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submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Reporters, I beg you: When voters claim they have doubts about Trump’s personality but support “his policies,” ask one simple question:

Which policies?

The stammering will be more interesting than anything they have to say.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

There's a Christian politician here in Norway who is in love with T-rump. During the last election he was interviewed on TV and asked why he supports a man who lies and does other unchristian things. His answer was

"😍 Trump 😍 is 😍 against 😍 abortion 😍 Trump 😍 loves 😍 life 😍"

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

They support his stance on immigration, abortion, the war on Christmas/Christians, wokeness, communism, trans people, antifa, and whatever other bogeymen they've heard about on Fox or OANN. They don't care about actual policy, they just care that he's "their guy."

[–] [email protected] -4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

To be fair, he has a tough stance on immigration, and he's a good bet to beat the liberals if you feel strongly against the open border policy the left is espousing. There's plenty of other woke nonsense that could inspire someone to oppose the libs at all costs.

I'm not a Trumper; I'm a moderate liberal that's tired of losing because of idiotic identity politics and the righteous brigading that alienates anyone who doesn't fall in lockstep.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Re-evaluate your news sources, 'Open border policy' is a scary phrase right biased publications created themselves and are calling any border policy that doesn't involve the wall being completed. The left isn't calling for that, It's a strawman for people that don't know the actual border policies.

Could you explain to me what woke even means?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I'm actually generally in favor of open borders, and the Democrat Party position is way far from that. And even though I'm in favor, I don't think we should jump to it right away, just increase immigration quotas and simplify the work visa system. Basically, if you can prove you can earn your own way, you can come and work.

Democrats want a path toward a visa for people who are already here. Many of those people didn't come by choice, they were brought by their parents, and they have more connections here than where they have citizenship.

Republicans want to be tough on immigration because there's this idea that it's somehow related to drug crime. That's stupid, but there it is.

I think immigrants add a ton of value to our economy and generally make our country great, and I want more of it. Democrats and Republicans want to maintain what we have, they just have different methods of going about it.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Come on. The dude can’t even speak in complete sentences let alone have policies.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

But that's his power. With raw charisma and word salad, anyone can hear whatever they want. All you have to do is cope hard enough

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago

Agreed, that and an under abundance of self-reflection. Oh sorry, momentarily forgot another commonality.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

They will say "The economy" with literally 0 understanding of the long-term effects of his economic policies, permanent tax cuts for corps, permanent tax cuts for the very wealthy, "tax cuts" for everyone else if you disregard the removed write offs and credits that also "sunset" (what a nice word) just after when he believed his term would have ended before losing.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 9 months ago

Oh he's got policies and they are popular. Some of them are totally nuts but the core of it is "American industry first" - his domestic and foreign record reflect this. He's not big on war, which is a relief, and is big on protectionism (i.e. restrict trade to help local economy). He's the party of tax breaks for business & favourable trade & strong borders & Christian nationalism & not starting beef internationally

Overall, despite all the drama and racism, at least he's not a warmonger (like pretty much everyone else). He just did one little local coup/riot. "Boys will be boys" as they say XD hahaha

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Unfortunately it's easy to say border and the mistaken belief that Republicans are good for the economy/inflation.

But it's still funny to see so many stammer.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Speaking of the border, what kind of cognitive dissonance is going on with Republicans right now when 1) Trump built a big, beautiful wall to keep immigrants out and 2) There's a crisis at the border due to all the immigrants flooding into the country.

Did Trump not build the wall? Was the wall not effective?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

That's just the thing, he didn't build the wall. He spent 4 years talking about it and didn't even start. That's all it ever was: a bunch of hot air. Now I don't really hear much talk about walls anymore, probably because his base has the memory of a goldfish and can't recall any talking points Fox didn't provide them with that week. Now it's inflation that is the issue the wedge into every conversation, and honestly I'm not entirely sure they know anything about it besides "that's when prices go up". Like there's a dial in the oval office that controls it and Biden cranked it up just to be a dick. It would funny if not for the coup a few years back.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

He did build some of it though. Just part of that happened to blow over in a stiff wind and the remainder has proven remarkably vulnerable to sawzalls.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

You forgot how it's easy and convenient to climb, you can even clip a rope ladder on it for children and old people

Although you might want a tetanus shot...