return2ozma@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 9 months agoTrump bizarrely claims 'they' will change the name of the state of Pennsylvania if he loses itwww.businessinsider.comexternal-linkmessage-square128fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTrump bizarrely claims 'they' will change the name of the state of Pennsylvania if he loses itwww.businessinsider.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 9 months agomessage-square128fedilink
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·9 months agoIt sounds insane and stupid, so I’m not sure that matters.
minus-squareCryophilia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·9 months agoIt sounds scary, because it’s ridiculous, and yet people believe it anyway. They will believe anything he tells them, and that is very very scary.
minus-squarehglman@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·9 months agoYou couldn’t be more off base. The worst thing to do is to keep dismissing Trump as “stupid.” What possible reason could you have for underestimating him and the rest of the conservative party, especially in their capacity for evil?
It sounds insane and stupid, so I’m not sure that matters.
It sounds scary, because it’s ridiculous, and yet people believe it anyway. They will believe anything he tells them, and that is very very scary.
You couldn’t be more off base. The worst thing to do is to keep dismissing Trump as “stupid.” What possible reason could you have for underestimating him and the rest of the conservative party, especially in their capacity for evil?