Stephen Hawking can understand the universe, but not Donald Trump

[ABikerSailor]

I really find it sad that because of his opinions, people on here are saying that Hawking isn't smart or that he even knows anything.

Got news for all of you, he's a lot brighter than most of the people out there. And no, scholars don't live in a bubble, they also have opinions on things going on around them that involve subjects other than their chosen field of study.

We are perplexed as to why is it that 'liberals' seem to think if a smart guy thinks something I should think it to instead of actually working out their own thoughts on it. What if Stephen Hawking never lived? Who would tell you what to think?

Most of us came to the conclusion that Trump is a demagogue long before Hawking made his announcement. It's nice to have a guy with a 160 IQ on your side though.

But he just admitted he doesn't understand our politics.

He didn't say he didn't understand our politics. He said that he doesn't understand Trump's appeal. He then called him a demagogue.

I'm with Hawking, because I don't think that voting for someone based purely on emotion is better than voting for someone because of their stand on the issues.

 

[Syriusly]

Renowned physicist Stephen Hawking may have a good grasp of the workings of the universe, but he says he can't understand Donald Trump's popularity. Hawking told ITV that he has no explanation for the likely GOP president nominee's success. (May 31) AP

Stephen Hawking can understand the universe, but not Donald Trump

Then goes onto say DT is a 'demagogue'. People with high IQ's rarely have any wisdom.

If you knew what "demagogue" meant, you'd understand why Hawking said that about Trump.

Here..................I'll even give you the definition of the word from dictionary.com

demagogue

or demagog
[dem-uh-gog, -gawg]

noun
1. a person, especially an orator or political leader, who gains power and popularity by arousing the emotions, passions, and prejudices of the people.
2. (in ancient times) a leader of the people.
verb (used with object), demagogued, demagoguing.
3. to treat or manipulate (a political issue) in the manner of a demagogue; obscure or distort with emotionalism, prejudice, etc.
verb (used without object), demagogued, demagoguing.
4. to speak or act like a demagogue.

And............in the Trump University trial, it's come out that the people who were selling courses were told to use emotional language to appeal to the people so they could get them to buy more courses they didn't need.

Not only that, but in "The Art of the Deal", Trump himself writes that the best way to get people to do what you want is to appeal to their emotions.

Nope, the word demagogue fits Trump to a T.

Duh. The point was Hawkings idiotic hypocrisy saying he didn't know then calling him a demagogue

He said he didn't understand it (probably because Hawking works more with logic than being swayed by emotion), and after saying he didn't understand his appeal to the people, it must be because he's a demagogue.

Most adults use logic when making decisions, because making decisions based on emotion usually ends up being the wrong one.

The left never use logic in decision making. It's about what feels good to them at the moment. And never wisdom.

The right ask hard questions of Trump- until they don't care anymore
Questions for Trump-
1. After years of describing yourself as “pro-choice in every respect”—even supporting partial-birth abortion—you now say that you are pro-life. Your explanation for this change of position – that a baby who was nearly aborted ended up being a “superstar” – is confusing, particularly since you acknowledged that if the child had been “a loser,” your pro-abortion position probably wouldn’t have changed. Please explain this utilitarian view of the sanctity of human life. Do you consider life only worth protecting if it meets certain criteria, and, if so, what are those criteria?

2. How do you square your new position on life with your statements in 2015 supporting continued taxpayer funding for Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion seller?

3. The next president is expected to nominate two to four U.S. Supreme Court justices, beginning immediately with the vacancy caused by the passing of Justice Scalia. These nominations will likely decide critical issues such as abortion. You’ve recommended your sister, Maryanne Trump Barry, for the High Court. Yet, as a federal judge, she overturned the New Jersey Partial-Birth Abortion Ban, writing that it “burdened a woman's constitutional right to obtain an abortion.” How can we trust you to nominate judges who will respect the constitutional limits on judicial power and uphold the sanctity of human life?

4. You claim to support religious freedom, yet a leading gay-activist organization calls you “one of the best, if not the best, pro-gay Republican candidates to ever run for the presidency” – particularly because of your “standout position” when it comes to legislation that forces Christian business owners – and others of faith – to either betray their conscience or lose their business. How do you reconcile these contradictory positions?

5. You have built your campaign on lifting the economic outlook of lower-income Americans, yet you built your fortune in part on gambling, which preys on those very people. How will you make America great when you’ve run businesses associated with increased crime, bankruptcies, broken marriages and suicides?

6. The first casino in the nation to add a strip club was Trump Taj Mahal Casino in Atlantic City, which boasts of “36,000 square feet of adult entertainment.” What would you say to young girls and women who are concerned about a president who is directly connected with the exploitation of women?

7. As someone who claims to be a fiscal conservative, how do you justify your statements in support of a huge tax increase and government bailouts. Regarding the bank bailouts, you even stated: “I do agree with what they're doing with the banks. Whether they fund them or nationalize them, it doesn't matter, but you have to keep the banks going.” Perhaps most concerning of all is your continued admiration for single-payer, government-run healthcare systems. Please explain how this is consistent with the party of limited government?

8. One of your favorite campaign themes is that you are going to “run America” if elected. Considering our system of checks and balances, and especially in light of the last seven years of government by fiat, how will you demonstrate your respect for the U.S. Constitution and the limited power the Founding Fathers intended for the federal government in general, and the executive branch in particular?

http://media.citizenlink.com/pdfs/trump/Open_Letter_to_Donald_Trump.pdf

 

[HenryBHough]

So amusing, liberals having no experts of their own, they feel compelled to import one.

 

[Correll]

I really find it sad that because of his opinions, people on here are saying that Hawking isn't smart or that he even knows anything.

Got news for all of you, he's a lot brighter than most of the people out there. And no, scholars don't live in a bubble, they also have opinions on things going on around them that involve subjects other than their chosen field of study.

We are perplexed as to why is it that 'liberals' seem to think if a smart guy thinks something I should think it to instead of actually working out their own thoughts on it. What if Stephen Hawking never lived? Who would tell you what to think?

Most of us came to the conclusion that Trump is a demagogue long before Hawking made his announcement. It's nice to have a guy with a 160 IQ on your side though.

But he just admitted he doesn't understand our politics.

He didn't say he didn't understand our politics. He said that he doesn't understand Trump's appeal. He then called him a demagogue.

I'm with Hawking, because I don't think that voting for someone based purely on emotion is better than voting for someone because of their stand on the issues.

And yet all you hear from liberals these days is fear mongering about how dangerous Trump is...


<a-hem?>


Because he wants to deport illegals and bring back manufacturing jobs.

 

[ABikerSailor]

If Trump wants to bring back manufacturing jobs, and wants to deport illegals, then can you tell me why so many Hispanics are employed at his golf courses and buildings, but yet he has his clothing line made in China and Mexico?

 

[HappyJoy]

Granny says, "Dat's right...

... Trump's a complicated man...

... he's one o' dem enigmas...

... wrapped up inna conundrum."

I sure wish his dad wrapped it up in a 'conundrum'.

 

[Iceweasel]

I really find it sad that because of his opinions, people on here are saying that Hawking isn't smart or that he even knows anything.

Got news for all of you, he's a lot brighter than most of the people out there. And no, scholars don't live in a bubble, they also have opinions on things going on around them that involve subjects other than their chosen field of study.

We are perplexed as to why is it that 'liberals' seem to think if a smart guy thinks something I should think it to instead of actually working out their own thoughts on it. What if Stephen Hawking never lived? Who would tell you what to think?

Most of us came to the conclusion that Trump is a demagogue long before Hawking made his announcement. It's nice to have a guy with a 160 IQ on your side though.

But he just admitted he doesn't understand our politics.

He didn't say he didn't understand our politics. He said that he doesn't understand Trump's appeal. He then called him a demagogue.

I'm with Hawking, because I don't think that voting for someone based purely on emotion is better than voting for someone because of their stand on the issues.

If he doesn't understand Trump's appeal then he is clueless, like many liberals here. So no, he doesn't understand, period. He's spouting off about things beyond his reach. He may have a high IQ but some of the stupidest people do, they are very good at one thing but can't pour pee from a boot without instructions. He sounds like one of those, not smart enough to stick with his expertise and went full retard instead.

 

[Iceweasel]

If Trump wants to bring back manufacturing jobs, and wants to deport illegals, then can you tell me why so many Hispanics are employed at his golf courses and buildings, but yet he has his clothing line made in China and Mexico?

As a business owner he was supposed to somehow overcome a national shortcoming? How big do you think his business is? The liberals offer no solutions, just more of the same failed policies yet they can't stand it when someone pipes up with something that might help.

Liberalism IS insanity.

 

[Norman]

Renowned physicist Stephen Hawking may have a good grasp of the workings of the universe, but he says he can't understand Donald Trump's popularity. Hawking told ITV that he has no explanation for the likely GOP president nominee's success. (May 31) AP

Stephen Hawking can understand the universe, but not Donald Trump

Perhaps this is why he is a physicist and not a sociologist or something similar. It's incredible that someone so smart so openly displays their ignorance. I don't go talking him about me not understanding quantum mechanics either.

Trump's popularity would be obvious if you just went outside. People are tired of the liberal PC bullshit, the establishment and non-person politicians in the pocket of special interest...

And also of the complete failures of the government and RINOS. Trump is successful as hell.

Too bad SH didn't contact me before making the moronic statement.

 

[Correll]

If Trump wants to bring back manufacturing jobs, and wants to deport illegals, then can you tell me why so many Hispanics are employed at his golf courses and buildings, but yet he has his clothing line made in China and Mexico?

I like that you lump all hispanics in with illegals.

If a conservative did that, you lefties would immediately scream that he was a racist, and NOTHING in the world would change your mind.

Liberals: All the self awareness of a turnip.


Anywhooo, several reasons.

1. Not all Hispanics are illegals.

2. His performance as resort owner is measured by different standards than his performance as President will hopefully be.

3. As clothing manufacturer, his performance was measured by different standards than than his performance as President will hopefully be.


I await your rationalization for why those reasons are not good enough.

Lefty.

 

[Kondor3]

1. Hawking is an Englishman; generally speaking, they do not understand American politics

2. Hawking is an Englishman; generally speaking, Americans don't give a damn what they think about our politics

3. Hawking is not a S(ubject) M(atter) E(xpert) in the area of Political Science; he's merely another layman

His opinions have no more weight nor import than that of any other foreign amateur with a head on their shoulders.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Renowned physicist Stephen Hawking may have a good grasp of the workings of the universe, but he says he can't understand Donald Trump's popularity. Hawking told ITV that he has no explanation for the likely GOP president nominee's success. (May 31) AP

Stephen Hawking can understand the universe, but not Donald Trump

Maybe Hawkins just isn't really all that bright

 

[Kondor3]

If Trump wants to bring back manufacturing jobs, and wants to deport illegals, then can you tell me why so many Hispanics are employed at his golf courses and buildings, but yet he has his clothing line made in China and Mexico?

I like that you lump all hispanics in with illegals.

If a conservative did that, you lefties would immediately scream that he was a racist, and NOTHING in the world would change your mind.

Liberals: All the self awareness of a turnip.


Anywhooo, several reasons.

1. Not all Hispanics are illegals.

2. His performance as resort owner is measured by different standards than his performance as President will hopefully be.

3. As clothing manufacturer, his performance was measured by different standards than than his performance as President will hopefully be.


I await your rationalization for why those reasons are not good enough.

Lefty.

It's not all that difficult for your average non-Hispanic voter to overlook such fine distinctions, is it?

Why?

Because Hispanics largely band together as an ethnic voting bloc which votes against the interests of the country at-large and in favor of their own kind.

That, too, is a form of Racism, and carries consequences, with respect to perceptions outside of their circle.

 

[Correll]

If Trump wants to bring back manufacturing jobs, and wants to deport illegals, then can you tell me why so many Hispanics are employed at his golf courses and buildings, but yet he has his clothing line made in China and Mexico?

I like that you lump all hispanics in with illegals.

If a conservative did that, you lefties would immediately scream that he was a racist, and NOTHING in the world would change your mind.

Liberals: All the self awareness of a turnip.


Anywhooo, several reasons.

1. Not all Hispanics are illegals.

2. His performance as resort owner is measured by different standards than his performance as President will hopefully be.

3. As clothing manufacturer, his performance was measured by different standards than than his performance as President will hopefully be.


I await your rationalization for why those reasons are not good enough.

Lefty.

It's not all that difficult for your average non-Hispanic voter to overlook such fine distinctions, is it?

Why?

Because Hispanc largely ban together as an ethnic voting bloc which votes against the interests of the country at-large and in favor of their own kind.

That, too, is a form of Racism, and carries consequences, with respect to perceptions outside of their circle.

Except that normally Hispanics are from very different regions and consider themselves DIFFERENT ethnic groups.

UNTIL American lefties get a hold of them and indoctrinate them into a group identity.

 

[Kondor3]

If Trump wants to bring back manufacturing jobs, and wants to deport illegals, then can you tell me why so many Hispanics are employed at his golf courses and buildings, but yet he has his clothing line made in China and Mexico?

I like that you lump all hispanics in with illegals.

If a conservative did that, you lefties would immediately scream that he was a racist, and NOTHING in the world would change your mind.

Liberals: All the self awareness of a turnip.


Anywhooo, several reasons.

1. Not all Hispanics are illegals.

2. His performance as resort owner is measured by different standards than his performance as President will hopefully be.

3. As clothing manufacturer, his performance was measured by different standards than than his performance as President will hopefully be.


I await your rationalization for why those reasons are not good enough.

Lefty.

It's not all that difficult for your average non-Hispanic voter to overlook such fine distinctions, is it?

Why?

Because Hispanc largely ban together as an ethnic voting bloc which votes against the interests of the country at-large and in favor of their own kind.

That, too, is a form of Racism, and carries consequences, with respect to perceptions outside of their circle.

Except that normally Hispanics are from very different regions and consider themselves DIFFERENT ethnic groups.

UNTIL American lefties get a hold of them and indoctrinate them into a group identity.

Yep...

Lefties are pretty goddamned bad about that, in order to harvest waves of grateful voters, in order to attain or retain power...

Righties are pretty goddamned bad about that, too, in order to take advantage of slave-labor wage-rates...

Both sides are full of shit, on this subject, clean up to their ears, and Middle America is stuck between 'em, screwed-over no matter which way it votes...

 

[Correll]

If Trump wants to bring back manufacturing jobs, and wants to deport illegals, then can you tell me why so many Hispanics are employed at his golf courses and buildings, but yet he has his clothing line made in China and Mexico?

I like that you lump all hispanics in with illegals.

If a conservative did that, you lefties would immediately scream that he was a racist, and NOTHING in the world would change your mind.

Liberals: All the self awareness of a turnip.


Anywhooo, several reasons.

1. Not all Hispanics are illegals.

2. His performance as resort owner is measured by different standards than his performance as President will hopefully be.

3. As clothing manufacturer, his performance was measured by different standards than than his performance as President will hopefully be.


I await your rationalization for why those reasons are not good enough.

Lefty.

It's not all that difficult for your average non-Hispanic voter to overlook such fine distinctions, is it?

Why?

Because Hispanc largely ban together as an ethnic voting bloc which votes against the interests of the country at-large and in favor of their own kind.

That, too, is a form of Racism, and carries consequences, with respect to perceptions outside of their circle.

Except that normally Hispanics are from very different regions and consider themselves DIFFERENT ethnic groups.

UNTIL American lefties get a hold of them and indoctrinate them into a group identity.

Yep...

Lefties are pretty goddamned bad about that, in order to harvest waves of grateful voters, in order to attain or retain power...

Righties are pretty goddamned bad about that, too, in order to take advantage of slave-labor wage-rates...

Both sides are full of shit, on this subject, clean up to their ears, and Middle America is stuck between 'em, screwed-over no matter which way it votes...

Well, Republicans seem to be waking up on this issue, or at least we are trying to.

 

[HenryBHough]

I will say that Hawking's public speaking abilities DO put The (once) New Messiah's to shame......

 

[ABikerSailor]

I find it interesting that Trump supporters think that he's smart because he's got a lot of money, even if he's failed at several businesses. Remember Trump Steaks? How about Trump Airlines? What about the football franchise that he ran into the ground?

Yet when it comes to Hawking (who is an actual genius), you guys say that he's only smart about physics because he doesn't agree with you about Trump, so therefore, he must be stupid.

Wow.

 

[Correll]

I find it interesting that Trump supporters think that he's smart because he's got a lot of money, even if he's failed at several businesses. Remember Trump Steaks? How about Trump Airlines? What about the football franchise that he ran into the ground?

Yet when it comes to Hawking (who is an actual genius), you guys say that he's only smart about physics because he doesn't agree with you about Trump, so therefore, he must be stupid.

Wow.

I find it interesting that you set up a strawman, mix it with some false assumptions, and then are surprised that YOUR perception of how people you hate are thinking doesn't make sense.


D'uh.


Trump is a smart man.

He graduated from an Ivy League School.

He has been quite successful.

That you don't know that isolated failures is part of any large investment plan is a sign that you are inexperienced in high finance.

His manipulation of the media is brilliant.

His campaign has defeated SIXTEEN rivals of the Republican Nomination, DESPITE having both the Media, and both the Democratic AND Republican Political Class gunning for him.


THat Hawkins states he doesn't understand Trump's appeal, shows that both that he has not given it any deep thought, and/or that he has never studied politics or sociology, or how brains work.

 

[Kondor3]

I find it interesting that Trump supporters think that he's smart because he's got a lot of money, even if he's failed at several businesses. Remember Trump Steaks? How about Trump Airlines? What about the football franchise that he ran into the ground?

Yet when it comes to Hawking (who is an actual genius), you guys say that he's only smart about physics because he doesn't agree with you about Trump, so therefore, he must be stupid.

Wow.

Incorrect.

1. Hawking is not a S(ubject) M(atter) E(xpert) in Political Science.

2. Hawking is an Englishman; not an American; unfamiliar with our nature and politics and sentiments and motivations; we don't care what the English think.

3. His opinions outside his area of expertise hold no more weight nor import than those of any other intelligent amateur foreign observer on the subject.

Was there anything else?