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[spoonitnow]

This word implies it is planned and calculated; I think it's more visceral than that. Calculated moves don't necessarily repeat themselves every time (though they can), a strategist is generally more flexible and chooses their battles.

You're conflating strategy and strategist.

[Poopadoop]

You're conflating strategy and strategist.

Nonsense and/or trolling.

A strategist is one who uses a strategy.

It's like saying you're mixing things up by calling someone driving a car a 'driver'.

[spoonitnow]

Nonsense and/or trolling.

A strategist is one who uses a strategy.

It's like saying you're mixing things up by calling someone driving a car a 'driver'.

Wrong. It's not someone who uses a strategy. It means something very specific:

a person skilled in planning action or policy, especially in war or politics

a person skilled in strategy

an expert in strategy, especially in warfare

You're trying to call someone who drives a truck a trucker or someone who bakes a cake a baker.

[Poopadoop]

Wrong. It's not someone who uses a strategy. It means something very specific:

a person skilled in planning action or policy, especially in war or politics

a person skilled in strategy

an expert in strategy, especially in warfare

You're trying to call someone who drives a truck a trucker or someone who bakes a cake a baker.

So replace the word 'strategist' in my post with 'someone who's using a strategy'. Better?

[spoonitnow]

So replace the word 'strategist' in my post with 'someone who's using a strategy'. Better?

No because you're implying that Trump is still someone skilled at strategy in the political realm, and he's not. It's much simpler than that.

He talks shit because he can. If you show you aren't loyal to him or if you're opposing him, he's going to light your ass up. It's simple.

[Poopadoop]

No because you're implying that Trump is still someone skilled at strategy in the political realm, and he's not. It's much simpler than that.

I'm not implying anything regarding his political skills, except maybe tangentially. I'm basically saying what you say there in bold, though perhaps in a different way than you intend it.

What I'm saying is his default behavior is to react aggressively to anyone who makes him look bad. Conversely, a more flexible person (i.e., one who's operating with some longer-range thinking or 'strategy' if you will, might well respond differently at different times depending on the context.

In short, I'm arguing he's a person who can't bite his tongue even when it would serve him to do so. One could always argue he could bite his tongue but chooses not to, and that's fine. But it's difficult to reconcile either characterization with a person who's thinking deeply about the long-term consequences of such behavior.

[spoonitnow]

What I'm saying is his default behavior is to react aggressively to anyone who makes him look bad. Conversely, a more flexible person (i.e., one who's operating with some longer-range thinking or 'strategy' if you will, might well respond differently at different times depending on the context.

And that's why you can't call him a strategist politically. He doesn't give a shit about politics.

[wufwugy]

In short, I'm arguing he's a person who can't bite his tongue even when it would serve him to do so.

Why didn't he start yelling out comebacks at Obama during the infamous correspondents dinner?