jeffw@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 2 months agoWhy does “weird” work? Republicans love to appeal to a supposed silent majority. The new insult helps intervene.www.motherjones.comexternal-linkmessage-square82fedilinkarrow-up1525arrow-down18
arrow-up1517arrow-down1external-linkWhy does “weird” work? Republicans love to appeal to a supposed silent majority. The new insult helps intervene.www.motherjones.comjeffw@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square82fedilink
minus-squareTreczoks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·edit-22 months agoI think the main reason the “weird” approach works is simply because it is true. They are weird. And the reason why it hurts Trump so much is exactly that truth hurts.
minus-squareDaxtron2@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 months agoI mean it’s not like it was untrue to call him a rapist or wannabe dictator
I think the main reason the “weird” approach works is simply because it is true. They are weird.
And the reason why it hurts Trump so much is exactly that truth hurts.
I mean it’s not like it was untrue to call him a rapist or wannabe dictator