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The more coverage that Trump got for "outlandish" behavior, the more immune we all became to it. He, and the media, normalized his shocking behavior. Such a co
by Tempest1981 10y ago
The more coverage that Trump got for "outlandish" behavior, the more immune we all became to it. He, and the media, normalized his shocking behavior.
Such a contrast to John Kerry's swiftboating... Somehow Trump repelled any smear attempts. Personality? Media? Society?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiftboating https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiftboating
- r00fus 10y agoThe original "Teflon" (the opposite of one who is swiftboated) president was Ronald Reagan. Like Trump his base was "states rights". He announced his campaign for presidency at the Neshoba county fairgrounds [1] trumpeting "states rights" - a dog-whistle for white nationalists. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reagan%27s_Neshoba_County_Fair_%22states%27_rights%22_speech https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reagan%27s_Neshoba_County_Fair...