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Republicans Keep Trying to Copy Trump’s Humor — And Voters Keep Cringing (www.politico.com)

submitted 3 months ago by jeffw to c/politics

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[–] [email protected] 54 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

Trump's humor? I suppose they mean like imitating someone's palsy for laughs? Laughing at violence towards your opponents?

Trump doesn't know how to joke, and him laughing at things doesn't make it humor. He just happens to have a fawning audience who are parasocially mated to his speech and body language, that they recognize Trump's cues that he wants laughter, which they oblige.

And of course that doesn't work for other candidates even when they say the same things - It's a cult of personality, not politics.

[–] Angry_Autist 17 points 3 months ago

When his constituents look at cheetolini, they don't see an old, demented man, but rather an illusion of everything they want to be: Bold, rich, uncompromising, unafraid to shout his bigotries.

So they overlay this perfect fantasy of what they imagine drumpf to be on top of his actual appearance.

This is why his jokes fall flat with others, not because others aren't telling them right, but BECAUSE they do not have the same hero aura in regressive's minds.

It is 100% a cult, in every way.

[–] cyd 4 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Trump has a fawning audience, true, but unfortunately he also is a pretty funny guy who can think on his feet. During the debate, his quip that "I don't know what he just said and I don't think he does either" was 100% perfect. You can really see how his entertainment background sets him apart from other politicians. (All this, of course, is in service of the worst policies, which is too bad.)

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago

No. You just think a bully is amusing. Some of us don't.

[–] wildcardology 4 points 3 months ago

It's a prepared line.

[–] Passerby6497 2 points 3 months ago

Lol, how can you think that's an off the cuff line after hearing multiple speeches from the gibbering moron? It's way to concise and understandable than anything he would have thought of himself.

[–] El_guapazo 16 points 3 months ago

It's the joking of a bully and the laughter of his sycophants. His GOP imitators don't have the demagogue charisma because they're too educated. They can't pull off the stupid bully act because they're rich bullies.

[–] OccamsRazer 1 points 3 months ago

I saw a town hall recently with a bunch of democrats giving speeches and they were all doing it too, making fun of people and trying for low effort zingers. It just didn't really work, seemed forced. Like junior high kids trying to gain social capital by making fun of people. But in general it seems like the strategy is to try energize the Democrat base with populist tactics rather than taking the high road and hoping that regular Americans actually want something different.