I nominate "Trump should be taken seriously but not literally" as the stupidest high profile US political comment of the decade.
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Replying to @jasonintrator @generativist
T’s game is incredibly obvious. I don’t understand the appeal of pretending not to get it. If people vote a dog into power, they’re going to quickly tire of your Op Eds about what a breach of decorum it is that he keeps shitting on the lawn.
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Replying to @RealtimeAI
What do you mean?
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Replying to @generativist
Now I don’t know at what level of discourse we’re disconnected lol. I mean that it’s clear Trump’s statements cannot be taken literally. Attacking them at the object level just looks increasingly naive. He’s an entertainer. A showboater. He can’t be beaten with

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Replying to @RealtimeAI
Ah yes — you nailed it. That is the primary reason why conservatives pretend not to get it. “It’s just words.” “He’s just trolling.” As if the POTUS deliberately weilding power by means of maximizing polarization was fine, actually. God-tier delusions.
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Replying to @generativist
Okay I see. When I say “pretend not to get it” I mean liberals who make the
face every time he says something outrageous.
We *all know* he’s a unqualified blowhard. It’s not shocking.
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Replying to @RealtimeAI
He’s executing an exploit. Telling everyone “stop being exploited” tries to patch society instead of the persistent and easily identifiable Malory. Nonsense.
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Replying to @RealtimeAI
If I pointed a gun at your gun, you’d be dumb not to duck. If I pulled the trigger and laughed knowing it was unloaded, the threat was still real.
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Replying to @generativist @RealtimeAI
I agree that constant amplification works in his favor — that’s the whole exploit. And strategically it is better to set the agenda instead of responding to it. But that’s not to feasible (although it’s a problem I’m trying to help with)
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Telling an entire sub population they need to act differently in response to one malevolent actor is tilting at windmills.
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Replying to @generativist
Oh do you mean it’s just as silly for me to expect the Outrage Crew not to get Outraged?
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Replying to @RealtimeAI
I’m saying people should be outraged by deliberately outrageous things and ignoring him is only a viable solution if everyone does it so it’s not.
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