@MicroWave@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish • 5 months agoHow Donald Trump reduced the GOP to groveling sycophantswww.salon.comexternal-linkmessage-square50fedilinkarrow-up1404arrow-down110file-text
arrow-up1394arrow-down1external-linkHow Donald Trump reduced the GOP to groveling sycophantswww.salon.com@MicroWave@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish • 5 months agomessage-square50fedilinkfile-text
The GOP made the same bargain the Prussian generals made in 1933 — and the consequence is their total destruction
minus-squareHobbitFoot linkfedilinkEnglish3•5 months agoWe aren’t saying he is smart, just that he understands media, especially compared to other Republican presidential candidates.
minus-square@agent_flounder@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish12•5 months agoI think it is sort of like how toddlers “understand” how to manipulate parents. Or cats and owners.
minus-squareHobbitFoot linkfedilinkEnglish3•5 months agoThat would be a good analogy. It isn’t a great higher level understanding, but it is effective.
minus-square@Viking_Hippie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink3•5 months agoUnderstanding requires conscious reflection and analysis. He hasn’t done either since the 80s at the latest.
We aren’t saying he is smart, just that he understands media, especially compared to other Republican presidential candidates.
I think it is sort of like how toddlers “understand” how to manipulate parents. Or cats and owners.
That would be a good analogy. It isn’t a great higher level understanding, but it is effective.
Understanding requires conscious reflection and analysis. He hasn’t done either since the 80s at the latest.