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hunterhod | 1 year ago

I think there’s a lot of truth to this, and it’s worth reflecting on.

Trump survived an assassination attempt, a series of questionably motivated legal challenges, and then leaned into showing up for hostile interviews during the campaign.

At a time where there is armed conflict spreading across the world again, this kind of personality is appealing to a large portion of the population, and understandably so.

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hackyhacky|1 year ago

> Trump survived an assassination attempt, a series of questionably motivated legal challenges,

Sure, but he was plenty popular before all of that. The appeal, imho, is in the calculated appearance of sincerity and toughness... from a guy who is in reality embodies neither of those qualities. Both the assassination and legal challenges amplify the appearance of toughness. The "mean kids" comment is spot on.

> and then leaned into showing up for hostile interviews during the campaign.

Not sure what you're referring to here. Joe Rogan and Theo Von are pretty far from being hostile to Trump.