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In reply to the discussion: NYTimes: Donald Trumps Lies About the Popular Vote [View all]0rganism
(24,064 posts)31. he's plenty eloquent, but he's speaking a different language
what you hear when he speaks is not what his target audience hears
you are not them
congratulations
the significance of what he's saying goes well beyond the words. he's constantly using dog whistles and codes that have volumes of meaning to his followers. if you listen to him like you'd listen to NPR, he sounds chunky and stupid and thoroughly repulsive. that's not what his followers are hearing.
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They started off this morning with the statement that "he was claiming it without proof". Now they
still_one
Nov 2016
#2
Mad King Donald, pacing in his golden tower. It helps me a bit to visualize it as a fairy tale.
Hekate
Nov 2016
#21
"Someone who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities."
The Velveteen Ocelot
Nov 2016
#8
All while Hillary is out hiking, recuperating after the nightmarishly exhausting campaign.
anamandujano
Nov 2016
#28
i love it also . i was thinking it would be a good idea to come up with a name for him
JI7
Nov 2016
#34
Trump doesn't have an eloquent molecule in his body. His trolls repeat the same old lie even
anamandujano
Nov 2016
#27
I'm waiting for when he arrests a bunch of Democrats for plotting against him....
Spitfire of ATJ
Nov 2016
#35