Trump is not merely ignorant. He is also supremely confident and feels superior - the most dangerous

[FSogol]

kind of idiot

(This may have been posted before, but is too delicious to post again.) From Chauncey DeVega at Salon:

Donald Trump is a political brawler. He is also a raconteur, a self-styled maverick, a political “outsider,” an adult male adolescent and the drunk guy at the local bar who picks fights with strangers by yelling racial and ethnic slurs or harassing women.

As I watched Hillary Clinton pummel Donald Trump during Monday’s debate, it occurred to me that beyond being merely unprepared to be president of the United States — see also Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson and his inability to answer basic questions about international politics — that Trump is, in fact, supremely confident in his ignorance and sense of intellectual superiority over other people.

This is the psychological concept known as the “Dunning-Kruger” effect — put very simply, when stupid people don’t know that they are stupid — in action.

SNIP

A democracy does not need to elect a person who fits the mold of Plato’s philosopher king in order to be healthy and successful. For example, the United States has had presidents who were intemperate (Lyndon Johnson), lacked preparation (Ronald Reagan) and overwhelmed by the demands of the office (George W. Bush). But Trump is something different. He is a fascist who wallows in his ignorance and stupidity about public affairs and then willfully confuses such attributes with wisdom and intellectual acumen.

The entire article (well worth a read, imo) here:
http://www.salon.com/2016/09/30/idiocracy-now-donald-trump-and-the-dunning-kruger-effect-when-stupid-people-dont-know-they-are-stupid/

[bench scientist]

1. K & R

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

2. Wow. That is one of the best descriptions I have heard of Trump,

and his supporters.

a fascist who wallows in his ignorance and stupidity about public affairs and then willfully confuses such attributes with wisdom and intellectual acumen.

[Cha]

3. "...when stupid people don’t know that they are stupid.."

trump most certainly does strike me as having the Dunning-Kruger” effect.

I just didn't know it had a label.

Thank you, FSogal~

[FSogol]

4. Anytime.

[MowCowWhoHow III]

5. Pathological self confidence