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It's not thinking at all, really. It's feeling. They don't know the difference. They feel like Trump should, or will, do something. So that makes it true for them.
The "participation trophies are bad" crowd have embraced the idea that all opinions are equally valid rather than judged on merit. So they get to live in a world where they can shape reality on vibes. They have no use for critical thought.
When they say "I think..." what we should hear is "I wish."
This is an interesting sentence. It is accurate, but seems contradictory. People who are bad at sportsball don't deserve recognition, but people who are bad at thinking should be treated with the same respect as scholars and people with real world experience.
This reminds me of a quote from Isaac Asimov:
Yes. They have complained for decades that trophies shouldn't go to losers, because it breeds weakness and complacency. But they only apply that to others. It's classic projection. It goes hand in hand with the devaluation of education and expertise.
As if people are proudly displaying participation trophies rather than tossing it out in shame and getting back to training
As the saying goes, you can't logic someone out of something they didn't logic themselves into.