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The problem is that in fact half the US population interprets Trump the way he intends. You and I belong to the other half, and we are puzzled by his non-litera
by brighteyes 10y ago
The problem is that in fact half the US population interprets Trump the way he intends. You and I belong to the other half, and we are puzzled by his non-literalness.
Apparently for the last 8 years the opposite was happening, you and I had a president that spoke "our language", while the other half of the US kept misreading him.
I don't know what to do about this except to try to listen to the other side and understand them the way they intend to be understood.
- anigbrowl 10y agoI've been listening to the other side for a good 15 years now and I have a very good idea of where they're coming from, thanks. And I don't mean secondary sources like liberal commentary websites or hand-wringing books on America's changing social fabric, I mean that I read all kinds of right-leaning sources, from think-tank publications t forums, public and private, from abstract economic theory to neo-nazi groups. I pay close attention to everything from what sort of humor they like to their religious and philosophical justifications for a wide variety of radical views. I have spent many thousands of hours immersed in conservative thought, which is pretty much the opposite of being in a filter bubble.