I wish it mattered. I wish facts and functional debate mattered more than racism, bigotry, and fear of others. People who vote for him do so not because of his ability in discourse.
I wish politics didn’t get reduced to “he/she was good on the teevee” level or below that.
In 2016, I remember Hillary being perfectly rational and clear during the debates. Yet I also remember reaction photos from across the country, people not even listening to the words being spoken, just squirming at the sight of Clinton, poisoned by decades of negative propaganda against her, utterly oblivious just how viscerally they had been manipulated by right-wing media’s hatred towards “this… this… uppity librul woman”.
They didn’t listen to a single goddamned word being spoken by anyone. They might as well been watching a silent .gif as far as they were concerned. Such informed voters, so savvy! bOtH pArTiEs ArE tHe SaMe!
And Harris seems to know how dimwitted those viewers are, hence the vibe check campaign. You don’t need to comprehend words to see Trump squirm and her laughing it off. I hope that plan works!
The voters were right actually. Trump lost the popular vote by a decent chunk. It’s our fucked up, right biased electoral college that put him in the White House. Hillary won the voters.
The people who vote for him don’t read, they barely understand segments on TV - they understand the big picture from sound bites and short videos. The debates just broke Trump into the worst possible clips imaginable and will definitely trickle into the feeds of some ardent followers who will question why their man looked stupid when usually he looks so smart. It will show the deplorables their leader IS that dumb.
Until last night, I thought sometimes Trump was being maybe 1% strategic by behaving like one of these goofballs that votes for him. After watching him debate with the moderators using “I SAW IT ON TV” as an argument, I think he is one of them.
I wish it mattered. I wish facts and functional debate mattered more than racism, bigotry, and fear of others. People who vote for him do so not because of his ability in discourse.
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That sounds awfully complicated just to use one of your most basic rights. The right to choose your government.
Yes I know from experience, dad.
Consider, if you would for a moment, that the above comment could be directed at people–it’s wild but hear me out–who are not you.
Now that’s just crazy-talk!
Pshaw. Why on earth would they write something like that into my movie?
Are you winning, son?
No pawr, I ain’t.
I wish politics didn’t get reduced to “he/she was good on the teevee” level or below that.
In 2016, I remember Hillary being perfectly rational and clear during the debates. Yet I also remember reaction photos from across the country, people not even listening to the words being spoken, just squirming at the sight of Clinton, poisoned by decades of negative propaganda against her, utterly oblivious just how viscerally they had been manipulated by right-wing media’s hatred towards “this… this… uppity librul woman”.
They didn’t listen to a single goddamned word being spoken by anyone. They might as well been watching a silent .gif as far as they were concerned. Such informed voters, so savvy! bOtH pArTiEs ArE tHe SaMe!
And Harris seems to know how dimwitted those viewers are, hence the vibe check campaign. You don’t need to comprehend words to see Trump squirm and her laughing it off. I hope that plan works!
“Is it possible that we just had a bad candidate…? No, it’s the voters who are wrong!”
The voters were right actually. Trump lost the popular vote by a decent chunk. It’s our fucked up, right biased electoral college that put him in the White House. Hillary won the voters.
Shhh, don’t tell them there is a lot of slant to their side, it would shatter their victim complex
Buttery males
The people who vote for him don’t read, they barely understand segments on TV - they understand the big picture from sound bites and short videos. The debates just broke Trump into the worst possible clips imaginable and will definitely trickle into the feeds of some ardent followers who will question why their man looked stupid when usually he looks so smart. It will show the deplorables their leader IS that dumb.
Until last night, I thought sometimes Trump was being maybe 1% strategic by behaving like one of these goofballs that votes for him. After watching him debate with the moderators using “I SAW IT ON TV” as an argument, I think he is one of them.
Trump famously watched a lot of Fox News while in the white house. I think in the logs it was called “private time” or something.