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[–] Octavio@lemmy.world 102 points 9 months ago (4 children)

If saying he looks like Elvis is damaging to him when trying to overthrow the country didn't, that will be weird.

[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 50 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (4 children)

It is entirely within expectations of the fucked up timeline we've found ourselves in, though.

Call for treason and insurrection? Uproarious Cheering.

Fuck children? Endless defense and excuses (and cheering)

Wants to fuck his own daughter? "Well hell yeah, I'd fuck my daughter too if she looked like Ivanka!" - Disturbing number of republicans when looking at a pre-teen picture of her.

But say you look like Elvis? Oh my god, thats just so inhuman and so far fetched.

[–] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 12 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Politics works under WWE rules now. Trump is the heel they like. As long he's doing fucked up shit to the face characters, they keep on cheering.

Him trying to be a face character is bad because people only like him for being the heel.

[–] littlebluespark@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

Ayyy 🤌🏼 I feel ya, brother.

[–] ItsAFake@lemmus.org 1 points 9 months ago

Well Trump is in the WWE Half Of Fame.

[–] Tristaniopsis@aussie.zone 5 points 9 months ago

At least the daughter-fucking thing is very biblical.

[–] jj4211@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

But say you look like Elvis? Oh my god, thats just so inhuman and so far fetched.

Is there any evidence that anyone who cheered for him in the above is in that boat? I'm pretty sure it's a subset of the people upset about the treason, sexual assault, seemingly incestuous desires. Because speaking as someone who finds Trump utterly despicable, I fail to see why in the world I should care that he is vain enough to declare himself like Elvis. That's utterly harmless narcissism on normal scales, let alone grading on the Trump curve.

[–] ohlaph@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

I hope he verbally attacks her base. It'll seal the deal for his deserved fate.

Dude might lose his presidential run because he pissed of Taylor Swift fans. This time line is nothing but weird.

[–] LarmyOfLone@lemm.ee 9 points 9 months ago

Not really. His followers revere him because they believe his is so strong. Pretty much the only strategy that can work against him is to make them believe he is failing or is becoming a joke. When they become embarrassed about him.

[–] SupraMario@lemmy.world 9 points 9 months ago

The king came back and said not today orange turnip.