• Entropywins@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    He knows he needs to be in headlines… I highly doubt he actually gives a shit, this is just a way for us to talk about him and a way to rile up his base…

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      1 year ago

      I wonder to what extent something similar applied to the early nazi-leadership though. How many of them truly believed the crazy conspiracies, lies and hate-mongering, and how many of them were “just pragmatic” and appreciated how these could be used to “rile up the base”.