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This is one of the more interesting reads I have done lately. The idea isn't really all that earth shattering or novel, but I liked how Nadia articulated the wh
by socialdemocrat 4y ago
This is one of the more interesting reads I have done lately. The idea isn't really all that earth shattering or novel, but I liked how Nadia articulated the whole idea. While Trump isn't mentioned I cannot help but think of him.
He also seems to get away with one crime after the other by doing them brazenly in the open. It is almost as if the voters or his followers don't think it can be that bad because after all he is admitting it openly on camera.
- mikkergp 4y agoTrump is interesting as an example of someone who is wiling to wield shamelessness in a way that others are not. He is much more shameless than almost anyone else in politics. But the thing is, it is high risk, and this is why others are unwilling to be as shameless. You risk being a social Pariah. The one thing that seems to have eluded Trump his whole life is genuine acceptance. Even the Republican party now, it really feels like people see him as a tool more than a person. He will go down in history, but for Trumpism, not for being Trump. He'll never been see as being loved for his person the way someone like Reagan might (to a degree, I don't know that presidents can ever be truly seen as a person more than as a movement).
- newtwilly 4y agoYes, I also really enjoyed this piece. It has a nice and loose style... just throwing ideas out without trying to "prove" them, but nonetheless presenting interesting ideas and likely some useful mental models.
- chitowneats 4y agoMusk too.
- drc500free 4y agoA lot of them love that he "tells it like it is," even when he's spouting nonsense. They've noticed that inoffensive, press-release-style messages are often bullshit. So they believe that someone being a jerk must be telling the truth.
- doyouevensunbro 4y agoThey listen for keywords and if the rambling speech has them then it's a match and the speech was a success.
- dexwiz 4y agoTrump was a build your own candidate. He said so many things you could pick what you wanted and ignore the rest as pandering to get votes. Turns out he probably was always pandering.
- saghm 4y agoI think the references to the "2016 presidential election" were pretty clearly meant to bring Trump to mind without having to mention him directly.
- hackerlight 4y agoTrump's followers forgive his behavior because he's perceived to be sticking up for them against a culture and society that they view as becoming increasingly hostile and condescending to their identity, values and way of life. Someone that plays dirty and packs a strong counter punch is a good thing. The mindset is like this: you're an unpopular kid that feels bullied, and some bigger kid starts defending you. You aren't going to question the quality of his character. Right-wing populism seems to always be like this. They make people who feel under siege (wounded national pride, whatever) feel safer and feel respected. That improvement in feeling swamps everything else.