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Explain Like I'm Five

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[โ€“] radix 11 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Trump represents modern conservatism, but he himself? I'm not sure he actually stands for a whole lot beyond his own orange bubble.

He's mostly a blank slate (philosophically and intellectually) that the people around him can use to get their agendas enacted. He surrounds himself with sycophants and bootlickers, so as long as they promise him wealth and power, he is content to parrot the talking points he's given.

Steven Miller, Steve Bannon, Alex Jones, and all the others...those are the real evil motherfuckers. When Trump is out of the picture, they'll find some other half-wit to puppet. The fight won't end when one figurehead fades in to history.

idk, just one dude's thoughts.

(Just to be clear, none of that absolves him of the real damage he's done. Malicious indifference is still malicious.)

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I suspect one of them would directly take his place, actually. Trump is kind of an anomaly in not having redeeming qualities himself, if you look around the world and through history.