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Carol S.'s avatar

The Trumpite response is always "We're electing a president, not a role model.' Some even say that a "role model" wouldn't be a good president - just as Trump claimed he would be "totally ineffective" if he didn't have immunity to break the law.

Trumpites don't just insist that his lack of moral scruples must be indulged. They portray it as a strength - and then they pretend to find it inconceivable that he ever violated any laws.

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Deutschmeister's avatar

Actually, we ARE electing a role model, in that the person who gets the job represents all of us and projects our image to the rest of the world. He indicates to them how we view ourselves and what our priorities are, what we accept, and in some cases what we do not accept when considering the alternative. But of course you know that. Sad that so many others do not, and that so many people fall for such an intellectually lazy approach to a serious issue.

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Carol S.'s avatar

The dumber MAGAs think the whole world respects and fears Trump. The smarter Trumpites must sometimes feel a twinge of embarrassment, but they always find lipstick to put on the pig - sometimes by saying it doesn't matter what the rest of the world thinks because most other countries are either lost to woke liberalism or they're third-world dumps

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Richard Kane's avatar

Calling magats and those undecided/swing voters who will vote trump because "vibez" intellectually lazy, is being kind.

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SandyG's avatar

For the Americanus Politicus member of the species, strong and wrong beats weak and right (Bill Clinton).

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