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Hatred of Trump's personality was cultivated daily for four years by the DNC media. This was arguably a way to defuse populism, in much the same way Bernie Sand

Hatred of Trump's personality was cultivated daily for four years by the DNC media. This was arguably a way to defuse populism, in much the same way Bernie Sanders was arguably a pied piper to nowhere for socialist leaning Democrats. We have an interesting period of history ahead with globalists versus populists all over the western world. What type of businesses investors back will arguably divide into those two factions also, basically nationalist or offshore.

tartoran 6y ago
> Hatred of Trump's personality was cultivated You mean Trump cult personality? I am usually centrist with give and take from both the left and the right, but lately Republicans stroke me as braindead on most attempted conversations and they don't seem to be waking up from this spell.
- olivermarks 6y ago
  Yes I did pretty much mean attacking 'Trump personality cult'. I wasn't arguing for the blue or red team, I was making a broader point about future funding in the western world's current political climate. I regard the DNC as effectively the Republican party circa 2000 right now though, and there are two giant vacuums left by what are/were arguably strawmen in Sanders and Trump.
- MeinBlutIstBlau 6y ago
  McConnel is the walking corpse. Trump could've gotten more legitimate stuff done if that old turkey wasn't just blatantly ignoring democrats all the time. Trump even wanted a bigger 2n stimulus than the democrats...which they would've happily agreed to.
whateveracct 6y ago
> Hatred of Trump's personality was cultivated daily for four years by the DNC media. Nope. It's literally been his words and actions. "Grab 'em by the pussy" wasn't a DNC smear job.
- sumtechguy 6y ago
  but it was out of context...
  - dlp211 6y ago
    How was it out of context. They played the whole tape. Also calling the media the DNC media just goes to motive.
    - olivermarks 6y ago
      I was careful to say 'the DNC media', not 'the media'. Please see my other response I wasn't taking a political position here on this thread about funding, I am being objective.
  - earthboundkid 6y ago
    On the one hand, yes it should be read as a metaphor, like “grab ‘em by the balls” not a literal statement, and the media lets people write criticisms as though it was literal all the time, which is bad. OTOH, the metaphor means “do something excessively forward like kissing someone out of the blue” which is also pretty bad. The clarification just means he’s a chronic harasser and not a sex criminal. It’s not much better. I understand why no one wants to go to bat for the clarification—even clarified, it’s still harassment.
    - whateveracct 6y ago
      He was not using it as a substitute for "grab em by the balls" > I better use some Tic Tacs just in case I start kissing her. You know I'm automatically attracted to beautiful—I just start kissing them. It's like a magnet. Just kiss. I don't even wait. And when you're a star, they let you do it. You can do anything. Grab 'em by the pussy. You can do anything. Can't tell if that's what you're implying.
      - earthboundkid 6y ago
        The full quote is inconclusive but consistent with my hypothesis that he’s not endorsing sudden crotch grabs but endorsing unwanted advances like kissing and fondling. It’s still really gross and harassment.

tartoran 6y ago

> Hatred of Trump's personality was cultivated You mean Trump cult personality? I am usually centrist with give and take from both the left and the right, but lately Republicans stroke me as braindead on most attempted conversations and they don't seem to be waking up from this spell.

olivermarks 6y ago
Yes I did pretty much mean attacking 'Trump personality cult'. I wasn't arguing for the blue or red team, I was making a broader point about future funding in the western world's current political climate. I regard the DNC as effectively the Republican party circa 2000 right now though, and there are two giant vacuums left by what are/were arguably strawmen in Sanders and Trump.
MeinBlutIstBlau 6y ago
McConnel is the walking corpse. Trump could've gotten more legitimate stuff done if that old turkey wasn't just blatantly ignoring democrats all the time. Trump even wanted a bigger 2n stimulus than the democrats...which they would've happily agreed to.

whateveracct 6y ago

> Hatred of Trump's personality was cultivated daily for four years by the DNC media. Nope. It's literally been his words and actions. "Grab 'em by the pussy" wasn't a DNC smear job.

sumtechguy 6y ago
but it was out of context...
- dlp211 6y ago
  How was it out of context. They played the whole tape. Also calling the media the DNC media just goes to motive.
  - olivermarks 6y ago
    I was careful to say 'the DNC media', not 'the media'. Please see my other response I wasn't taking a political position here on this thread about funding, I am being objective.
- earthboundkid 6y ago
  On the one hand, yes it should be read as a metaphor, like “grab ‘em by the balls” not a literal statement, and the media lets people write criticisms as though it was literal all the time, which is bad. OTOH, the metaphor means “do something excessively forward like kissing someone out of the blue” which is also pretty bad. The clarification just means he’s a chronic harasser and not a sex criminal. It’s not much better. I understand why no one wants to go to bat for the clarification—even clarified, it’s still harassment.
  - whateveracct 6y ago
    He was not using it as a substitute for "grab em by the balls" > I better use some Tic Tacs just in case I start kissing her. You know I'm automatically attracted to beautiful—I just start kissing them. It's like a magnet. Just kiss. I don't even wait. And when you're a star, they let you do it. You can do anything. Grab 'em by the pussy. You can do anything. Can't tell if that's what you're implying.
    - earthboundkid 6y ago
      The full quote is inconclusive but consistent with my hypothesis that he’s not endorsing sudden crotch grabs but endorsing unwanted advances like kissing and fondling. It’s still really gross and harassment.