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minus-squarethe_crotch@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up24·4 months agoI’m actually shocked. I dispise trump but I still thought that image of him holding up his fist and shouting “fight!” was p badass. I thought for sure that, plus sympathy, would give him a big push. I’m relieved it didn’t.
minus-squareJustin@lemmy.jlh.namelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·4 months agoTrying to provoke a civil war scares moderates. You don’t want to be badass after an assassination attempt, you want to be stable.
minus-squareHuckledebuck@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up12·4 months agoHow far away was the dead guy behind him while he was standing triumphantly with a fist in the air?
minus-squareAngryCommieKender@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 months agoTree fiddy stretchers away
minus-squarejorp@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down2·4 months agoThis is a really shitty and unfair criticism of his behaviour, if that’s what you’re implying.
minus-squarejballs@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·4 months agoFor me, the coolness of “fight!” fist pump was completely ruined by him first making sure that he had his high heel shoes on.
minus-squarethe_crotch@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 months agoThat’s a good point. I dunno how he even ended up shoeless to begin with
minus-squaretvarog_smetana@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 months agoThere might be validity to the theory that everyone who wanted to vote for a “tough guy” already was before the shogt
I’m actually shocked. I dispise trump but I still thought that image of him holding up his fist and shouting “fight!” was p badass. I thought for sure that, plus sympathy, would give him a big push. I’m relieved it didn’t.
Trying to provoke a civil war scares moderates. You don’t want to be badass after an assassination attempt, you want to be stable.
How far away was the dead guy behind him while he was standing triumphantly with a fist in the air?
Tree fiddy stretchers away
This is a really shitty and unfair criticism of his behaviour, if that’s what you’re implying.
For me, the coolness of “fight!” fist pump was completely ruined by him first making sure that he had his high heel shoes on.
That’s a good point. I dunno how he even ended up shoeless to begin with
There might be validity to the theory that everyone who wanted to vote for a “tough guy” already was before the shogt