I think that’s exactly what’s happened with Trump, is that deviance has been defined down in the sense that there’s so much focus on, it’s almost like an overload of sorts. The result is, you just don’t see it — it’s almost like he’s kind of normalizing this on some level. Even as outrageous as he can be, it’s been very difficult, I think, for people to maintain a consistent vigilance and see the threat that he represents because it’s kind of overwhelming, really, in many respects.
Precisely why this article shouldn’t exist. This article is normalising the behaviour. Reporton what he does, not what he says.
I think the articles a out him smelling bad or having a piss fetish are stupid articles that don’t need to get any attention. When he paraphrases Hitler? That’s pretty relevant
You can report on the behaviour without breathlessly trotting out every sentence.
The actual story is that Trump is using nazi phrases to stoke furore, generate headlines, and galvanise his base. It’s so tiresome that it’s working so well.
It’s been working for the last six+ years too, even my grandma in conservative land has called him a nazi since he first ran. If anyone isn’t paying attention to his Nazi rhetoric now it’s because they got bored of it.
Precisely why this article shouldn’t exist. This article is normalising the behaviour. Reporton what he does, not what he says.
I think the articles a out him smelling bad or having a piss fetish are stupid articles that don’t need to get any attention. When he paraphrases Hitler? That’s pretty relevant
I personally believe his stink is completely unrelated to his love of being urinated upon.
You can report on the behaviour without breathlessly trotting out every sentence.
The actual story is that Trump is using nazi phrases to stoke furore, generate headlines, and galvanise his base. It’s so tiresome that it’s working so well.
It’s been working for the last six+ years too, even my grandma in conservative land has called him a nazi since he first ran. If anyone isn’t paying attention to his Nazi rhetoric now it’s because they got bored of it.