• cm0002@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Someone else commented the other day that it’s a fantastic choice because (paraphrasing) the right is all about enforced normalcy and fighting against change. By defining their guy/policies as “weird” (the polar opposite of “normal”) really throw a wrench into their mindset and has a chance of forcing a right leaning person of really thinking about things that no other insult could do

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      3 months ago

      My only beef is…

      I’m weird.

      I don’t want trump to be weird. Let’s say instead he’s fucked up.

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        I also wasn’t appreciating the word choice, but it makes more sense when pictures are included.

        Alongside the images, it becames clear that they are calling out the hairs-are-standing-up, bad-gut-feeling, skin-crawling creeper kind of weird. And I think it’s useful to point out this ick.

        (Also, I’d wager you’re the eccentric or endearing kind of weird <3)

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          Fun thought: think about the person who’s the stereotypical normal in every regard. Like they fall into that perfect pinnacle of normality.

          (Boring, amirite?)

          Now, think about how weird that person is, because it’s actually pretty weird to not be a little weird.

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      I get where you’re coming from, but I feel like calling him weird diminishes just how heinous he and what he represents actually is.

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        I mean, you and I know that, people with critical thinking skills know that, Democrats know that and we have a million and 1 different articles outlining all of it…for the audience of at least undecided/swing voters.

        But to the average Trump supporter such things will only get written off as “Just more slander from those snowflake lIbErAls” or “FAKE NEWS” like they have been this far, and it’ll just bounce right off them.

        Insults like “weird” is one of very few that has the potential to pierce through that thick skull of theirs and actually get them to think.

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      While I do not identify as weird, I usually object as an empty bullying insult. However in this case, guess ya gotta go halfway to where they are and I think Harris’ campaign is holding the balance between beating them at their level while also talking about issues and policies. They’ve come out strong and I’m a bigger fan than I expected to be