# Is Donald "Trump" even compos mentis? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 21, 2016, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-donald-trump-even-compos-mentis/766480 "2016-09-21T01:27:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**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:** [September 21, 2016, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-donald-trump-even-compos-mentis/766480/41 "2016-09-21T23:43:14Z")
> [@madsircool](#): > > You and a few others need to grab your nearest dictionary and look up ‘performance art’. Or, more succinctly, trolling. Hate the art but respect the artist. Well, yes, you would respect the “art” because you’re a troll yourself. You’re not smarter than the rest of us. I know the same shit you do. The difference is that I understand that calling someone a troll when they aren’t being an asshole accomplishes absolutely nothing. But, if they aren’t a troll, then being nice can sometimes get them to change. Hence it always pays to assume good faith. That’s what we are doing. We’re giving them a chance to change. Unlike you who only post to either belittle people and elevate yourself. And, yes, this is a lecture. I know you don’t like them. But, since you’re a jerk, I don’t give you what you want. ---
**Author:** ![Waltzes\_with\_Cacti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/90ced4/32.png) [@Waltzes\_with\_Cacti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waltzes_with_Cacti)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2016, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-donald-trump-even-compos-mentis/766480/42 "2016-09-21T23:51:46Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > Well, yes, you would respect the “art” because you’re a troll yourself. > > You’re not smarter than the rest of us. I know the same shit you do. The difference is that I understand that calling someone a troll when they aren’t being an asshole accomplishes absolutely nothing. But, if they aren’t a troll, then being nice can sometimes get them to change. > > Hence it always pays to assume good faith. That’s what we are doing. We’re giving them a chance to change. Unlike you who only post to either belittle people and elevate yourself. > > And, yes, this is a lecture. I know you don’t like them. But, since you’re a jerk, I don’t give you what you want. **BigT** , as always, is a voice that speaks for more kindness and civility on the SDMB. We need more people like you, **Big T** , and fewer self-appointed, self-important trollhunters. ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2016, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-donald-trump-even-compos-mentis/766480/43 "2016-09-21T23:58:03Z")
> [@Waltzes\_with\_Cacti](#): > > **BigT** , as always, is a voice that speaks for more kindness and civility on the SDMB. We need more people like you, **Big T** , and fewer self-appointed, self-important trollhunters. You know what the T in BigT stand for right? BigTroll ---
**Author:** ![Waltzes\_with\_Cacti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/90ced4/32.png) [@Waltzes\_with\_Cacti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waltzes_with_Cacti)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2016, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-donald-trump-even-compos-mentis/766480/44 "2016-09-22T00:13:06Z")
> [@Morgenstern](#): > > You know what the T in BigT stand for right? > > BigTroll Grow up. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2016, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-donald-trump-even-compos-mentis/766480/45 "2016-09-22T00:31:47Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > Like Schicklgruber. Or Schweinstuker. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2016, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-donald-trump-even-compos-mentis/766480/46 "2016-09-22T00:43:48Z")
> [@Waltzes\_with\_Cacti](#): > > 😕 I don’t understand. The troll got a reaction out of you. That’s what trolls do - they troll. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2016, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-donald-trump-even-compos-mentis/766480/47 "2016-09-22T01:06:25Z")
> [@Waltzes\_with\_Cacti](#): > > **BigT** , as always, is a voice that speaks for more kindness and civility on the SDMB. We need more people like you, **Big T** , and fewer self-appointed, self-important trollhunters. Asking for people to be civil in the Pit is idiotic. ---
**Author:** ![Waltzes\_with\_Cacti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/90ced4/32.png) [@Waltzes\_with\_Cacti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waltzes_with_Cacti)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2016, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-donald-trump-even-compos-mentis/766480/48 "2016-09-22T01:11:39Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > Asking for people to be civil in the Pit is idiotic. **Colibri** , while I am ready to recognize that **BigT** and I may seem like a pair of Candides to you, nonetheless, the fight for civility is a righteous struggle. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2016, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-donald-trump-even-compos-mentis/766480/49 "2016-09-22T01:14:39Z")
> [@Waltzes\_with\_Cacti](#): > > **Colibri** , while I am ready to recognize that **BigT** and I may seem like a pair of Candides to you, nonetheless, the fight for civility is a righteous struggle. Then get out of the fucking Pit. Don’t be a twit. ---
**Author:** ![Waltzes\_with\_Cacti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/90ced4/32.png) [@Waltzes\_with\_Cacti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waltzes_with_Cacti)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2016, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-donald-trump-even-compos-mentis/766480/50 "2016-09-22T01:22:38Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > Then get out of the fucking Pit. Don’t be a twit. Oh, **Colibri** , you disappoint me. I thought you were a gentleman. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2016, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-donald-trump-even-compos-mentis/766480/51 "2016-09-22T01:53:01Z")
> [@Waltzes\_with\_Cacti](#): > > Oh, **Colibri** , you disappoint me. I thought you were a gentleman. I get an image of you furiously fanning yourself when you typed this. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2016, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-donald-trump-even-compos-mentis/766480/52 "2016-09-22T01:58:55Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > Well, yes, you would respect the “art” because you’re a troll yourself. > > You’re not smarter than the rest of us. I know the same shit you do. The difference is that I understand that calling someone a troll when they aren’t being an asshole accomplishes absolutely nothing. But, if they aren’t a troll, then being nice can sometimes get them to change. > > Hence it always pays to assume good faith. That’s what we are doing. We’re giving them a chance to change. Unlike you who only post to either belittle people and elevate yourself. > > And, yes, this is a lecture. I know you don’t like them. But, since you’re a jerk, I don’t give you what you want. Trolls dont need to be rude or insulting. If you read his OPs and are convinced he is a sincere but misguided poster than please feel free to chase those windmils. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2016, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-donald-trump-even-compos-mentis/766480/53 "2016-09-22T02:00:40Z")
> [@Waltzes\_with\_Cacti](#): > > 😕 I don’t understand. He writes in that style purposely to garner reaction. You asking him to change his style just feeds his trolling. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2016, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-donald-trump-even-compos-mentis/766480/54 "2016-09-22T02:08:05Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > Well, yes, you would respect the “art” because you’re a troll yourself. > > You’re not smarter than the rest of us. I know the same shit you do. The difference is that I understand that calling someone a troll when they aren’t being an asshole accomplishes absolutely nothing. But, if they aren’t a troll, then being nice can sometimes get them to change. > > Hence it always pays to assume good faith. That’s what we are doing. We’re giving them a chance to change. Unlike you who only post to either belittle people and elevate yourself. > > And, yes, this is a lecture. I know you don’t like them. But, since you’re a jerk, I don’t give you what you want. Hey! You broke your own rules for dealing with trolls, BigTrollWhisperer. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![octopus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/octopus/32/3716_2.png) [@octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/octopus)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2016, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-donald-trump-even-compos-mentis/766480/55 "2016-09-22T03:00:19Z")
The OP brings some educated writing to the board and he gets pitted. It just goes to show no good deed goes unpunished. ---
**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:** [September 22, 2016, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-donald-trump-even-compos-mentis/766480/56 "2016-09-22T03:27:51Z")
> [@octopus](#): > > The OP brings some educated writing to the board and he gets pitted. It just goes to show no good deed goes unpunished. It’s my understanding that _your_ understanding of what constitutes educated writing is distilled from things you observed on Mulberry street. ---
**Author:** ![splatterpunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3be4f8/32.png) [@splatterpunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/splatterpunk)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2016, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-donald-trump-even-compos-mentis/766480/57 "2016-09-22T03:38:51Z")
> [@Waltzes\_with\_Cacti](#): > > Oh, **Colibri** , you disappoint me. I thought you were a gentleman. We don’t do “gentleman” in the Pit. Seriously, “Why can’t we make nice in the Pit?” posts are retarded. If you don’t understand what the Pit is about, there is not much to tell you other than FOBTMPSIMS. And no, I won’t grow up. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2016, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-donald-trump-even-compos-mentis/766480/58 "2016-09-22T04:05:01Z")
> [@Waltzes\_with\_Cacti](#): > > Oh, **Colibri** , you disappoint me. I thought you were a gentleman. Grow up. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2016, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-donald-trump-even-compos-mentis/766480/59 "2016-09-22T04:20:06Z")
> [@splatterpunk](#): > > We don’t do “gentleman” in the Pit. No, not since the Spring Gala of 2010, when a heavily liquored **Bryan Ekers** tried to strangle **elucidator** with **Miller’s** cummerbund, during which fracas someone lost the brass handle of his duck’s head cane. If the owner wishes to claim it, it remains safely lodged in my transverse colon. ---
**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:** [September 22, 2016, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-donald-trump-even-compos-mentis/766480/60 "2016-09-22T04:22:28Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > No, not since the Spring Gala of 2010, when a heavily liquored **Bryan Ekers** tried to strangle **elucidator** with **Miller’s** cummerbund, during which fracas someone lost the brass handle of his duck’s head cane. If the owner wishes to claim it, it remains safely lodged in my transverse colon. 'twasn’t my fault. elucidator said Deckard was a replicant. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-donald-trump-even-compos-mentis/766480.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-donald-trump-even-compos-mentis/766480.md?page=4)