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minus-squareFlexibleToast@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up44·2 months agoIronically, that’s part of what got him reelected. People forgot about how annoying he was.
minus-squaretwistypencil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up23·2 months agoHow can you forget? I didn’t. I’m not that good at remembering shit
minus-squareReallyActuallyFrankenstein@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 months agoI agree…but I knew Trump would win in 2025 because I’ve been actively lowering my expectations for the US voting public. What I’ve learned is that people are really really not good at (a) remembering the experience of suffering accurately (rose-tintned retrospection is a real psychological handicap for our species), (b) logically weighing the pros and cons of possible catastrophe, and © spotting obvious con men and liars.
minus-squareFlexibleToast@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agoPeople like my mom who wanted to forget and looked at the past through rose tinted glasses. Before the election she said she didn’t support Trump anymore. But now she’s fully on board again.
minus-squareI_Jedi@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoI believe that many view Trump as one of those comics in the newspaper funnies.
Ironically, that’s part of what got him reelected. People forgot about how annoying he was.
How can you forget? I didn’t. I’m not that good at remembering shit
I agree…but I knew Trump would win in 2025 because I’ve been actively lowering my expectations for the US voting public.
What I’ve learned is that people are really really not good at (a) remembering the experience of suffering accurately (rose-tintned retrospection is a real psychological handicap for our species), (b) logically weighing the pros and cons of possible catastrophe, and © spotting obvious con men and liars.
People like my mom who wanted to forget and looked at the past through rose tinted glasses. Before the election she said she didn’t support Trump anymore. But now she’s fully on board again.
I believe that many view Trump as one of those comics in the newspaper funnies.