Why has Donald Trump gained a cult following while failing at almost everything he’s tried?
Trump acts the way that ignorant people believe a smart person acts. It’s kind of like William Buckley but without the big words or ability to write. Ignorant people are impressed with this kind of bluster, especially if it is backed up by money and a thin veneer of name recognition. Educated people are unimpressed by this. Ironically when ignorant people meet an actual educated person, that person does not behave like Trump so these people think the educated person knows nothing because he or she is not constantly bragging and exaggerating and berating others. For an ignorant person it is all about putting on a show. Trump does what they expect. The less educated they are, the more they think Trump is a “genius”.

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