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I remember when Trump first won, the American-centered part of the web I would occasionally stop by seemed completely infiltrated with MAGA trolls. You had this feeling people thought it was edgy and fun - the worst kind of cultural moment seemed to be happening.

This time around I'm not so much on mainstream social media. And when I do check them out, it seems hard to understand what the vibe is as most content is AI or from professional content creators.

The closest thing I see to Trump supporters these days seems to be the enablers who endlessly repeat how they won't vote for Harris for some dumb reason or another - they simply cannot vote for a black woman president because it's not progressive enough, and all that jazz. But I don't ever see Trump supporters.

Of course they exist still. I have just chose social media platforms strategically to avoid toxic people.

So I'm wondering if the same enthusiasm for Trump that seemed to be boiling online in 2016 is still there today, and if this election only feels different because I'm self-selected into saner platforms. Or if it is really different this time around.

I get that it's an incredibly difficult question to answer, but I would love perspectives from people who have kept up an active use of mainstream social media, or otherwise have some insights I lack.

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Somehow they see him as more godly.

Well yeah. Jesus loves to "grab em by the pussy", apparently.

I'll admit I haven't quite found that Bible verse...

[–] RangerJosie 12 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

This is your periodic reminder that "White Jesus" was modeled on Caesar Borgia, Michaelangelo's "very close friend" as historians like to put it.

Also xmas trees are giant cocks. Yep. Huge phallic symbols.

Happy Saturnalia.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Also xmas trees are giant cocks. Yep. Huge phallic symbols.

Today I learned!

I'm going to enjoy Christmas trees even more with this knowledge. Thank you.

Though, when looking for a source for others to enjoy, it also turns out it's complicated.

Edit: Caesar Borgia. Unsubstantiated...except by pretty much anyone who, you know, has a quick look at the various portraits of him.

[–] Buffalox 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Xmas trees are originally a northern European solstice or Yule tradition. Because there was very little green in the winter.
Probably it was to celebrate the end of the days getting shorter, and a sort of marking of a new year, and to be reminded of the greener more pleasant seasons.

I have no idea where you have the idea from, that it should be a Phallus symbol?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I've been hearing a lot about this "everything that's manmade, tall, and narrow is a phallus" theory the last few years, online and even in some college courses. Frankly, I don't really buy it. Disclosure, this is totally out of my field, so feel free to set my take on fire if I'm wrong. I don't doubt that the phallus explanation is true in a few cases, but for most towers, spires, steeples, and other pointy monuments, there's a couple of other possible inspirations that seem more likely to me. The first would be the upright and narrow stance of humans as opposed to animals standing on four legs close to the ground, like a monument to human exceptionalism. Another theory that I would buy is that tall things just look cool to us on an instinctual level. Trees, mountains, and cliffs are beautiful and are more easily personified than other natural features (relating back to the first point). They have this dignity and magesty about them, it makes sense that our architecture and art would attempt to convey that.

I don't know, I guess I'm just projecting when I say this, but I just can't imagine designing a building with cool spikes and thinking "these represent my dick".

[–] Buffalox 3 points 3 weeks ago

IMO 99% of Phallus claims are infantile amateur psychology. To call something that grows naturally, and isn't even man made a Phallus symbol is particularly weird.