▲ 584 ▼ Onlookers fear ‘something very wrong’ with Trump as he claims US ownership of the moon - Raw Story (www.rawstory.com) submitted 19 hours ago by slothrop@lemmy.ca to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world 161 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 36 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 58 minutes ago) (2 children) Onlookers fear ‘something very wrong’ with Trump This is their threshold? There has been something obviously "very wrong" with him for years. Decades, even. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 22 points 1 hour ago (1 child) In the 1980s, Trump always made Spy magazine's "Top 10 Worst People, Places or Things" list. His one "mitigating factor" was always "at least he's not in politics". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] forkDestroyer@infosec.pub 8 points 1 hour ago* (1 child) Any archived articles of this handy? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 2 points 18 minutes ago https://archive.org/details/SpyMagazine/Spy%20Magazine%201986-1998/1986/1986-10-OCT/mode/2up permalink fedilink source parent [–] MajorasMaskForever@lemmy.world 9 points 1 hour ago (1 child) A useful idiot still needs to be able to do things for you, win over the right people, set the tone of the room, be the distraction. If the useful idiot goes off of the rails, stops being taken seriously at all, you're left with just an idiot. They're worried they lost the useful part permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] echodot@feddit.uk 6 points 1 hour ago* (1 child) The Republicans never really had control of him. I think they fear him dying on them and them not been able to hold MAGA together without his unique brand of genuine crazy. Maybe next time they pick a puppet president they go with someone who knows the score, and isn't under the delusion they're in change. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MajorasMaskForever@lemmy.world 2 points 53 minutes ago That is the gamble with useful idiots though, sometimes they can surprise you. I think the Republican party is getting increasingly concerned that what little control and manipulation they had on him is fading fast. I also think they need to have someone who thinks they're in charge so they can project bravado and power to the undereducated base that is MAGA. No "strongman", no MAGA permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 22 points 1 hour ago (1 child) In the 1980s, Trump always made Spy magazine's "Top 10 Worst People, Places or Things" list. His one "mitigating factor" was always "at least he's not in politics". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] forkDestroyer@infosec.pub 8 points 1 hour ago* (1 child) Any archived articles of this handy? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 2 points 18 minutes ago https://archive.org/details/SpyMagazine/Spy%20Magazine%201986-1998/1986/1986-10-OCT/mode/2up permalink fedilink source parent
[–] forkDestroyer@infosec.pub 8 points 1 hour ago* (1 child) Any archived articles of this handy? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 2 points 18 minutes ago https://archive.org/details/SpyMagazine/Spy%20Magazine%201986-1998/1986/1986-10-OCT/mode/2up permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 2 points 18 minutes ago https://archive.org/details/SpyMagazine/Spy%20Magazine%201986-1998/1986/1986-10-OCT/mode/2up permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MajorasMaskForever@lemmy.world 9 points 1 hour ago (1 child) A useful idiot still needs to be able to do things for you, win over the right people, set the tone of the room, be the distraction. If the useful idiot goes off of the rails, stops being taken seriously at all, you're left with just an idiot. They're worried they lost the useful part permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] echodot@feddit.uk 6 points 1 hour ago* (1 child) The Republicans never really had control of him. I think they fear him dying on them and them not been able to hold MAGA together without his unique brand of genuine crazy. Maybe next time they pick a puppet president they go with someone who knows the score, and isn't under the delusion they're in change. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MajorasMaskForever@lemmy.world 2 points 53 minutes ago That is the gamble with useful idiots though, sometimes they can surprise you. I think the Republican party is getting increasingly concerned that what little control and manipulation they had on him is fading fast. I also think they need to have someone who thinks they're in charge so they can project bravado and power to the undereducated base that is MAGA. No "strongman", no MAGA permalink fedilink source parent
[–] echodot@feddit.uk 6 points 1 hour ago* (1 child) The Republicans never really had control of him. I think they fear him dying on them and them not been able to hold MAGA together without his unique brand of genuine crazy. Maybe next time they pick a puppet president they go with someone who knows the score, and isn't under the delusion they're in change. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MajorasMaskForever@lemmy.world 2 points 53 minutes ago That is the gamble with useful idiots though, sometimes they can surprise you. I think the Republican party is getting increasingly concerned that what little control and manipulation they had on him is fading fast. I also think they need to have someone who thinks they're in charge so they can project bravado and power to the undereducated base that is MAGA. No "strongman", no MAGA permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MajorasMaskForever@lemmy.world 2 points 53 minutes ago That is the gamble with useful idiots though, sometimes they can surprise you. I think the Republican party is getting increasingly concerned that what little control and manipulation they had on him is fading fast. I also think they need to have someone who thinks they're in charge so they can project bravado and power to the undereducated base that is MAGA. No "strongman", no MAGA permalink fedilink source parent