Philosophy and President Trump

Big amused thumbs up.  But I suppose the comparison to "plumbers" remark as a variation on the actual unfortunate one that Rubio gave about "welders."

Expect an increase of "democratic incursions" **wink wink** if Mr Trump gets elected. 

Ha ha...

Seriously, America, the rest of the world is watching.  We are aghast that this man is winning 40% of hearts and minds.  It speaks of an electorate holding values that are deeply repugnant.  

If decent Americans don't get out of bed on polling day and vote that man into oblivion,  we will know what America stands for.

I don't really see anything wrong with Donald Trump. He's just an American that is tired the way the country been running.

Illustrates the advantage of having contradictory premises. You can prove anything.

Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes 

Liberals when democracy goes their way: "Democracy is a human right!"
Liberals when democracy doesn't go their way: "Democracy doesn't work!"

And the trains will run on time!

His presidency will also:  1) compel students and the general polis to view political philosophy, law and civics as pertinent, because if he were to try to do the things he is promising,  he would need to create a despotic rule for which current constitutional laws would have to be ignored or repealed and 2) view history as pertinent as his ascendancy would recall other demogogic movements and how they rose and fell. 

Donald Trump the bad hair day man - definately

Donald Trump travels to Mars and back in one day - best explanation for his behavior

Donald Trump runs for President - what seemed an unlikely bet for sane people sadly and unbelievably becomes likely

Donald Trump the Philosopher - You have got to be joking!

What's the problem?! Trump is a Pragmatist subjectivist and social mystic. How is his babbling _essentially_ different from virtually all philosophy? In 623 pages of the _CPR_, Kant evades reasoning about reality. As he says, "I have denied knowledge therefore, in order to make room for faith." Trump is obviously his philosophical heir.  Virtually all philosophers ignore, evade or reject individual rights. How is this different from Trump? Comments here show merely non-essential differences with Trump.
He applies the irrelevance of contemporary mainstream philosophy, albeit without its intellectual style and terminology. As Nietzsche observed of the mainstream scholars of his time, who evaded the growing nihilism, "Scholarship is the delight in having caught a worm." 

the most noteworthy thing about trump thusfar, is how the american elite simply doesn't get it.

and this is noteworthy because it's an example of how this elite is selected for qualities other than, or in addition to, intelligence.

i'm a volunteer in the BGI study, i get it.

trump is a cynic, because he can be. he's reached the 3d level of social intelligence. he knows the rules and deliberately violates them because he rightly sees how absurd they are.

hillary and cruz are at level 2 1/2. they lie and lie and lie, and they think this is one of the rules. they either think nothing or keep what they really think to themselves.

if you think you're clever and you want what's best for most americans not just the elite, and if bernie loses, trump, as carl icahn said, "is a no-brainer".

it's also noteworthy as an example of how this elite is, in fact, selected for a certain lack of social intelligence.

friedman said of nixon, "in terms of pure IQ, he's the smartest person i've ever met."

if trump swears the oath, which i and jeff gundlach inter alia expect he will, it might be said that he has the highest social IQ of any president ever.