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Edit: Just to clarify, my stance here is not "ignore everything Trump." He has done and will do quite a lot of things that warrant attention and concern. He's also a serial liar and world class bullshitter. A human testament to the phrase, "actions speak louder than words." Donald Trump's political success has always hinged on the fact that people are quick to forget that. He's already working overtime to distract from the fact that the majority of his campaign promises were just lies and the sooner he can make the people who voted for him forget all the pie in the sky shit they were promised, the better.

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[–] netvor@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

The orange guy is the Kool-Aid Man of Overton's windows.

[–] stinky@redlemmy.com 3 points 1 day ago

I agree with this take.

[–] jagermo@feddit.org 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

I blocked Trump and Musk keywords in my Lemmy client and i feel so much less anger.

[–] humanspiral@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That was the path before the election. A lot of clickbait headlines linking to his platform that exposed his "alternate facts basis" for evil. Now the attitude won't make him go away anymore.

[–] Quadhammer@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The thing is though his name in the spin machine is what he wants. There is an entire industry making money off that news. Its a post truth world my guy

[–] Impassionata@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

You can't ignore the truth in order to banish the post-truth confusion. He gets his name in the spin machine because he won the presidency. Get used to it and don't pretend trying to hide from it is a successful strategy.

it's one thing if you need to check out of the news for your mental health but "don't feed the toddler attention" isn't a suitable approach to the presidency's use by the 78 year old whose orders will be taken seriously and literally.

[–] el_twitto@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

If they did that, they would have nothing to say.

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[–] Evotech@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yeah, ignore the president of USA. Great strategy

[–] FrostyTheDoo@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Did you even read the post?

[–] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 day ago

Last time they didn't, we're in for at least 4 years of this.

My kingdom for ublock filter lines to remove posts with titles including "Trump" or "Musk"

[–] Soulifix@kbin.melroy.org 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Same goes for the Fediverse. Can't go on a single political instance anymore without many people just having to bring up the asshole's existence.

[–] Impassionata@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

How are you this stupid? You go to political instances and find the primary political figure of the president of the most powerful nation on earth being discussed and you're surprised? Upset?

How do you manage to articulate your viewpoint without realizing how stupid it is?

[–] Soulifix@kbin.melroy.org -1 points 1 day ago

Someone wasn't loved when they were growing up.

[–] Cephalotrocity@biglemmowski.win -1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Same story posted from 3 different news agencies x every news and politics community on Lemmy = 🤢

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

I completely agree but it's a little hard for me to know exactly where to draw the line though. It's less hard for assholes profiting from his bile. They can print everything he says (and print money from that) and also stand on the flimsy argument that everything he says is newsworthy.

[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Don't feed the trolls.

- Internet rule #1 since 1983.

[–] TempermentalAnomaly@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I don't remember where I heard this, but it's stuck with me "Liberals take Trump literally and have never taken him seriously."

[–] Impassionata@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's one of the stupidest most pathetic excuses downplaying the serious things Trump is saying. It's appropriate to take Trump seriously and literally.

You really fucking believe he wouldn't nuke a hurricane? Why would you believe that? He does all sorts of stupid things. Sometimes he's told no and the morons take it as evidence that he wasn't ever serious.

The incoming president has declared his intent to expand the borders of the US north and south. That's news. If you don't take that seriously and literally, you're just burying your head in the sand. Stop spreading this mindless denialism.

[–] TempermentalAnomaly@lemmy.world -1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

A lot of things he says, he's incapable of either doing or has the follow through of doing it. What a gross misreading of what I wrote. Your alarmism is a weak coping mechanism. Grow up.

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[–] Juice@midwest.social 1 points 1 day ago
[–] JadenSmith@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

I just wish social media wasn't focused on so much, when it comes to politicians and other high figures.

They should be posting statements of value on official websites and the like, yet instead a blimmin' tweet is the highlight of discussion time and time again. Why should I care? I'm not here to be friends with them.

[–] Coreidan@lemmy.world -1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Isn’t that exactly what you’re doing right now? The lack of self awareness is astounding.

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