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Trump’s Naps Are Actually Worrying
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I still think one of the weirdest things about donnie is that not only did he take a early dementia test, but that he BRAGGED about it. Repeatedly. And that this did not end his political career, even among the lowest of low-info supporters.
That last part is one of the most baffling and disconcerting. It's one thing for someone like donnie to have so much Dunning-Kruger and/or mental decline that they brag about taking a test to detect dementia; it's another for people to continue to support him after...
To me the weirdest thing isn't how they still support him, it's how little it seems the rest of US could care.
It's like the thing with Nigerian scammers and how they weed out the folks who aren't gullible and get fat off the rest. The flamboyant absurdity that turns off normies is what attracts his victims (this is the first time I've actually thought of his voters as victims). I'm also reminded of whale sharks and how they filter out water and get fat off the plankton.
But where are the Democrats in this? There's no adversarial someone out there between a scammer or filter feeder and their prey. And sure, the people that are going to vote for him aren't going to listen to a Dem. But what about the entire apathetic electorate? That's the seawater Trump is using to filter feed on his victims. Without that apathy he can't win. If only there were some way Democratic electeds could reduce apathy amongst the American people. Some way that wouldn't upset donors, that is.
sigh
I'm afraid it'll be voter apathy vs whale shark scammer this November.