Trump is not an idiot.  His IQ may not be too high, but he’s smart enough to know how to conduct himself in his lifelong quest to amass more wealth and power at the expense of everyone else on Earth.

Trump’s Only Real Talents: Attracting Attention and Controlling Morally Weak People

At left we see the moral bankruptcy that guides our civilization.

I recall many years ago, when Musk was becoming a “thing,” writing a post to the effect that, “What a terrible shame.  We really didn’t need just one more super-rich asshole on this beleaguered planet.”

Modern Humankind in a Nutshell

It’s easy to understand how Trump has great appeal to the hateful idiots and the amoral rich.

It’s much harder to see how it’s possible that a huge number of eligible voters are uninvolved in guiding the future of the United States, with many of them saying that “both sides are the same.”

Guiding America’s Future