tap that lower half through their gullibility. He just tells them that he’s smart. Somehow, they believe him.
Do you think you are above the average intelligence? I think most people do… but only half of us are really ABOVE the average IQ. By reading this blog, you have promise. The problem isn’t your viewpoint of your intelligence, but rather your certainty of your knowledge.
The guy who is smart and knows he’s smart has an advantage, but a lot of people aren’t smart, but think they are. Many are at the disadvantage of really not having the intelligence to know where they are among us all (Dunning-Kruger Effect, 1999).
Naturally, one may be intelligent in areas, and not so in other areas, and my generalizations are to say that we all must try to make judgements with what we have, avoid bad judgements where we have deficits, and get to know what we don’t know. Thinking you know what you obviously don’t know makes you like the Orange Menace, a clueless stump. Watch this:
Donald Trump Is Apparently the Expert on Everything … (NowThis Politics)
Here’s a transcript of what was said:
“Nobody knows this stuff better than me.
Nobody knows more about taxes than I do, and income than I do.
Nobody knows more about construction than I do.
Nobody knows more about campaign finance than I do.
Nobody knows consultants better than me.
I know more about drones than anybody.
Nobody knows much more about technology – this type of technology – certainly, than I do.
Nobody knows more about technology than me.
I know more about technology than anybody.
Nobody in the history of this country has ever known so much about infrastructure as Donald Trump.
I know the H1B. I know the H2B. Nobody knows it better than me.
I know more about ISIS than the generals do, believe me.
Nobody understands the press, but I think I understand them, as well as anybody.
I mean, I know these people much better than you do.
I understand things. I comprehend very well. OK? Better than, I think, almost anybody.
And by the way, who knew the other side of the picture better than me? I knew it.
Nobody knows more about environmental impact statements than me.
And I think I know more about the environment than most people.
I know a lot about wind. I know a lot about wind. And I know windmills very much. I’ve studied it better than anybody.
I understand the power of Facebook may be better than most anybody.
I know more about renewables than any human being on earth.
Nobody knows more about polls than me.
I know more about courts than any human being on earth.
I understand healthcare now, especially very well a lot of people don’t understand it.
I know the angles. I know every angle.
I know more about steel workers than anybody that’s ever run for office.
I know more about golf than Obama knows.
And, you know, in the case of Turkey, and the Kurds, I could go into a whole story, because I understand it, I think better than most.
I know all about it. I have known about it for a long time. I know the subject better than anybody.
This guy talks about, “I know, Scranton. I know this…” Well, I know the places better.
Nobody knows more about banks than I do.
Nobody knows more about trade than I do.
Well, obviously, he doesn’t know about nuclear weapons. I know more about nuclear weapons than he’ll ever know.
You know Russians, better than I do, Kevin, OK?
I understand the tax laws better than almost anyone.
Who knows more about lawsuits than I do? I am the king.
I know more about offense and defense than they will ever understand.
Nobody even understands it but me, it’s called devaluation.
I understand money better than anybody.
I understand the system better than anybody.
Nobody knows more about that than I do.
Nobody knows the game better than me.
I know more about contributions than anybody, even the smart guys on Wall Street – and I know all of them, and they are smart.
And who knows more about the word “apprentice“ than Donald Trump?
I understand politicians better than anybody.
Nobody knows politicians better than me.
Who knows the other side better than me?
I think I know more about the other side than almost anybody.
And I understand the other side. Perhaps I understand it better than anybody else.
I was the fair haired boy, nobody knows more about it than me.
I know more than these politicians. These guys don’t know anything.
I know a lot. I know more than I’m ever gonna tell you.”
The following are various links to explanations of how a 1999 study by David Dunning and Justin Kruger accurately explains the alt-right’s certainty in Orange Messiah Trump, and how they really don’t know enough to form a good opinion. It also explains why Trump, himself, is the poster boy for the Dunning-Kruger Effect.
https://procrastination.com/blog/31/objectivity-dunning-kruger-effect