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I worry that what Trump wants is something far more "Godfather": for Jack Dorsey to sit down and be given an offer he can't refuse. Dorsey gets told "We'll cal
by mabbo 6y ago
I worry that what Trump wants is something far more "Godfather": for Jack Dorsey to sit down and be given an offer he can't refuse.
Dorsey gets told "We'll call this all off, say that we've decided not to interfere with free speech, but from now on you never contradict the president, you never contradict any Republican leader, and you start posting fact-checks more often on Democrats". That's the Trump strategy, typically. Deals. Always making deals.
And Dorsey knows he has to play the game, because his major shareholders will all be quietly informed that the deal was out there, and he didn't take it. He'd lose his job if he didn't agree. And if he goes public, Trump can say "I sat down with the man and tried to work out a fair deal, but he refused!", playing the victim.
Donald Trump is not a brilliant man, but he is very, very good at this game because he does not let ethics, norms, or laws get in his way.
- joncrane 6y ago>Donald Trump is not a brilliant man, but he is very, very good at this game Very well put.
- Simulacra 6y agoThose who scream the loudest of "orange man bad" don't seem to grasp this.
- loopz 6y agoWe call someone who burn down everything around the person, a pyromaniac, not "good at this game". Anybody expecting a human response, will continue to be devastated. This is a fine moment to learn quickly what maybe just 2-3% has experienced before.