First
let me preface this that I am not a Donald Trump supporter. Personally I think he’s a demagogue and
opportunist. I hope he does not win the
Republican Primary, though some of the other candidates would also be
problematic for other reasons. This is
not a political post, but a post on the use of language. Don’t construe this as an endorsement of
Trump in any way.
I
have been amazed at the remarkable rise of Donald Trump. He is a complete novice in the world of
politics, and yet his rise has been incredible.
Everyone said he would come crashing down, and everyone keeps waiting
for that moment that he does. It now has
been more than half a year and he hasn’t, and if anything he only seems to rise
in the polls. You can’t just say it’s
because of demagogic positions. He has
rebuffed attacks and defended his positions masterfully. Everyone has been baffled as to why he keeps
rising, and all I could pinpoint to was that he connects with people. That’s kind of general, but this analysis
nailed it. It’s Trump’s use of
language. What you’re going to see is
Trump give a minute long answer to a question, and the analyst then broke it
down to show how it works.
Now
that is fascinating. Yes, the analysist
was completely biased, and actually demeaning.
But that is irrelevant to the analysis.
So
what it comes down to is that Trump speaks the language of the common man, not
the intellectual, not the overly educated, but the language of the guy on the
street working through the issues and applying common sense. It’s the language of common sense. Whether the solutions to the problems are
right or wrong, good or bad, is not the point.
The point is that through his language he has bonded with the listener,
and bonding is the foremost element to politics. We support and vote for those we bond with, even above ideas. Trump may be inexperienced in
politics, but he is a natural.
I
wanted to post this just prior to the debate on Thursday night, so you could
listen to Trump speaking and pick up on his language techniques. But I have just heard he will not participate
in the debate. Oh well, you’ll have to save
it for another opportunity.
