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[–] Tundra@lemmy.ml 219 points 1 day ago (10 children)

what is this new american trend of infantile statements?

[–] Vinny_93@lemmy.world 61 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's hardly new. The United States have always been like that one popular kid in an elementary school. If you act the way he wants, he can be nice to you and your on his team. Take one step in a different direction and they'll start badmouthing you, preferably behind your back.

They've been doing this to Russia and China for decades. As long as they have the stage, they can create any narrative they want and the audience will most likely adopt the opinion and start saying the same things.

The thing about propaganda is that, if it fits in your frame or reference, you'll be more likely to accept it. If it doesn't fit, like when it is about you, suddenly you'll realize that this is something they have been doing about others all along and that it doesn't break any patterns, apart from the recognition patterns of the receiver.

[–] uienia@lemmy.world 81 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

It is not about the behaviour, it is about the language. Back then even though they were bullies, they did at least use adult diplomatic language. It is about the brainrot of Trumps sycophants copying his bizarre childish way of talking.

[–] Seleni@lemmy.world 6 points 21 hours ago

The majority of the US reads below a 6th grade level. They’re talking to those people, because those are the dumb ones that put them in power.

[–] Vinny_93@lemmy.world 45 points 1 day ago

Sadly that kind of language apparently resonates with voters more than intelligent speech. It's happening all across Europe as well. As someone from the Netherlands, I had a bit of a laugh when the right wing populists found out that governing is not at all as simple as they make it out to be. It's the embodiment of 'fuck around and find out'.

[–] 4am@lemm.ee 15 points 1 day ago

This is how the fascists evangelize to the morons, the lower educated.

See, when they say stuff like “our beef is beautiful, and theirs is weak, they’re jealous” or “these tariffs might be the manliest thing, they’re going to being us back from woke and give more testosterone” they’re not talking to you.

I mean, they know you’re gonna hear them but they know you’re smart enough to know what they’re doing.

What they’re really doing is rilling up all the dumb, uneducated masses that voted them in. They’re filling the airwaves with buzzwords, and their fucking sleeper zombies awaken from their WWE stupor, they all turn down their sweat lodge manosphere podcasts and go “yesss daddy make us more stronger omg trump greatest ever we’re gonna dunk on those nerds”

They think this will scare you and intimidate you not because of their words directly, but because you understand the effects of what they’re really doing. You know, because of the implication.

Of course it’s fucking stupid, but the problem is they will actually throw a tantrum when you tell them to fuck off and that’s when fascism gets ugly. God help us all.

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