A good deal of what hits that forum is total shit (standard for most media), and most who use it know it (not standard for most users of media).

Regardless, it is good to keep up with thedonald, to delve into it and to understand it, for mainly two reasons: (1) we're living in historical times, t_d is the most powerful media source in the world right now (believe me), and (2) it is intensely persuasive over time because it's a bunch of people having a good time.