The why - and I'm speaking neutrally here - is that he instagramned it, prob not knowing anything about why the little green guy was there. Probably even someone else manages his insta. And he/they just thought it looked cool? (weird) Betas probably made this. They would revel in being called deplorables. They rebel in being called anything that designates their lower status as nerds, "betas." I even hesitate to call them that, because I see them as valuable humans. (Every human is valuable.) So yes they love this. It fuels their worldview. The image designer is idiotic and was messing around. And to pose them all as the underdogs is sending a message to themselves. 'We're taking the power back from the cool kids, from the celebrity-endorsed, media-loved candidate." *I* know it doesn't make sense. I'm just trying to explain the why, since you asked. |
| Rebel = revel. Autocorrect doesn't like to use that word? Not common enough? |
Except when he isn't just anything. |
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Kind of what I'm saying. They used the image, just messing around. It's not racist.
The other one posted here is racist. But news media is getting it wrong that he posted something "racist." It's co-opted by racists sometimes, but just a lot of young men are co-opting it all over. I think the instance Donny shared had more of a beta uprising tone to it. It didn't have a Pokemon or racist tone. But def a beta -weapons in hand -being ok with the deplorable label |
. Frightening. Really? Hyperbole much, or do you really not know what that word means? |
Republicans playing dumb about dog whistles is what brought us Donald effing Trump as a national candidate. Stop being disingenuous. |
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Wow. Oh man. I'm getting attacked from both sides!
I thought I explained it clearly above. 1. That it's not racist. 2. That it is still frightening. Would you like me to explain this again? Maybe just go back and re-read, k? |
I appreciate the explanation but it left me wondering why a principal of a presidential campaign would be so seemingly cavalier about tweeting something he might not fully comprehend that, at least in his words, a friend sent to him. So, if it is a matter of someone else managing his account, that would appear to be a lie. On the other hand, if he isn't responsible for the posting, he could disavow it even though most people would assume that someone coordinating social media for the Trump's would understand the larger context, particularly in light of past instances involving RTs from the alt-right. It shows incredibly poor judgement and utter lack of discipline although, to their credit, they have handled yesterday's event far better than I would have expected. |
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I am pp, and I agree with you. They should have known crap like this shouldn't come near a presidential campaign.
Trump's campaign appears to have dragged up the absolute worst in many. (Why a republican like myself is so disappointed that he was the choice, among everything other disappointing reason). I'm over it now. Not voting for him of course. |
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| Like his father, he is a moron. |