Can we all agree to quit linking to twitter? Fuck Musk
YES PLEASE.
I like the libredirect plugin which redirects to Nitter at least.
Trump's followers are not sophisticated, politically savvy people. They're attracted to Trump because he's a bully. He (was) everything that they wish they were because at their heart they just want to laugh at others misfortune and he gives them that.
But think back to highschool. What happens when someone finally pulls down the pants of the bully; humiliates him in a crowd of people? That's right. His followers, that group of laughing Hyenas that follow him around, start to ditch.
Policy doesn't change a trump voter. Ethics doesn't change a trump voter. The only thing that changes a trump voter is showing them that their following a loser and a sucker.
I think this is kind of reductive.
I mean it's a nice narrative and sounds like what we want to hear but is it really true? Trump has had his metaphoric pants pulled down a bunch of times but he has more influence than ever.
I don't think there's any simple 3 sentence explanation. Trump is a symptom of a complex array of interconnected problems.
it's highly oversimplified and using really shitty language.
The correct way to phrase this would be "trump and his sycophants mirror the language styles of the nazis and their fascist rhetoric, their behavior is akin to that of a fascist."
What happens when someone finally pulls down the pants of the bully; humiliates him in a crowd of people? That’s right. His followers, that group of laughing Hyenas that follow him around, start to ditch.
You're describing '80s movies here. In reality, the bullies mostly just go off to college and get great jobs in finance. Or become cops in LA - which is what my personal high school bully did.
What happens when someone finally pulls down the pants of the bully
You get your face rearranged and the school protects the bully.
This is a perfect description of him and his followers. Seriously. I’d award this shit if I could.
Where's Lemmy silver /s
send some lemmynade
Seriously though. This was a very astute observation. I may use it (with credit) when necessary.
It’s that good.
I would happily award comments or posts with lemmy gold or whatever if it actually went to server costs and the like. But the enshittification of reddit and every other major platform has made me wary to spend any money on anything.
Still depressing how many still are there...
You can't fix stupid.
You can fix it.
Just takes time, critical thinking, good education and a little murder.
Yeah, in a fair world that'd be his entire base flown in from everywhere
I get two tickets to ALL his indoor events. 😁🤣
If you get a valid link to acquire tix for his MSG Nazi Redux, it would be a shame if it were shared.
https://www.donaldjtrump.com/events
You have to give them a phone number that can receive authorization codes. But I’ve been doing this for over a month and I have NOT received any spam texts or emails from other groups.
There is this too - I used it awhile back so I’m not sure if it still works. I do temp emails on sites that just want a quick login so you can download something and it works great.
Do they allow authorization codes? I have a text free number and you have to pay $10 a month to show those. Sucks.
cheers!
The fact that your video proof was on "x" shows the need for these people to leave twitter.
Can’t see anything on twitter. Anyone got a working link?
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