It's precisely why Trump has a predilection

by KGB, Belly o. the Beast, Saturday, June 27, 2026, 16:33 (24 days ago) @ Jeremy (WeIsND)
edited by KGB, Sunday, June 28, 2026, 15:27

to reflexively support criminals, cheaters, scumbags in general. He can naturally relate, and they make him feel better about who he is and the decisions he's made over & over throughout his life. Because he's human garbage.

Jon Stewart did a rather prescient bit in a comedy show probably 20 years ago that is more true than ever. Basically that we should want people to represent us who are BETTER than we are. Smarter, more accomplished, etc. Why wouldn't you want the best of the best in charge of running the country? Why is this such a hangup for Americans?

Over time, this has evolved into a situation in which a sizeable percentage of our citizens feel "shown up" by people who are deemed experts in a certain arena and so they instead vote for dullards like them who have zero training or expertise. Social media has tapped into an underlying insecurity in our populace that wants to reject experts in favor of "outsiders". Until it's time to fly the fucking plane you're on or remove your gallbladder, and then suddenly we care very much about how many times you've done that before versus "conducting your own research" on YouTube.