# 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:** 3
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2022, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-wants-to-know-why-are-people-so-mean-this-is-the-thread-to-tell-him/970625/41 "2022-08-30T23:15:47Z")
Some people are so mean because they have been shielded from any consequences of their actions by wealth and power, leading to a shriveling of their conscience and empathy. ---
**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, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-wants-to-know-why-are-people-so-mean-this-is-the-thread-to-tell-him/970625/42 "2022-08-30T23:26:51Z")
> [@romansperson](#): > > This is the same asshole who made fun of disabled people as well. I always loved their defense for that one. “He wasn’t making fun of _that specific_ disabled person, it was just his usual “ret@%d” impersonation!” Uhm, guys? _That doesn’t make it better._ ---
**Author:** ![dougrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2022, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-wants-to-know-why-are-people-so-mean-this-is-the-thread-to-tell-him/970625/43 "2022-08-30T23:27:22Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > Two notable paragraphs from that article about TS I liked this one. Martin Avila told Fox Business that RightForge “believes in the mission of President Trump’s free speech platform”. Another one bites the dust! ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2022, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-wants-to-know-why-are-people-so-mean-this-is-the-thread-to-tell-him/970625/44 "2022-08-30T23:29:35Z")
They’re fucking morons. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2022, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-wants-to-know-why-are-people-so-mean-this-is-the-thread-to-tell-him/970625/45 "2022-08-30T23:45:58Z")
Trump has been [brooding about meanness](http://politico.com/news/2020/11/03/trump-presidency-mean-horrible-people-433917) for quite awhile. "…in an Election Day (2020) interview on “Fox & Friends,”…co-host Ainsley Earhardt asked Trump whether he has enjoyed being president and if the job has been “worth it.” “Well, it’s been mean. It’s been — you’ve dealt with horrible people,” Trump replied, adding: “You deal with people that are very deceptive.” As for why people are being mean to him lately, it must be because they’re jealous of his greatness. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2022, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-wants-to-know-why-are-people-so-mean-this-is-the-thread-to-tell-him/970625/46 "2022-08-30T23:54:30Z")
A better question: why do billionaires always play the victim? ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2022, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-wants-to-know-why-are-people-so-mean-this-is-the-thread-to-tell-him/970625/47 "2022-08-31T00:27:25Z")
> [@Akaj](#): > > I do kind of wonder … as the various nooses tighten, how does Trump really, truly, feel deep down in his heart of hearts? > > - I can’t believe all my plans have come undone like this! There’s got to be a way out! > - I don’t understand why so many people are out to get me when I’ve just done the best I could all my life! It’s a dangerous mistake to assume that everyone “deep down” feels and functions in a similar way to normal people. I don’t know if Trump is a psychopath, but he may well be - and the brains of psychopaths are qualitatively different. You cannot assume that he feels _anything_ like you do, even deep down. He may well be able to act with ruthless self interest, inflicting untold harm on others without the slightest twinge of empathy or guilt. All children should be taught that a few percent of people that they will encounter are wired this way. The vast majority are not the serial killer psychopaths portrayed on TV, but they are still dangerous people. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2022, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-wants-to-know-why-are-people-so-mean-this-is-the-thread-to-tell-him/970625/48 "2022-08-31T00:34:28Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > “Well, it’s been mean. It’s been — you’ve dealt with horrible people,” Trump replied, adding: “You deal with people that are very deceptive.” To be fair, this does sound like an accurate assessment of the Trump administration. ---
**Author:** ![China\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2022, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-wants-to-know-why-are-people-so-mean-this-is-the-thread-to-tell-him/970625/49 "2022-08-31T00:43:45Z")
because we smell blood in the water? Dog pile!!! It’s obvious you are not a billionaire, and don’t have the cash to hire an even second rate legal team for any single one of the criminal investigations going on against you. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2022, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-wants-to-know-why-are-people-so-mean-this-is-the-thread-to-tell-him/970625/50 "2022-08-31T00:48:24Z")
You reap what you sow. * * * People tend to be mean to terrorist leaders. Be happy you weren’t just killed in a drone strike. ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2022, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-wants-to-know-why-are-people-so-mean-this-is-the-thread-to-tell-him/970625/51 "2022-08-31T03:46:23Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > People tend to be mean to terrorist leaders. Be happy you weren’t just killed in a drone strike. **treasonous** terrorist leaders ---
**Author:** ![Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mundane_super_hero/32/6304_2.png) [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2022, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-wants-to-know-why-are-people-so-mean-this-is-the-thread-to-tell-him/970625/52 "2022-08-31T04:21:00Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > People tend to be mean to terrorist leaders. Be happy you weren’t just killed in a drone strike. Or with one of Putin’s new ‘nuclear torpedoes’ along with the rest of the west coast of Florida… and from the deeper areas of international waters. ---
**Author:** ![Akaj](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/akaj/32/145_2.png) [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2022, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-wants-to-know-why-are-people-so-mean-this-is-the-thread-to-tell-him/970625/53 "2022-08-31T13:57:51Z")
> [@Riemann](#): > > > [@Akaj](#): > > > > I do kind of wonder … as the various nooses tighten, how does Trump really, truly, feel deep down in his heart of hearts? > > > > - I can’t believe all my plans have come undone like this! There’s got to be a way out! > > - I don’t understand why so many people are out to get me when I’ve just done the best I could all my life! > > It’s a dangerous mistake to assume that everyone “deep down” feels and functions in a similar way to normal people. I don’t know if Trump is a psychopath, but he may well be - and the brains of psychopaths are qualitatively different. I was being somewhat facetious at implying Trump has a “deep down” anything, and IANA psychologist, but ISTM both of my options reflect a sociopathic lack of awareness of anything other than his own wants and motivations. I like to imagine him vacillating between them as his blood pressure spirals until he collapses into a gibbering heap. ---
**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 31, 2022, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-wants-to-know-why-are-people-so-mean-this-is-the-thread-to-tell-him/970625/54 "2022-08-31T14:09:44Z")
> [@Akaj](#): > > I was being somewhat facetious at implying Trump has a “deep down” anything The most useful way to conceptualize Trump’s feelings and motivations is to imagine him being six years old. Literally, that gives you the most accurate impression of the mindset of Donny Two-Scoops, recipient of more ice cream than anyone else, thrower of ketchup-laden dishes against the wall, source of consternation among Secret Service when he throws violent tantrums. ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/779978/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2022, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-wants-to-know-why-are-people-so-mean-this-is-the-thread-to-tell-him/970625/55 "2022-08-31T14:30:21Z")
And the Lincoln portrait says slowly, “Because you’re such a dip.” ---
**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 31, 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/970625/56 "2022-08-31T21:11:10Z")
> [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](#): > > And the Lincoln portrait says slowly, “Because you’re such a dip.” trump: Why is Lincoln so mean to meee…? ![](https://c.tenor.com/mW756egez3YAAAAd/abraham-lincoln-monument.gif) ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2022, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-wants-to-know-why-are-people-so-mean-this-is-the-thread-to-tell-him/970625/57 "2022-08-31T22:35:38Z")
> [@Larry\_Borgia](#): > > I don’t think he reads this forum. Through choice or ability? ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2022, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-wants-to-know-why-are-people-so-mean-this-is-the-thread-to-tell-him/970625/58 "2022-09-01T00:50:51Z")
I’m not a psychiatrist, psychologist, or any other kind of doctor for that matter, so this is just my layperson’s view on this. It seems to me that sociopaths have only two emotions: anger at others and love of themselves. There is nothing more complicated than that for Tan the Conman’s motivations. ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2022, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-wants-to-know-why-are-people-so-mean-this-is-the-thread-to-tell-him/970625/59 "2022-09-01T01:18:47Z")
Because you’re exactly what is meant by a domestic threat to the constitution. Also, because you’re _not_ the president, you’re a very naughty boy. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2022, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-wants-to-know-why-are-people-so-mean-this-is-the-thread-to-tell-him/970625/60 "2022-09-01T01:59:21Z")
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