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      It goes beyond trashy. He’s riling up his base with a show of violence and normalizing bloodsport. This is an intentional shift in social norms. His base laps it up-- government that’s fun like a wrestling match???-- and it takes the place in our public life that we had reserved for sober discussion of our nation’s wellbeing and handing it over to gleeful violence.

      It’s not “UFC bad,” this is “drinking whiskey for breakfast,” the context matters. They are exterminating their enemies and it’s going to get worse.

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        I’m expecting that UFC fight to have at least one fight on the undercard that pits two ICE detainees against each other. Winner gets permanent residency (and gets to go back to their family). Loser goes straight to the Everglades. I bet they even detain fly their families in for the fight so you see the crushed look on the losers’ kids when they realize they will never see their parent again. (It will sell even more on TV if the fighters are pregnant women…)

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      “Think of this: blood sports. Just like Teddy used to do. Remember Teddy? They called the teddy bears after him, can you believe it? Maybe we’ll make some, Trump Teddies-“

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        Hey, if the President is looking to have boxing matches at the oval office like Teddy did, then sign me up. Teddy faught in those fights. Believe he got blinded in one eye from a fight as well.

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          The man got shot during a speech, finished the speech before seeking medical help. Actually had a wound, didn’t have to make it up to feed the ego.

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        You’re no Teddy Roosevelt. Not even close. For one, he respected the position, he didn’t ruin it.

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          “We’ll make them in America, I think? We’ll look at the numbers and see, but I think it’s going to be a great time. Maybe we’ll get WWE here next? Linda knows something about that. I’m in the Hall of Fame-“

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              Some smart entrepreneur in Vietnam should convince the town where their factory us based to rename itself “America” just so Trump merch can say “Made in America, Vietnam