{"id":8074,"date":"2016-11-05T14:17:10","date_gmt":"2016-11-05T20:17:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/elbertcounty.net\/blog\/?p=8074"},"modified":"2016-11-05T14:17:10","modified_gmt":"2016-11-05T20:17:10","slug":"scott-adams-take-on-trump-and-clinton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elbertcounty.net\/blog\/2016\/11\/scott-adams-take-on-trump-and-clinton\/","title":{"rendered":"Scott Adams’ take on Trump and Clinton"},"content":{"rendered":"

Unhypnotizing a Clinton Supporter<\/a><\/p>\n

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Posted November 4th, 2016 @ 1:08pm<\/a> in #Trump<\/a> #Clinton<\/a><\/p>\n

Today I teach you how to unhypnotize a Clinton supporter.<\/p>\n

Keep in mind that the strongest form of persuasion is fear. Clinton\u2019s team of persuaders has convinced her followers that Trump is dangerous. If you remove that part of her spell, Trump wins. Here\u2019s how.<\/p>\n

1. Trump\u2019s Tough Talk Inspires violence:<\/b> Ask Clinton supporters if they have seen the Project Veritas video<\/a> of Clinton operatives talking about paying people to incite violence at Trump rallies. The people on the video have been fired, and we haven\u2019t seen violence at Trump rallies since.<\/p>\n

2. Temperament:<\/b>\u00a0Ask Clinton supporters if they have seen the video of Clinton ranting\u00a0\u201cWhy aren\u2019t I already fifty points ahead?<\/a>\u201d She looks either inebriated or deranged. Mention that the people who know Trump personally have reported that he is both smart and sane in person. Even his enemies who know him personally don\u2019t claim he has a temperament problem. If he did, is there any chance we wouldn\u2019t have heard about it by now?<\/p>\n

3. Trump might insult foreign leaders into a war:<\/b> Trump and Putin seem to get along fine. Netanyahu said he could work with Trump. Mexico isn\u2019t likely to start a war over trade, or the wall. Trump says North Korea is China\u2019s problem, which is literally the safest thing you could say. And China\u2019s leaders are adults who know Trump says offensive things now and then. China will pursue its own interests, and none of those interests involve going to war over some words. Likewise, other leaders are adults too. They won\u2019t change their foreign policy over some insults.<\/p>\n

5. Trump might start a war:<\/b> Trump owns buildings and property around the world. As a general rule, people who own a lot of real estate don\u2019t start wars because their own assets are at risk. But Clinton is\u00a0\u201csponsored\u201d \u2013 via the Clinton Foundation and speaking fees \u00a0\u2013 by defense companies that profit from war. Likewise, Clinton is sponsored by foreign countries whose interests don\u2019t align with American interests. Clinton supported war in Iraq and Libya, and she threatens Russia, just as the money trail suggests she would. Trump talks mostly about having a strong military to avoid war. He gains nothing by war.<\/p>\n

6. Alcohol:<\/b> Normally alcohol would not be a risk factor in picking a president because usually both candidates are social drinkers. But Trump has never had an alcoholic beverage while Clinton tells us she enjoys social drinking. Having a few social drinks is not a problem unless you plan to drive a car\u2026or make a nuclear launch decision. If we don\u2019t trust a social drinker to operate a motor vehicle, can we trust a social drinker to manage a nuclear arsenal?<\/p>\n

If you have ever drunk-texted, or received a text from someone who has, you already know how much\u00a0\u201csocial drinking\u201d can influence decisions.<\/p>\n

7. Group Violence versus Crazy Individuals:<\/b> Have you noticed that when you see election-related violence from a group<\/i><\/b>, it is always Clinton supporters? That happened at Trump\u2019s San Jose rally<\/a>, and it happened with the homeless woman protecting Trump\u2019s star on the Walk of Fame<\/a>. When Trump supporters do something violent they are usually acting alone, and crazy. When Clinton supporters get violent it comes in the form of mobs who are NOT crazy. That\u2019s the dangerous kind of violence because they are literally Stronger Together.<\/p>\n

8.\u00a0Pacing and Leading:<\/b>\u00a0When normal politicians change their minds we label it flip-flopping or \u2013 more kindly \u2013\u00a0\u201cevolving\u201d in their thinking. When a Master Persuader does it, you are seeing pacing and leading, which is a major tool of persuasion. Pacing involves matching people \u2013 in this case emotionally \u2013 and later using that bond to lead them. We see Trump doing this often.<\/p>\n

a. Trump paced his base by saying he would deport 11 million undocumented immigrants. Once he had his base on his side emotionally, he led to them to his current policy of deporting only the people who committed crimes while here. Have you heard any Trump supporters complain about it lately?<\/p>\n

b. Trump paced his base by saying he would ban all Muslim immigration to stop terrorist infiltration. Once he had them on his side emotionally, he led them first to a ban on specific problem countries, and then again to\u00a0\u201cextreme vetting,\u201d which is a lot like Clinton\u2019s plan. Trump supporters followed, and you don\u2019t hear them complaining.<\/p>\n

c. Early in the primaries Trump paced the racists in the Republican party by not disavowing them as clearly and as loudly as even the racists thought he would. Since then he has led Republicans to think that some form of a\u00a0\u201cNew Deal\u201d for African-Americans might be worth a look.<\/p>\n

d. At the Republican National Convention, Trump used his emotional connection to his supporters to declare he was the strongest voice to protect the LGBTQ community. Republicans stood and cheered.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Readers of this blog might recall that months ago I predicted that Trump would soften his immigration proposals. That\u2019s because I saw him from the start as a Master Persuader, not a crazy person, and not a common flip-flopper.<\/p>\n

In my opinion, Trump might be the safest president we have ever had. He can lead the dark parts of his base toward the light (as Nixon went to China) and he has no incentive for war. Claims about his\u00a0\u201ctemperament\u201d are mostly about his penchant for insults, and that isn\u2019t a mortal danger to anyone.<\/p>\n

And there you have your formula for unhypnotizing a Clinton supporter who is mostly worried about Trump being dangerous.<\/p>\n

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You might enjoy my book<\/a> because I paced you in this blog post.<\/p>\n

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