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Trump and team may be the biggest public relations masterminds of all time. They realize that the populous is fickle and easily won over with obvious stunts. De

Trump and team may be the biggest public relations masterminds of all time. They realize that the populous is fickle and easily won over with obvious stunts. Define the villains and play the hero. It keeps working for him over and over and over. Truly incredible.

amazingamazing 2y ago
I really hate Trump, but the guy is a media (read: not political) genius. I doubt there will ever be someone like him in the Republican, or any party again.
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- whatshisface 2y ago
  A little over 100 years ago the massively popular party enemy #1 T.R. was running roughshod over the republican convention.
  - jddj 2y ago
    Also a fan of executive action over congressional consent. And the son of a wealthy father in new york. And opposed by a Democratic party which was very much controlled (to a fault) by its machine. That's roughly where the similarities end though. I think they'd have strongly diverged on key points such as a man's duty to his country in war, presidential pardons, and right in the *****.
- replwoacause 2y ago
  Calling him a genius isn’t quite accurate. He’s not a genius anything. But he does have orbiters who know what they’re doing. He’s mostly just a puppet.
y33t 2y ago
> Define the villains and play the hero. There's a quote I can't find right now that goes something along the lines of "If you let somebody define the terms of your reality, you've made a sorcerer out of them, unless you catch the bastard real quick". Trump to a T.
- andsoitis 2y ago
  > There's a quote I can't find right now that goes something along the lines of "If you let somebody define the terms of your reality, you've made a sorcerer out of them, unless you catch the bastard real quick". Four quotes that capture the essence of not letting others define your reality or exert control over your perception: 1. “He who defines the terms wins the argument.” - various thinkers. 2. “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” - Eleanor Roosevelt 3. “Until lions have their own historians, the history of the hunt will always glorify the hunter.” - Chinua Achebe 4. “Man is condemned to be free; because once thrown into the world, he is responsible for everything he does.” - Jean-Paul Sartre
whimsicalism 2y ago
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- atlintots 2y ago
  But Trump started the ban.
metabagel 2y ago
WWE President
brisky 2y ago
It is easy to confuse a mastermind with somebody who is simply willing to break the law.

amazingamazing 2y ago

I really hate Trump, but the guy is a media (read: not political) genius. I doubt there will ever be someone like him in the Republican, or any party again.

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whatshisface 2y ago
A little over 100 years ago the massively popular party enemy #1 T.R. was running roughshod over the republican convention.
- jddj 2y ago
  Also a fan of executive action over congressional consent. And the son of a wealthy father in new york. And opposed by a Democratic party which was very much controlled (to a fault) by its machine. That's roughly where the similarities end though. I think they'd have strongly diverged on key points such as a man's duty to his country in war, presidential pardons, and right in the *****.
replwoacause 2y ago
Calling him a genius isn’t quite accurate. He’s not a genius anything. But he does have orbiters who know what they’re doing. He’s mostly just a puppet.

y33t 2y ago

> Define the villains and play the hero. There's a quote I can't find right now that goes something along the lines of "If you let somebody define the terms of your reality, you've made a sorcerer out of them, unless you catch the bastard real quick". Trump to a T.

andsoitis 2y ago
> There's a quote I can't find right now that goes something along the lines of "If you let somebody define the terms of your reality, you've made a sorcerer out of them, unless you catch the bastard real quick". Four quotes that capture the essence of not letting others define your reality or exert control over your perception: 1. “He who defines the terms wins the argument.” - various thinkers. 2. “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” - Eleanor Roosevelt 3. “Until lions have their own historians, the history of the hunt will always glorify the hunter.” - Chinua Achebe 4. “Man is condemned to be free; because once thrown into the world, he is responsible for everything he does.” - Jean-Paul Sartre

whimsicalism 2y ago

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atlintots 2y ago
But Trump started the ban.

metabagel 2y ago

WWE President

brisky 2y ago

It is easy to confuse a mastermind with somebody who is simply willing to break the law.