I noticed the pivot in dialogue. I’ve seen him called weird a few times, which is the lesser quality one would think to call out compared to racist, fascist, rapist etc.
But I think that’s the point. All his heinous words (lies), personal attacks, and coups attempts have been normalized and the people have been desensitized. I see this pivot as a reminder of: THIS IS NOT NORMAL. This is not “all politicians are the same.” Instead of pointing to newest horrible thing, it reminds us we don’t need to be okay coexisting with fascism.
It really shows how the new right is saying crazy things that old guard republicans would never. It refutes without getting bogged down in the impossible to win serious debate. You can’t seriously debate these weird ideas because it gives them credibility. Not worth it they are just weird
I noticed the pivot in dialogue. I’ve seen him called weird a few times, which is the lesser quality one would think to call out compared to racist, fascist, rapist etc.
But I think that’s the point. All his heinous words (lies), personal attacks, and coups attempts have been normalized and the people have been desensitized. I see this pivot as a reminder of: THIS IS NOT NORMAL. This is not “all politicians are the same.” Instead of pointing to newest horrible thing, it reminds us we don’t need to be okay coexisting with fascism.
I think it unboils the frog a bit.
It really shows how the new right is saying crazy things that old guard republicans would never. It refutes without getting bogged down in the impossible to win serious debate. You can’t seriously debate these weird ideas because it gives them credibility. Not worth it they are just weird