@arthur_affect The anti-intellectual > just-plain-stupid undercurrent of folksiness is what always pinged most for me in Yancy.
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Replying to @Hal_Duncan
@arthur_affect Yeah, likeable is important in that & Reagan hit the mark par excellence. I think the more you peel the mask though...1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @Hal_Duncan
@arthur_affect ... the more you get into the charmless ugly stupid nasty underside of folksiness: Reagan > Dubya > Trump.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @Hal_Duncan
@Hal_Duncan Trump has the same kind of negative charisma Hitler did1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @arthur_affect
@Hal_Duncan Terry Pratchett called it charisntma2 replies 0 retweets 3 likes -
Replying to @arthur_affect
@Hal_Duncan the perverse attraction to the repulsive1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Hal_Duncan Trump is ugly and attracts ugly people who want to be ugly1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @arthur_affect
@arthur_affect He works like every con man: by appealing to the inner would-be con man of the perfect mark.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @Hal_Duncan
@Hal_Duncan yeah his personality type is also v familiar if you've ever been to a local convention for sales professionals2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @arthur_affect
@arthur_affect He reminds me of an ex-friend who was always on the make & always ending up rooked, having believed his own bullshit.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@Hal_Duncan well he has gone bankrupt three times, and made less of his inheritance than if he dumped it in an index fund
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Replying to @arthur_affect
@arthur_affect Exactly. He lacks the cold no-nonsense savvy that makes a true shark. He's a chump wannabe grifter who thinks he's a shark.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @Hal_Duncan
@Hal_Duncan I don't think he has any idea what he will actually do if elected1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes - Show replies
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