Anyone have a cached link to the blog? I want to see it but don’t want to give Trump any excitement from one more organic hit. Edit: I remembered the Internet archive exists...
Anyone have a cached link to the blog? I want to see it but don’t want to give Trump any excitement from one more organic hit.
Edit 2: I never read much that Trump wrote on Twitter. Reading the blog - it’s interesting to see what a slightly longer form Trump post is like.
The major Michigan Election Fraud case has just filed a bombshell pleading claiming votes were intentionally switched from President Trump to Joe Biden. The number of votes is MASSIVE and determinative. This will prove true in numerous other States. All Republicans must UNIFY and not let this happen. If a thief robs a jewelry store of all of its diamonds (the 2020 Presidential Election), the diamonds must be returned.
(Emphasis mine)
I don’t think I’m learning anything new here, but the fact that he felt he needed to explain his analogy out loud says a lot about the viewer’s expected reading comprehension skills. They’re complete morons.
An extremely superficial one. From Trump's POV the election was stolen. It was his, someone took it from him and they should return it to him. What else do people steal? Jewels.
An extremely superficial one.
From Trump's POV the election was stolen. It was his, someone took it from him and they should return it to him. What else do people steal? Jewels.
Jesus...But thieves don't return stolen items because then they wont be...well thieves. God dammit he made me dwell into his bullshit which is his shtick...still got it I guess
Jesus...But thieves don't return stolen items because then they wont be...well thieves. God dammit he made me dwell into his bullshit which is his shtick...still got it I guess
Am I the only one who feels this is more likely owed to the fact that, in the end, Fox News and the GOP never liked Trump himself? Because if they wanted to, they could just air what he says...
Am I the only one who feels this is more likely owed to the fact that, in the end, Fox News and the GOP never liked Trump himself? Because if they wanted to, they could just air what he says regularly to keep most if not nearly all of his audience informed* on what he has to say about the US, and little would have changed other than the people debunking him wouldn't be in his very posts, at least when people find it relevant enough to debunk, rather than just "standard Trump".
I think they like Trumpism as an effective way of mobilizing the base, but not Trump himself. By keeping him out of the limelight they're now able to shape what it means to be Trump-like without...
I think they like Trumpism as an effective way of mobilizing the base, but not Trump himself. By keeping him out of the limelight they're now able to shape what it means to be Trump-like without all of the baggage of the man himself.
The never liked trump. But they sure as heck loved the thousands, millions of eyes they got everytime they said his name. Ultimately, this was about money more than anything else; Fox could have...
The never liked trump. But they sure as heck loved the thousands, millions of eyes they got everytime they said his name. Ultimately, this was about money more than anything else; Fox could have promoted any other candidate if they really cared about that.
I’m personally of the opinion that the Republican Party is still standing firm behind trumpite politicians and positions simply because they have no real idea where to go from here. If they refuse...
I’m personally of the opinion that the Republican Party is still standing firm behind trumpite politicians and positions simply because they have no real idea where to go from here. If they refuse to continue to evolve they will have the ability to elect him again and return to center stage. And if he does run again in the next election, I think there is a very real chance that he might win. It honestly does not seem that the Republican Party has any other strategy for the presidency at this point. The more interesting question is what candidates they bring to congress in the next few years.
If the Democrats could do anything they could use the next few years to assassinate the Republican party. Maybe they expect the GOP to completely implode, but I would rather have some security in...
If the Democrats could do anything they could use the next few years to assassinate the Republican party. Maybe they expect the GOP to completely implode, but I would rather have some security in that.
In order to prognosticate what the Democratic Party wants, we're going to have to identify who they are. I'm going to assume that no elected official wants assassination of political figures to be...
In order to prognosticate what the Democratic Party wants, we're going to have to identify who they are. I'm going to assume that no elected official wants assassination of political figures to be the norm, if nothing else because they are political figures, but if you meant that the Democratic Party decisively takes both local and Federal control away from the Republicans, then the Democratic Party is going to have to figure out what they want themselves to be. Republicans have found a niche in being the party of culture war and oppositional government, but the Democrats are stuck between trying to solve things with the liberal meta, going ultra progressive, or appealing to the conservative base that isn't frothing at the mouth. Republicans let their ideologues run the show, and I don't see the Democrats willing to make the same mistake.
Can the Democrats afford to do that if the Republicans show signs of doubling down for vengeance for 2020, and their chief vengineer still has another term in him?
Can the Democrats afford to do that if the Republicans show signs of doubling down for vengeance for 2020, and their chief vengineer still has another term in him?
I agree that it is a great example of how powerful deplatforming is, but also an excellent example of why you need to deplatform people early on. Because, as you pointed out, a lot of people are...
I agree that it is a great example of how powerful deplatforming is, but also an excellent example of why you need to deplatform people early on. Because, as you pointed out, a lot of people are still standing behind him.
If he was kicked off sooner, he might have been less able to consolidate power.
Call me a bit jaded, but if we were able to do this back in 2016, we wouldn't have gotten the results that ended up as the last 4 years. so I don't see this as some victory and proof of...
Call me a bit jaded, but if we were able to do this back in 2016, we wouldn't have gotten the results that ended up as the last 4 years.
so I don't see this as some victory and proof of deplatforming on social media. I see it as the news cycle very very thoroughly milking the drama they created to begin with for years, and moving on to whatever they deem next to make drama out of.
I don't. Yes, one person who should not have a platform no longer has one. But what does it mean that a relatively small number of monolithic companies who may not have your best interests at...
I think it is really encouraging how effective deplatforming Trump from Twitter has been
I don't.
Yes, one person who should not have a platform no longer has one.
But what does it mean that a relatively small number of monolithic companies who may not have your best interests at heart get to decide who has a platform—a voice—and who does not?
You could look at what's happening to Liz Cheney to see what happens when a Republican politician openly breaks with Trumpists. What Trump does is no longer newsworthy even to Republicans and...
You could look at what's happening to Liz Cheney to see what happens when a Republican politician openly breaks with Trumpists. What Trump does is no longer newsworthy even to Republicans and that's a change. But based on opinion polls, there's a loyalty that seems more likely to fade than to be reversed?
Anyone have a cached link to the blog? I want to see it but don’t want to give Trump any excitement from one more organic hit.
Edit: I remembered the Internet archive exists https://web.archive.org/web/20210511045701/https://www.donaldjtrump.com/desk
Edit 2: I never read much that Trump wrote on Twitter. Reading the blog - it’s interesting to see what a slightly longer form Trump post is like.
(Emphasis mine)
I don’t think I’m learning anything new here, but the fact that he felt he needed to explain his analogy out loud says a lot about the viewer’s expected reading comprehension skills. They’re complete morons.
What kind of analogy is this even? It doesn't make any sense.
An extremely superficial one.
From Trump's POV the election was stolen. It was his, someone took it from him and they should return it to him. What else do people steal? Jewels.
Jesus...But thieves don't return stolen items because then they wont be...well thieves. God dammit he made me dwell into his bullshit which is his shtick...still got it I guess
Am I the only one who feels this is more likely owed to the fact that, in the end, Fox News and the GOP never liked Trump himself? Because if they wanted to, they could just air what he says regularly to keep most if not nearly all of his audience informed* on what he has to say about the US, and little would have changed other than the people debunking him wouldn't be in his very posts, at least when people find it relevant enough to debunk, rather than just "standard Trump".
I think they like Trumpism as an effective way of mobilizing the base, but not Trump himself. By keeping him out of the limelight they're now able to shape what it means to be Trump-like without all of the baggage of the man himself.
If what they just did to Lynne Cheney is any indication, they still worship the ground Trump walks on.
Liz Cheney. (I got that wrong at first and I’m guessing you copied from me.)
Probably. Apparently neither of us care enough about these dingbats to keep track of similar sounding names.
Well, I cared enough to fix it.
Lynne is her mother’s name. (Dick Cheney’s wife) so you were probably remembering that from when she was Second Lady.
The never liked trump. But they sure as heck loved the thousands, millions of eyes they got everytime they said his name. Ultimately, this was about money more than anything else; Fox could have promoted any other candidate if they really cared about that.
The very existence of this story helps his efforts. I have a hard time even considering this a story. Stop drawing attention to this egomaniac.
I didn't mean the cross-posting to Tildes, but the NBC news station that actually wrote, edited, and published the article.
I’m personally of the opinion that the Republican Party is still standing firm behind trumpite politicians and positions simply because they have no real idea where to go from here. If they refuse to continue to evolve they will have the ability to elect him again and return to center stage. And if he does run again in the next election, I think there is a very real chance that he might win. It honestly does not seem that the Republican Party has any other strategy for the presidency at this point. The more interesting question is what candidates they bring to congress in the next few years.
If the Democrats could do anything they could use the next few years to assassinate the Republican party. Maybe they expect the GOP to completely implode, but I would rather have some security in that.
In order to prognosticate what the Democratic Party wants, we're going to have to identify who they are. I'm going to assume that no elected official wants assassination of political figures to be the norm, if nothing else because they are political figures, but if you meant that the Democratic Party decisively takes both local and Federal control away from the Republicans, then the Democratic Party is going to have to figure out what they want themselves to be. Republicans have found a niche in being the party of culture war and oppositional government, but the Democrats are stuck between trying to solve things with the liberal meta, going ultra progressive, or appealing to the conservative base that isn't frothing at the mouth. Republicans let their ideologues run the show, and I don't see the Democrats willing to make the same mistake.
I’m not talking about assassination of people. I just want them to stick out a leg for the GOP to trip over.
Can the Democrats afford to do that if the Republicans show signs of doubling down for vengeance for 2020, and their chief vengineer still has another term in him?
Can they afford to do nothing? Everyone hates the unity BS that Biden is pushing. We’ll do better when we acknowledge reality.
I think Liz Cheney just got fired from her party role for this very reason.
I agree that it is a great example of how powerful deplatforming is, but also an excellent example of why you need to deplatform people early on. Because, as you pointed out, a lot of people are still standing behind him.
If he was kicked off sooner, he might have been less able to consolidate power.
It’s no easy thing to kick the us president of twitter, there are lots of potential consequences. I imagine we have not yet identified them all.
Call me a bit jaded, but if we were able to do this back in 2016, we wouldn't have gotten the results that ended up as the last 4 years.
so I don't see this as some victory and proof of deplatforming on social media. I see it as the news cycle very very thoroughly milking the drama they created to begin with for years, and moving on to whatever they deem next to make drama out of.
I don't.
Yes, one person who should not have a platform no longer has one.
But what does it mean that a relatively small number of monolithic companies who may not have your best interests at heart get to decide who has a platform—a voice—and who does not?
You could look at what's happening to Liz Cheney to see what happens when a Republican politician openly breaks with Trumpists. What Trump does is no longer newsworthy even to Republicans and that's a change. But based on opinion polls, there's a loyalty that seems more likely to fade than to be reversed?
Not to say deplatforming isn't effective, but that's also probably because he lost the election and is now just a random powerless cult leader