Did I hear this right? President: She's shocked that I picked her. She's in a state a shock. Reporter: I'm not, thank you Mr. President. Trump: That's OK, I know you're not thinking, you never do. Reporter. I'm sorry? Trump: No, go ahead. Go ahead.pic.twitter.com/Ss280FA7mK
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Replying to @Kamuela @TalalNAnsari
The POTUS belittling a reporter is a strong and reliable signal of fuckery -- not to mention, a generator of the "pettiness" that he relies upon for exploitation. This would be unconditionally condemned a few years. That it's only a passing sound bite is a sign of normalization.
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Replying to @Kamuela @TalalNAnsari
But wildly asymmetric justifications and consequences.
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Replying to @Kamuela @TalalNAnsari
He's the head of a government. His actions deliberately and malignantly stoke partisan animus as a means of maintaining power. The idea that he gets "do to whatever the hell he wants" willingly defends and solicits tyrannical powers -- like, definitionally.
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Belittling and debasing journalists is very much part of carving out a space wherein his supporters reject all information that doesn't align with what he says. It's creates power in it's purist form -- raw allegiance without regard for principles or evidence.
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