Bill Maher: Is Donald Trump a Con Man?

"Let them eat steak."

YouTube: "The Confidence Game" author Maria Konnikova joins Bill Maher to discuss the psychology behind Donald Trump's behavior in this clip from March 11, 2016.
newtboysays...

Not exactly.
Yes, most other politicians are liars (although I have yet to see a single charge of lying stick to Bernie) but Trump is head and shoulders above others in this one respect.
Just look to his 'victory speech' where he brought out Trump water, wine, steak, magazine, etc., each and every one of which turned out to be a fraud. Why do that? It's INSANE, making up easily fact checked lies to show how successful you are? WTF?!?
Or just look at his book, where he clearly tells you that his 'success in business' comes from hyper exaggeration and outright lies to trick people into deals with him, reneging on deals once he gets what he wants out of them, and attacking anyone that brings up his past lies or promises with such vitriol and outrageous threats that they invariably just go away rather than have any further dealings with him. That's not success at business, that's success at douchebaggery.

So yes, most others also lie, but no where near at the level or consistency we see from Trump. If he tells you something about ANYTHING, it's at least an 80% chance that the opposite of what he told you is the actual truth. That is a large difference from 'any other politician who tries to get your vote'.

coolhundsaid:

Uh... yeah... well... just like any other politician who tries to get your vote.
This is really getting pathetic.

coolhundsays...

Hes more open about his lies. Thats about it.
There have been many revelations about politicians which showed that they are liars and often pretty much criminals and even mass murderers. I myself remember having huge hopes in Obama, and then he turned out to be no better than Bush in his foreign policy. Giving him the peace prize was much worse than some "Trump products", because it was from other people. He pretty much conned them into giving him that prize. Just look at what we have today all over the world. So I still dont see much difference.

newtboysaid:

Not exactly.
Yes, most other politicians are liars (although I have yet to see a single charge of lying stick to Bernie) but Trump is head and shoulders above others in this one respect.
Just look to his 'victory speech' where he brought out Trump water, wine, steak, magazine, etc., each and every one of which turned out to be a fraud. Why do that? It's INSANE, making up easily fact checked lies to show how successful you are? WTF?!?
Or just look at his book, where he clearly tells you that his 'success in business' comes from hyper exaggeration and outright lies to trick people into deals with him, reneging on deals once he gets what he wants out of them, and attacking anyone that brings up his past lies or promises with such vitriol and outrageous threats that they invariably just go away rather than have any further dealings with him. That's not success at business, that's success at douchebaggery.

So yes, most others also lie, but no where near at the level or consistency we see from Trump. If he tells you something about ANYTHING, it's at least an 80% chance that the opposite of what he told you is the actual truth. That is a large difference from 'any other politician who tries to get your vote'.

coolhundsays...

Sorry, English is not my first language. I meant hes more open about lying. He says things more straight out, without thinking.
I can understand why people tend to like him in a society that is essentially based on lies and corruption.

Others try to hide their lies very well that even people like you believe things they say or said (even after several terms still) but you really cant tell anymore what their real intentions are. I am still puzzled about Obama. He shocked me so much, yet sometimes he still does good things and you see that stuff shimmer back through that he said in 2008.

newtboysaid:

Please explain....specifically what lies is he open about?

newtboysays...

So, he's a bigger liar, like I said. He lies without thinking about it, because he has no intention of doing ANYTHING he says, so he can say anything.

Not sure what you mean by 'people like you believe things they say or said'. If you knew me, you would know that I have little love for or trust of any politicians on either side. That said, Sanders still hasn't been caught in a lie that I know of, and he actually votes the way he speaks.

coolhundsaid:

Sorry, English is not my first language. I meant hes more open about lying. He says things more straight out, without thinking.
I can understand why people tend to like him in a society that is essentially based on lies and corruption.

Others try to hide their lies very well that even people like you believe things they say or said (even after several terms still) but you really cant tell anymore what their real intentions are. I am still puzzled about Obama. He shocked me so much, yet sometimes he still does good things and you see that stuff shimmer back through that he said in 2008.

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