The establishment mouthpiece New York Times [nyt] reports that Donald Trump was unhappy to be asked flat-out, “are you an agent of Russia?”
His reply, (that is) “the most insulting thing I’ve ever been asked.”
Really? Clearly the failing fake news media is not asking him sufficiently insulting questions; I am sure that I can do better. How about: “has it ever sunk in to you that you’re a failure?” Or perhaps, “have you ever heard of the ‘Dunning-Kruger’ Effect? Can you spell ‘effect’?”
If you could ask the president the most insulting question he’s ever been asked, what would it be?
Fire as she bears.
Extra credit: bear in mind, per Argument Clinic [stderr] the best way to hurt someone is to use the truth. Which brings up a question: if we are trying to be insulting we should avoid the truth. If you can figure your path through that maze, good for you.
I guess the per-Argument Clinic question would be, “Is Stormy Daniels right, does your dick look like that mushroom guy in Mario Kart? What can you tell us about Putin’s dick? I assume you’ve seen it pretty close up, yes?”
I’d ask about his relationship with Ivanka when she was a child.
But I don’t know how to phrase it.
“Can I see your birth certificate? How about your tax return?”
Alright, here’s my try: “Are you a pathological liar or is your intelligence so low that you simply cannot tell the difference between truth and lies?”
Why should we avoid the truth when trying to be insulting? After all, a significant portion of standard insults are about true characteristics of somebody, for example, “fatso,” “four-eyed,” or “nigger” are usually told to people who happen to be overweight, wear eyeglasses or have dark skin.
By the way, notice how these examples I just used bring up the question why do people even perceive some characteristics as bad. If you insult somebody by saying that they are “four-eyed,” then logically it would seem that you consider wearing eyeglasses as something bad. After all, you wouldn’t insult somebody over some characteristic that’s perceived as good or at least neutral. But why exactly is it bad to be overweight, wear eyeglasses, have black skin, be a sex worker, or have a small penis? (I wear eyeglasses. As a child I couldn’t understand why other kids insulted me for that. Logically it just made no sense.)
I’m underwhelmed by this one. Trump is misogynistic, uneducated, incompetent, dishonest, a pathological liar, unable to decently perform the duties of a president. He has aggravated international conflicts; he has hurt American citizens and American economy. He cannot even pay his taxes. But no, instead of all the valid problems with this man you ask about the shape of his dick. Who the hell cares? Why do guys obsess over the shape and size of people’s dicks? Firstly, nobody ever chooses the body they are born with, therefore it’s unfair to insult somebody over the appearance of their body (or their dick). Secondly, the size of a guy’s dick is irrelevant during sex anyway (OK, this one’s a personal opinion—it makes no difference for me).
Off the cuff I thought of, “Are you aware that you are the worst president and worst thing to happen to your country in a long time?”, but of course the answer would be a very sincerely believed no. That he doesn’t realise it might be the real insult but again falls victim to the total absence of self-reflection and shame.
P.S.: Ooh, second attempt: “You made it into office on a technicality, exploiting an outdated feature of a severely flawed and biased electoral system. Barely!“
Komarov @#4
This is exactly why I intentionally used the loaded question (or complex question) informal fallacy when formulating my own question. My own question contains the assumption that Trump is either a liar or just too dumb to understand.
How do you bankrupt a casino??
How does the horse move in a game of chess?
Everybody knows that he is, which makes it all the more remarkable that he couldn’t/wouldn’t supply a direct answer to the current question.
Would you mind closing this umbrella for me?
Probably something about the pee tape like asking him to describe where he was at while the tape was going and why he chose to tape it in the first place. Or ask if he was charged for the mattress. He’s clearly embarrassed by the whole thing.
But anything I could write that would show the extent of my biting contempt for the guy could also have fangs for others with similar sexual preferences. And I don’t really mind what people do consentually in private whether they tape it or not.
Ianir@10>
From what I read of it, I got the impression it might not have been sexual at all.
Wasn’t it the same room (and bed) that Obama had stayed in when he visited Russia?
It struck me that it was more born out of deep hatred and resentment for Obama then any sort of eroticism.
The most insulting question ever? Well… How about: “Who are you? I’ve never heard of you before.”
“Did you fire you interior decorator for creating such ostentatiously tasteless houses?”
“When and where did you write an IQ test?”
Deep down, Trump is very insecure and needy, so a question like “Why are you so unpopular?” would cut to the quick.
Don’t ask a question. Just refer to him as a millionaire.
“Have you seen Obama’s new approval ratings?”
I figure that’s cut to his shriveled little… mind.
“Were you informed that Nancy and Chuck’s rebuttal got better ratings than your speech, or have your staff been hiding that from you too?”
kestrel @ 12 wins. That was really wounding.