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i agree we have talk about why this is absurd to reach the people falling for this shit, but i don't agree this is more nuanced. the article is correctly summarizing what he's saying. and what he's saying is horrific. first go around with trump, i was struck by that everyone treated him as a joke, when looking directly at his rallies i realized he was even worse. his messaging was exactly as dangerous as the media was saying, but he sounded exactly like the kind of politician his foolish base always votes for. this go around was even more concerning. his foolish base was no longer listening to what he had to say while the rest of us tuned him out. this time they tuned him out while the rest of us focused up. it's hard to explain, but his propaganda campaigns have been extremely precise. meanwhile the democrats have given nothing but performative activism. it's bleak times