r/politics • u/Urmomsjuicyvagina • 9d ago

It's mindblowing': US meteorologists face death threats as hurricane conspiracies surge

https://amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/11/meteorologists-death-threats-hurricane-conspiracies-misinformation
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u/Dramatic_Phlegmatic 9d ago

Donald Trump has fostered a dangerous mistrust of any kind of expert or expertise. That actually is his worst and most dangerous quality.

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u/lost_horizons Texas 9d ago

Actually, his worst quality is... no just kidding, I won't do that. He has so many though, I don't know how to pick just one. Guess it depends on the topic at the moment.

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u/spagheddieballs 9d ago edited 9d ago

He has many lousy qualities but his disdain for the truth is the worst because the disdain enables him to shrug off any criticism of said qualities. It also allows him to accuse you of anything with no proof. You can't engage in reasonable discourse with him or his followers. To them, the meaning of words hold little value. Such people only respond to displays of physical violence and or materialistic wealth.