• krashmo@lemmy.world
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    16 days ago

    They went low and you went so high that nobody else can even see you anymore.

    Of course this shit works. Trump won almost exclusively because his voters love that he’s a dick to people. Having higher standards than his voters is a good thing but that doesn’t change the fact that the argument you’re making here is categorically false. This is exactly the kind of language that resonates with the average idiot in America.

    • Feyd@programming.dev
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      15 days ago

      Lol no. People have been calling Trump variations of orange man and making fun of his hands, how fat he is, and his shitty suit fit since before he was elected the first time. It clearly doesn’t do Jack shit

    • Zorque@lemmy.world
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      15 days ago

      There is a very specific mindset and set of values that it works with. The kind of people who just want to see everyone they dislike get fucked over. They dont want to see things get better, they dont want to accomplish anything. They just want schadenfreude.

      As you might be able to surmise, this doesn’t end with a positive outcome.

      Trump won specifically because he preaches division and fucking over “the other”. Trying to emulate him is antithetical to getting rid of him and his ilk.