the making of an ignoramus

by MaxEntropy_Man Tue May 10, 2016 10:33 am

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/09/opinion/the-making-of-an-ignoramus.html?

Truly, Donald Trump knows nothing. He is more ignorant about policy than you can possibly imagine, even when you take into account the fact that he is more ignorant than you can possibly imagine. But his ignorance isn’t as unique as it may seem: In many ways, he’s just doing a clumsy job of channeling nonsense widely popular in his party, and to some extent in the chattering classes more generally.

Last week the presumptive Republican presidential nominee — hard to believe, but there it is — finally revealed his plan to make America great again. Basically, it involves running the country like a failing casino: he could, he asserted, “make a deal” with creditors that would reduce the debt burden if his outlandish promises of economic growth don’t work out.

The reaction from everyone who knows anything about finance or economics was a mix of amazed horror and horrified amazement. One does not casually suggest throwing away America’s carefully cultivated reputation as the world’s most scrupulous debtor — a reputation that dates all the way back to Alexander Hamilton.

behold the republican party's nominee for president! this is what you get when you hire a moron for his "business acumen". he's proposing to run the country like he did his businesses. rack up huge debts and walk away from it and declare bankruptcy when the going gets tough.

by southindian Tue May 10, 2016 10:55 am

Donald Trump has done a thing which I always believed in, but his becoming the GOP nominee confirmed it. I feel proud of Indians and India more after seeing Donald Trump get to become GOP nominee in the US Presidential election.

What are those hundreds and thousands smoking and seeing in this man?

"Make America Great Again" sounds like "Free rice distribution in AP" or "A bottle of Liquor + Rs 100 in Bihar", or "Amma idli in Tamil Nadu". Every passing day proves that empty sloganeering, fooling the gullible and stupidity among humans has nothing to do with education.

Donald Trump's suggestion of printing money to save USA from default is hilarious.

And this is the guy Republicans choose to represent the country? And one who could become the next US president. Unbelievable!

the making of an ignoramus

the making of an ignoramus

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