The answer to how Trump has succeeded is really simple: He lies nonstop, and lying works. Sure, there are other factors in play—he tapped into and intensified a certain strain of profound proletarian resentment of liberal elites, and … well, that’s about it. But mostly, it’s the lies.

…And, to reiterate, Trump tells many such lies a day. He talks to the press two or three times a day most days, which probably adds up to what, 45 minutes, an hour? Spitballing it at one lie every two minutes, which may well be low, that’s around 25 factual lies a day.

  • TheMadCodger@piefed.social
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    The Conservative/Nazi party really isn’t for anything besides lowering taxes for the wealthy, they’re just against whatever the other side wants.

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      Really wish we at least had a side against that side. Instead we’re stuck with a pro-genocide, pro overthrowing the Venezuelan government, pro corporate money in politics, against primaring the dem leaders in power party. I’m getting really sick of the “It puts the lotion in the basket, or else it gets the Trump again” party.