# Bricker is becoming more and more like Trump **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [June 17, 2018, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bricker-is-becoming-more-and-more-like-trump/816261 "2018-06-17T14:50:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2018, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bricker-is-becoming-more-and-more-like-trump/816261/1 "2018-06-17T14:50:10Z")
I just noticed that **Bricker** dropped this turd in a GD thread: > [@Separating immigrants from their children is child abuse.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/separating-immigrants-from-their-children-is-child-abuse/816206/80): > > > [@asahi](#): > > > > You’re an animal; you’re not human. > > You have to wonder, does he not believe in the [spark of divinity, the dignity and worth of every person?](https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2018/05/17/nancy_pelosi_ms-13_gang_members_are_not_animals.html) It is, of course, Republicans who are eager to treat blacks, and aliens, and liberals as sub-human. Calling them out for their despicable views would be like a newspaper posting “Dog bites man.” But good-spirited humans do get annoyed—particularly these days—and sometimes, out of anger, call despicable Republicans “animals.” So in jumps **Bricker** : “Tu Quoque! It’s OK for my friends to call blacks, aliens and liberals sub-humans. Because one time, one Democrat insulted us!” The link points to Nancy Pelosi suggesting that humans should be treated as humans. I’ve no idea whose side **Bricker** takes or whether he thinks **asahi** refutes **Pelosi** or vice versa. I doubt he could think beyond “Tu quoque! Tu quoque!” He’s unwilling to offer a position on the OP question he responded to: _Is U.S. mistreatment of alien children humane?_ He’s just happy he got a chance to cackle with one of his stupid non sequiturs. Resolved: The non sequitur, the Whataboutism, the changing subjects when uncomfortable makes **Bricker** ’s mode of “dialog” seem increasingly similar to **Trump** ’s. ---
**Author:** ![pool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pool/32/4152_2.png) [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2018, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bricker-is-becoming-more-and-more-like-trump/816261/2 "2018-06-17T15:25:06Z")
Trump’s not that clever. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2018, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bricker-is-becoming-more-and-more-like-trump/816261/3 "2018-06-17T15:32:08Z")
I dunno. **Bricker** uses logic; Trump, not so much. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2018, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bricker-is-becoming-more-and-more-like-trump/816261/4 "2018-06-17T15:42:22Z")
Bricker has multiple flaws in his reasoning, on which I blame a heady intoxication of Catholicism and Republicanism, but he’s not a tosser of word-salads like Trump, nor does Bricker tend to go for the chest-beating knuckle-dragging approval-grunts of the mob that passes for modern populism and which got Trump elected. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2018, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bricker-is-becoming-more-and-more-like-trump/816261/5 "2018-06-17T15:47:59Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > nor does Bricker tend to go for the chest-beating knuckle-dragging approval-grunts of the mob that passes for modern populism and which got Trump elected. True enough: **Bricker** ’s own self-praise is enough for **Bricker**. Considering that’s about all he ever gets (or deserves), that prolly works out okay for him. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2018, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bricker-is-becoming-more-and-more-like-trump/816261/6 "2018-06-17T16:34:49Z")
**Bricker** understands the law. You might even say that he irrationally adheres to the very letter of the law in 99% of circumstances (possibly in detriment to his own morality and/or opinion), even when the law might be kind of shady. Trump doesn’t understand any law other than “What I want, goes.” ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2018, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bricker-is-becoming-more-and-more-like-trump/816261/7 "2018-06-17T16:39:53Z")
**Bricker** did [offer a policy proposal](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=21027934&postcount=103) in that thread, although the time stamp indicates it was after you opened this Pit thread. ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2018, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bricker-is-becoming-more-and-more-like-trump/816261/8 "2018-06-17T16:43:24Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > **Bricker** understands the law. You might even say that he irrationally adheres to the very letter of the law in 99% of circumstances (possibly in detriment to his own morality and/or opinion), even when the law might be kind of shady. Trump doesn’t understand any law other than “What I want, goes.” The difference is is that Bricker and people like him start from the aspect of “this is what I want”, and then find ways of twisting logic and/or the law to get those results, then justify it by it being based in the law as twisted. Trump gets other people, like Bricker, to do the twisting for him to get what he wants. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2018, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bricker-is-becoming-more-and-more-like-trump/816261/9 "2018-06-17T16:45:07Z")
Seems like the same old Bricker to me. Even with his worst political ideas he’s a far sight better than Trump. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2018, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bricker-is-becoming-more-and-more-like-trump/816261/10 "2018-06-17T16:51:00Z")
He opposes the death penalty and did not vote for Trump. You could say worse about a guy. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2018, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bricker-is-becoming-more-and-more-like-trump/816261/11 "2018-06-17T16:54:25Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > Seems like the same old Bricker to me. Even with his worst political ideas he’s a far sight better than Trump. He likes to use the Socratic method when posting. I find that kind of irritating much of the time, but fish gotta swim and birds gotta fly. Still, I generally like reading his legal analyses, especially when one of the lawyers on the liberal side is posting as well-- someone like **Richard Parker** , for instance. The real numbnut and all around Trump apologist in that thread is **Urbanredneck**. Which is not in the least surprising. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2018, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bricker-is-becoming-more-and-more-like-trump/816261/12 "2018-06-17T17:24:11Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > He likes to use the Socratic method when posting. I find that kind of irritating much of the time, but fish gotta swim and birds gotta fly. Still, I generally like reading his legal analyses, especially when one of the lawyers on the liberal side is posting as well-- someone like **Richard Parker** , for instance. > > The real numbnut and all around Trump apologist in that thread is **Urbanredneck**. Which is not in the least surprising. Agree with all of this. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Tooth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c67d28/32.png) [@The\_Tooth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tooth)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2018, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bricker-is-becoming-more-and-more-like-trump/816261/13 "2018-06-17T17:51:47Z")
He supports the use of torture and, given the choice between your children receiving health care from your own federal government or your children dying, **Bricker** would rather see your children die. For ideological reasons. \*\* Bricker\*\* is not a good person. But he’s not Trump-like, because Bricker automatically believes what the Republican Party tells him to and Trump doesn’t. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2018, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bricker-is-becoming-more-and-more-like-trump/816261/14 "2018-06-17T18:04:06Z")
Bricker isn’t Trump, but a county with a lot of Brickers is more prone to electing a Trump. ---
**Author:** ![erysichthon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d07c76/32.png) [@erysichthon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erysichthon)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2018, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bricker-is-becoming-more-and-more-like-trump/816261/15 "2018-06-17T18:22:20Z")
I disagree with **Bricker** on almost everything, but I’d take him over you any day, **septimus**. The SDMB is supposed to be about fighting ignorance, and you’ve done the opposite of that by spreading your idiotic Shakespeare conspiracy-theory horseshit all over this board. ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2018, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bricker-is-becoming-more-and-more-like-trump/816261/16 "2018-06-17T18:45:02Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > Bricker isn’t Trump, but a county with a lot of Brickers is more prone to electing a Trump. Not sure that follows given that **Bricker** didn’t vote for Trump. If there were more Brickers that held their nose and voted against their normal interests/party, Hillary would be president. ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2018, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bricker-is-becoming-more-and-more-like-trump/816261/17 "2018-06-17T18:51:49Z")
Oh and re:the OP - no, I see no real similarity at all. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2018, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bricker-is-becoming-more-and-more-like-trump/816261/18 "2018-06-17T18:54:56Z")
Used to be, “Republicans are right!” He has abandoned that in favor of “You guys are wrong!”. However, he can be credited with his own rhetorical version of the Dad Joke. It is formed as follows: he takes something you say, twists it in a balloon-animal fashion into a perfectly absurd proposition, and then offers you the opportunity to make a fool of yourself. The form: “So, you believe [absurd proposition] is reasonable and valid. Right?” My son, the Err Apparent, will call today, and I will use the **Bricker** Formula for my Dad Joke. In his honor. ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2018, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bricker-is-becoming-more-and-more-like-trump/816261/19 "2018-06-17T18:57:43Z")
No, **Bricker** isn’t becoming like Trump, at all. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2018, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bricker-is-becoming-more-and-more-like-trump/816261/20 "2018-06-17T19:01:44Z")
Pics, **Bricker** , pics. Hair comparison, please. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bricker-is-becoming-more-and-more-like-trump/816261.md?page=2)