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I've never understood how there's a cult of personality around Trump when he's not got any redeeming qualities.
by ndsipa_pomu 2mo ago
I've never understood how there's a cult of personality around Trump when he's not got any redeeming qualities.
- mcphage 2mo agoI don’t either, but he does.
- atmavatar 2mo agoA big part of his draw is that there are a lot of truly reprehensible people out there, and Trump gives his base permission to say and act out their worst instincts. For example, before Trump, it was slowly becoming increasingly unacceptable to openly espouse racist and sexist beliefs in public and among your peers. Now, we have official government communications and executive orders including blood and soil rhetoric.
- preg_match 2mo agoHe's loud and annoying, which many perceive as confidence. He's not confident, make no mistake, but people think he is. Someone smarter and better spoken will perform worse. They want a "simple man". Of course Trump is not actually simple, but because of how stupid he sounds they think he is.
- ndsipa_pomu 2mo agoHowever, he tries to portray himself as smart and knowledgable but is clearly quite stupid. That doesn't track with his supporters both believing what he says and also thinking that he is stupid. In contrast, Boris Johnson (ex-UK Prime Minister) deliberately made himself look like a blundering fool (messy hair, stumbling over words etc.) whilst being very smart. Unfortunately, he lied a lot and abused his power, so we eventually got rid of him - not the kind of person you want to have power, but the type of person who seeks power.
- exolymph 2mo agoHe's funny as hell. I don't like him as a politician but he's an extremely effective showman.
- mcphage 2mo agoIs he? He comes across as an overbearing, bossy boor. Do you have to be the right kind of person to find him funny or something?