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To: zzeeman

Here’s what Trump fan Scott Adams (creator of Dilbert) said about Trump’s “New York style”....not being a NYer or even an easterner, I think he’s right and many of us have embraced it:

“I grew up in upstate New York and his style registers with me in a completely different way than it does with my California friends who can’t stand him. What I see is bluntness, honesty, some risk-taking, and a competitive nature. I don’t hate any of that. In fact, I kind of like it.

I have blogged about making the transition from my New York personality to my California personality. New Yorkers tend to say whatever they think is true to whoever is standing nearby. Not much filter. Californians say what they think will make you feel good. The California way would feel like lying if it were not so well-meaning.

I certainly understand that Trump comes off as arrogant, obnoxious, and lots of other bad stuff. But over time, and compared to the liars on stage with him, you might get hooked on hearing his honest opinions. That’s how the New York style works. At first you hate it because it seems so harsh. In time you start to appreciate the honesty. And when you realize the harshness is not a signal of real evil – just a style – you tend to get over it. He won’t win over all of his haters, but I predict that his New York style will grow on people more than you would expect. You could say his style is his biggest problem, but it might be self-solving with time and exposure. He is getting both.”


288 posted on 04/15/2016 12:47:38 PM PDT by bigbob
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To: bigbob

Thanks for the Adam’s take! He has been calling it correctly on Trump for some time; he “gets” Trump!


297 posted on 04/15/2016 12:53:35 PM PDT by zzeeman ("We can evade reality, but we cannot evade the consequences of evading reality.")
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To: bigbob

Funny. Very careful and honest difference between the CA and the NY way. I like it. However, growing up as a Jew in L.A., I dare say our values are more like the NY values because so many of us (not me) came from there. Many, at least HALF, of my friends’ parents growing up had NY accents.

I completely get Trump. His way of talking and thinking is very familiar to me.


300 posted on 04/15/2016 12:56:15 PM PDT by Yaelle
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To: bigbob

I liked that - thanks!


342 posted on 04/15/2016 1:22:24 PM PDT by Seattle Conservative (God Bless and protect our troops)
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