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    Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 14 Jun 2019

    Ridiculing Trump's solecisms may make you feel better, but it doesn't harm him, and may even help him. Every bit of attention you draw to them draws attention away from things he really doesn't want people looking at, like his business dealings before the presidency.

    6:51 AM - 14 Jun 2019
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      1. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 14 Jun 2019

        Making fun of Trump's solecisms certainly doesn't hurt his political support. After all, his base is the people whose (grammatical and political) solecisms you make fun of, and the fact that you do is a significant part of their motivation for supporting him.

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      2. John Kneeland‏ @SirKneeland 14 Jun 2019
        Replying to @MichaelKogan14 @paulg

        Twitter should block him on Twitter.

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      3. Russ Page‏ @russpage 14 Jun 2019
        Replying to @SirKneeland @MichaelKogan14 @paulg

        That would exacerbate what Paul is saying IMO.

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      1. Russ Page‏ @russpage 14 Jun 2019
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        He is a mirror for how many people really are.

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      2. Raymond Duke‏ @RaymondDuke 14 Jun 2019
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        I used to follow him because he was mildly amusing. But after a while, it got annoying. If you think about it, he's just a guy who has both money and power who spends time on Twitter complaining how unfair his life is. How and why people support that is mind boggling.

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      3. Name‏ @Name52274187 14 Jun 2019
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        Because he's like them?

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      1. Krish‏ @KrishG 14 Jun 2019
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        Don't frequent solecisms reveal a -ve pattern, especially in the highest office holder of the land?

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      1. Sebastian Rinnebach‏ @SRinnebach 14 Jun 2019
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        I’ve been saying that a long time. People reposting: “He said x, he is such a y” helped him win the election. He is a symptom, not the underlying problem. It’s time to focus on the problems.

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      1. Gadicrypto‏ @gadicrypto1 14 Jun 2019
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        and this is exactly why Trump would be re-elected

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      1. Dr. Veritas - value/growth investor‏ @truth_seeker456 14 Jun 2019
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        Trump haters are unwilling to focus on problem solving.

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