Cheeto is the ultimate troll - great read from the Guardian

[kimbutgar]

In a crowded field, a new troll has established himself as the undisputed master of the art. To most people he’s repugnant, but to his peers he’s a formidable exemplar of a set of skills that have come to flourish in the era of online bile, useful only to those whose primary aim is destructive and reductive. He knows exactly the kind of incendiary comment that will bait his prey. And when the inevitable reaction comes, he basks in the reflected glory of his acolytes piling on, and turning a conversation into a battlefield. In so doing, he kills off any hope of a reasoned discussion, ensuring that name-calling, provocation and blatant hate take its place. This might not be good for the standards of public discourse, but it’s good for his ego – and it distracts from his ignorance.

Expert though he is, the new king differs from his predecessors in important ways. Usually trolls operate below the line; this one stands at a podium. Usually their ambitions are petty, but this one wants to be president of the United States. Usually trolls are anonymous, but everyone knows this one’s name. It’s Donald Trump.

My favorite part:

By playing the troll, Trump has masterfully dominated the news cycle and placed himself within reach of the Oval Office

According to Chuck Dueck, a senior vice-president at icuc.social, a company that manages the online presence for hundreds of companies and organizations, trolls fall into four different categories: those who deliberately practice harassment, those who enjoy being outrageous and causing havoc, those who love to argue, and those too stupid to know they are trolls. Dueck believes Trump is most like the second and third. “He has a long career of making outrageous statements designed to get attention,” Dueck says. “He now has the biggest stage to do it from. I believe he enjoys tossing out a statement and watching the reaction.”

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/aug/21/donald-trump-troll

This is what he's been doing trolling us. And all these gullible rubes like to hear him say mean stuff and attack those who are not white. This Black outreach is so troll worthy on his part. Telling Black people that are basically "losers" and only he can help them is so appalling and disgusting. He is insane if he thinks he will increase his black support.

[MADem]

1. He's the Violentacrez of the political talking head set!!!!

Remember this perv....and what a loser he turned out to be? He was boo-hooing about how his life was ruined when he was outed/exposed, after he'd trolled and been offensive for years.

http://gawker.com/5950981/unmasking-reddits-violentacrez-the-biggest-troll-on-the-web


Wonder if Trump will ever have a Come To (Insert Deity or Idol of Your Choosing) moment? Personally, I think he's in Putin's pocket--he owes Pootie's mobigarchs a bundle.

I think Putin's hand in our elections will become more apparent down the years....