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R Mercer's avatar

Trump cannot get on with the substance because he has exactly zero substance. His substance is whatever his gut tells him will go over well with his cult, or whatever he thinks will garner attention (that he desperately craves), or some defence of his own actions/words. That's it. He's got nothin. That is why Heritage thought they were good to go with 2025... only he figured out it wasn't playing well so he Mission Impossibled them (the secretary will disavow..... ).

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CatsRule's avatar

I’ve never heard him describe anything with any detail. He just uses adjectives like horrible or beautiful. That is the extent of the analysis and his followers think he is smart. Talk about low IQ.

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Alexandra Barcus's avatar

Problem is he says it loud, clear and on repeat. Similar to blaring megaphones in movies or books about mind control in dystopias.

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CatsRule's avatar

I don't see it as a problem as much as an opportunity to show that he is an ignorant buffoon. We'll see.

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Alexandra Barcus's avatar

Sadly true—all of it. I keep hoping (not that I want him elected,I’m just tired of garbage), that he will tell us what he will do. His supporters might be very surprised. They respond enthusiastically to his catch phrases, but tell them his tariffs will function as a regressive tax, or that he will pull soldiers from overseas to roust illegal immigrants at home (so we have no one to protect us from an attack), perhaps they would start to take stock. They get no facts at all. All great strongmen lie and obfuscate.

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CatsRule's avatar

They would love tarrifs as long as they hate the same people.

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Jim's avatar

I’ve long since come to the conclusion that Trump genuinely does not care about actual policy at all. I think he could care less about the border, or inflation, or “parents rights”, or anything else he campaigns on. All he cares about is using these issues to motivate people to vote for him and send him money.

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Alexandra Barcus's avatar

You are probably right. He may view policies as ways to get sponsors and donors on board. And sometimes I think he just goes with the way the wind is blowing—just because people will be receptive on that day. It is a really interesting sociological phenomenon.

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CatsRule's avatar

There is no probably about it. He has no idea what he is talking about and neither do his voters.

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R Mercer's avatar

Exactly. These things are just slogans to him.

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