• jaemo@sh.itjust.works
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      18 hours ago

      Trump’s basically a fractal hypocrisy, which is, as I understand it, why and how the grift keeps grifting.

    • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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      How so? It was politically convenient to go after TikTok when he did it, and it’s politically convenient to reverse course now. That’s a pretty consistent gameplan from Trump, attack something when it’s popular, reverse when reversing is popular.

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        7 hours ago

        It is more in line with a puppet, that has zero understanding of anything, being told what to say as it is convenient.

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        When he came with the ban idea he used the same argument of national security that is the hypocritical part. Like you say the real reason is just political convenient

        • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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          He also claimed national security when he messed with tariffs. At this point, it’s just an excuse to do something to grab headlines.