I have a difficult time even wanting to think about the man who is further degrading the Presidency every day, but it is important that we cut through the noise and work hard to understand how he convinced so many people to vote for him.
John Oliver identifies three specific techniques Donald Trump uses to avoid meaningful communication:
- Delegitimizing the Media
- Whataboutism
- Trolling
This video is filled with video illustrating these problems. This video is one month old, but very worth watching for its precise analysis of these problems.