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Or that he does understand, but avoids calling it a tax because Americans in general hate that? It's wordsmithing politics 101. Guy is a billionaire twice pres
by inerte 1y ago
Or that he does understand, but avoids calling it a tax because Americans in general hate that? It's wordsmithing politics 101.
Guy is a billionaire twice president of the US. He's many things (imho really bad things), but not ignorant.
- no_wizard 1y ago>Guy is a billionaire twice president of the US. He's many things (imho really bad things), but not ignorant. I'm no Trump fan. Never voted for him. Really really disagree with his politics, but here's some things I think are observably true. - He understands media - He understands very well how to manipulate public sentiment and opinion - He understands the power of celebrity - He understands the importance of tailoring to audiences - He's willing to say and do things others aren't. There's no line in the sand for him You can be otherwise ignorant of a great many things (including tariffs, which he has a demonstrated lack of understanding going back decades) and still get elected based on these traits
- vel0city 1y agoHe wasn't avoiding "calling it a tax", he said calling it that was fake news and that everyone else but US would be paying for it. Suggesting he was just tippy-toeing around the language is completely whitewashing his obvious widespread lies.