Wow. Spot on. The most concise and incisive description of Trump I’ve ever seen.
https://londondaily.com/british-writer-pens-the-best-description-of-trump-i-ve-read
Yes Trump is a troll, but any time I read a description like this, it just comes across as a person who hasn't actually heard much from Trump directly, someone who is basing their opinion on second hand descriptions of the guy from the opposition.
It's just factually wrong.
If you want to say Trump has no class, I'm there with that. He intentionally avoids class because it's part of the persona that he cultivates as a troll. It's really ugly to me, and not only is it worth calling out, but it also reflects poorly on his followers. And on the state of society that the better path pushes away his followers.
But where this description goes awry is when it starts talking about things like him never laughing. He laughs all the time! He jokes all the time! (And, he is a joke, intentionally so.) Anyone who doesn't realize that apparently hasn't seen a large part of his shtick.
You can't understand Trump or Trump supporters, and you can't oppose him properly, if you're not aware of this huge dimension of his public persona.
#Trump supporters perceive a tremendous amount of warmth and humor from the guy. Anybody who doesn't know that is part of his thing is in no position to fight against him. They are blind to half of his ammunition.
Again, just because whoever you're getting your information from is not relaying that to you doesn't mean it doesn't exist.
TO BE ABUNDANTLY CLEAR I think he's an awful human being that has no place anywhere near the presidency, but I also recognize that one reason that he has purchased with his base is because he does have genuine belly laughs.
And the reason I'm emphasizing this is because if we want to counter the guy and oppose him we have to realize that his voters vote for him because of those moments, many of them at least.
It's like refusing to see one of the major weapons that an enemy has.
Yes, the guy has genuine laughs. Oftentimes they are the laughs of a complete idiot who doesn't know anything about the world, but that's part of how he connects with voters.
We need to appreciate that so we can counter it.
@SCampbell hm? What's my task?
If you care about Trump, and I'm not saying you should, and I would actually say you probably shouldn't, here's what it is.
@volkris @donm Actually I'm Canadian. Your task