# Donald Trump wants to know "Why are people so mean?" This is the thread to tell him **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [August 30, 2022, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-wants-to-know-why-are-people-so-mean-this-is-the-thread-to-tell-him/970625 "2022-08-30T21:08:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2022, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-wants-to-know-why-are-people-so-mean-this-is-the-thread-to-tell-him/970625/1 "2022-08-30T21:08:40Z")
He just posted this to TS: [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52323251275_f54dd1247c_z.jpg "Mean") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/68782016@N08/52323251275/) This is the thread to answer this question. Why _are_ some people just so mean to Donald Trump? ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2022, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-wants-to-know-why-are-people-so-mean-this-is-the-thread-to-tell-him/970625/2 "2022-08-30T21:09:57Z")
I am mean because your worthless ass allowed a million of my countrymen to die from a rather preventable disease. … there are others, but I don’t want to take all the hits. Fuck this guy. ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2022, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-wants-to-know-why-are-people-so-mean-this-is-the-thread-to-tell-him/970625/3 "2022-08-30T21:10:11Z")
Why does he always project his faults on other people? Is he so swallow that he thinks everyone else is like him, out to get anybody else at any cost with no shame? ---
**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:** [August 30, 2022, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-wants-to-know-why-are-people-so-mean-this-is-the-thread-to-tell-him/970625/4 "2022-08-30T21:10:47Z")
That’s like a bedwetter asking why the sheets are gushy. ---
**Author:** ![peedin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peedin/32/14095_2.png) [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2022, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-wants-to-know-why-are-people-so-mean-this-is-the-thread-to-tell-him/970625/5 "2022-08-30T21:11:34Z")
Because you are an asshole ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2022, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-wants-to-know-why-are-people-so-mean-this-is-the-thread-to-tell-him/970625/6 "2022-08-30T21:27:51Z")
What an astonishing lack of insight and self awareness. How can his followers read shit like this, as if from a whiny, petulant child, and still think of him as a leader who projects strength. ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2022, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-wants-to-know-why-are-people-so-mean-this-is-the-thread-to-tell-him/970625/7 "2022-08-30T21:30:00Z")
Donald, in many cases people AREN’T mean. A lot of humans are capable of responding with warmth and kindness to the suffering of others. Of course, being utterly without empathy yourself, you wouldn’t know that. ---
**Author:** ![Roger\_That](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roger_that/32/8505_2.png) [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2022, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-wants-to-know-why-are-people-so-mean-this-is-the-thread-to-tell-him/970625/8 "2022-08-30T21:31:20Z")
Wait. Donald, are you saying other people are meaner than you are, and you want to know how you can improve your meanness? Are you asking “Why are people better at being mean than I am?” Because I question your premise in either case. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2022, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-wants-to-know-why-are-people-so-mean-this-is-the-thread-to-tell-him/970625/9 "2022-08-30T21:35:23Z")
I believe he specifically wants to know why members of the FBI, the Department of Justice, and District Attorneys in New York, Georgia, and Washington are so mean to him that they might even put him in jail, a thought that may be much on his mind lately. Hard to say why. Maybe the colour orange aggravates them. Maybe his face reminds them of a ripe pumpkin. I can’t think of any other reason. ---
**Author:** ![rippingtons\_fan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rippingtons_fan/32/11767_2.png) [@rippingtons\_fan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rippingtons_fan)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2022, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-wants-to-know-why-are-people-so-mean-this-is-the-thread-to-tell-him/970625/10 "2022-08-30T21:36:58Z")
Donald, you haven’t seen nuthin’ yet!! Mean? We’ll show you mean! ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2022, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-wants-to-know-why-are-people-so-mean-this-is-the-thread-to-tell-him/970625/11 "2022-08-30T21:43:28Z")
I’m actually very nice. I’m mean when it comes to presidents who commit crimes and conspire with enemy nations. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2022, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-wants-to-know-why-are-people-so-mean-this-is-the-thread-to-tell-him/970625/12 "2022-08-30T21:45:12Z")
I am mean because you tried to steal my vote, my citizenship, my birthright as an American, you worthless piece of shit. ---
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2022, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-wants-to-know-why-are-people-so-mean-this-is-the-thread-to-tell-him/970625/13 "2022-08-30T21:46:30Z")
As you do unto others they shall do unto you. ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2022, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-wants-to-know-why-are-people-so-mean-this-is-the-thread-to-tell-him/970625/14 "2022-08-30T21:48:17Z")
“I learned it from _you,_ dad!” ---
**Author:** ![aurora\_maire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aurora_maire/32/328_2.png) [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2022, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-wants-to-know-why-are-people-so-mean-this-is-the-thread-to-tell-him/970625/15 "2022-08-30T21:48:55Z")
> [@solost](#): > > How can his followers read shit like this, as if from a whiny, petulant child, and still think of him as a leader who projects strength. Because they totally get it. People are mean to them ALL THE TIME. He suffers just like they do and still has the strength to make America great again. Again. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2022, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-wants-to-know-why-are-people-so-mean-this-is-the-thread-to-tell-him/970625/16 "2022-08-30T21:51:02Z")
I don’t think he reads this forum. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2022, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-wants-to-know-why-are-people-so-mean-this-is-the-thread-to-tell-him/970625/17 "2022-08-30T21:51:30Z")
Mean, as in asking for the police not to protect your head from hitting the door jamb when putting you in the back seat of the police car after you are arrested? That kind of mean? ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2022, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-wants-to-know-why-are-people-so-mean-this-is-the-thread-to-tell-him/970625/18 "2022-08-30T21:54:30Z")
> [@Larry\_Borgia](#): > > I don’t think he reads this forum. …and that is why he failed. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2022, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-wants-to-know-why-are-people-so-mean-this-is-the-thread-to-tell-him/970625/19 "2022-08-30T21:54:56Z")
Donald, if you run into just one in the morning, you ran into an mean person. If you run into them all day long, **_you’re the mean person_.** ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2022, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-wants-to-know-why-are-people-so-mean-this-is-the-thread-to-tell-him/970625/20 "2022-08-30T21:56:24Z")
> [@Horatius](#): > > “I learned it from _you,_ dad!” omg, perfect [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-wants-to-know-why-are-people-so-mean-this-is-the-thread-to-tell-him/970625.md?page=2)