05-30-2017, 03:42 PM
(05-30-2017, 11:52 AM)Matt_Crimson Wrote: I'd say words do matter, however, what matters more is how you perceive what's being said and that is where the problem lies. Whatever Trump says is going to be filtered by our perceptions and we will either perceive it to be good, bad, or take a neutral stance on it.
You mentioned that we can't actually see Trump's thoughts and motives, but the problem that a lot of Trump haters have is that they act like they do know exactly what Trumps thoughts and motives are. You see it with everything he says and everything he does. "Trump said/did such and such because (insert narrative here)".
So yes I think words matter, but how we perceive them matters more.
Nobody can see his thoughts or motives so doesn't it make sense to use his words as a clue instead of just throwing up our hands and saying "Well we don't know.". That's the same rules that apply to you and me. People perceive us based upon how we present ourselves in public. Our crowd, our words, our appearance, our actions all of it makes up the perception people have of us because it's the only clues they have as to who somebody really is.
If Trump doesn't want to be perceived the way he does and is really a good guy why would he mock people and come across like a bully throughout the election process? He was a media darling before his campaign when he was working for NBC and hosting The Apprentence and still gave reasons to perceive him as the man he is perceived to be today. So it's not just the media being mean to him.
I haven't seen anybody claim they know exactly what Trump's motives are. If anything it's all over the place and that's something that freaks people out. Nobody knows what he's thinking because he can flip flop all of the time and post tweets that are just rambling non-sense. He has spoken the most out of any political figure I've seen in an unfiltered format between Twitter and his rallies and it's ugly. Kicking people out of his rallies and yelling "Take their coat!" in winter is a lack of human decency and saying he will pay for the legal fees of anybody who roughs up a protestor shows a lack of human decency. How should a person perceive that other than what it is?
The problem with Trump supporters is they constantly look for a reason to like Trump instead of looking at him for who he is. As long as he has another excuse or story they will eat it up hook line and sinker. So is he genuine and his words represent who he is and if so why did people elect him? Or is he just another politician hiding his motives and if so doesn't that contradict why people were drawn to him in the first place?
