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Trump bizarrely claims 'they' will change the name of the state of Pennsylvania if he loses it
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this post was submitted on 10 Feb 2024
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My god, the man is insane. And people are talking about how unfit Biden is because he mixes up world leaders and dates?
Interesting to learn so much about how Fascism works, because of Trump. Making crazy statements, as a type of blind loyalty test is instinctual for fascist leaders. Alienates his followers from normal people, forces them to believe in even crazier things.
I would prefer to learn this in a theoretical, not practical, way, thank you very much.
Yep, it's like toxicology, learning by doing is not advised.
And yet, here we are :(
And this time around it's even easy to isolate yourself in an information bubble that completely reinforces your beliefs. Social media is a godsend for fascists.
Which, tbh, are already confusing for someone who hasn't been in the game for decades on end.
I guess I am unfit for office because I forget everyone's name about 3 minutes after they tell me. If I haven't met you several times I am just never remembering your name.
My wife took me to a going away party for one of her co-workers where I literally only knew her (obviously) and the neurosurgeon she works for. She introduced me to like 30 people over the course of the evening then would ask days/weeks later "do you remember so and so?" I forgot their names they moment we moved on, lol.
Literally reason #1 why I haven't run for (local) political office, despite seriously considering it.
Meanwhile Trump has never even heard of these people or what happened on those dates...
Instead we get classics like this from the certified genius ..
"Person, Woman, Man, Camera, TV. See how smart I am, not many people can remember 5 things.."
and
"that dementia test was quite challenging but I passed it, not many other people would be smart enough to pass it"
If he loses again, what is to stop him trying again in 2028?
A heart attack, god willing
Inshallah
Atherosclerosis?
I mean, the republican party loves losers, so that would just solidify another run imo. As long as they also take all of their money, and tell them everything is ok.
He is very vaguely suggesting the Dems will purge all connections to the past. It's a calculated talking point. He isn't insane or stupid; he is evil.
It sounds insane and stupid, so I'm not sure that matters.
It sounds scary, because it's ridiculous, and yet people believe it anyway. They will believe anything he tells them, and that is very very scary.
You couldn't be more off base. The worst thing to do is to keep dismissing Trump as "stupid." What possible reason could you have for underestimating him and the rest of the conservative party, especially in their capacity for evil?
What reason?
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/10/12/1705902/-Former-Wharton-Professor-Donald-Trump-Is-the-Dumbest-Goddam-Student-I-Ever-Had
He's a useful idiot. I think Trump has no brains of his own, but he just absorbs whatever he is told by people who are evil and regurgitates it.
dijon mustard anyone?
They're both unfit, and it's a disgrace that you're basically stuck choosing between these 2. There's a reasonable chance one of them keels over and dies before the election as well.
It’s pretty clear that one is far more unfit though.
Why do you keep justifying the choices we have, do more.
I mean, sure, but there's like 300 million other people they could've picked instead.
There is surely a very large set of people who could be a better president but the conjunction of that set and the set of people who can become president is empty.
well, that's what I'm voting for!