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Weird is the perfect insult.
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First, he is weird. His habits, his personal life, his sense of culture, his ignorance of so many things (especially things necessary to be President) are all weird.
And he promotes himself as the most American of Americans, Mr. Macho every man who is also a great businessman.
Calling him weird puts a spike in the heart of why people might vote for him.
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Weird is the perfect insult. (Original Post)
edhopper
Jul 2024
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Keep Austin Weird was a motto. After Alex Jones, Joe Rogan and Elon Musk I'm not so sure....
texasfiddler
Jul 2024
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texasfiddler
(2,189 posts)1. Keep Austin Weird was a motto. After Alex Jones, Joe Rogan and Elon Musk I'm not so sure....
that is a good motto.
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summer_in_TX
(3,294 posts)2. Professor of Rhetoric Jennifer Mercieca (@JenMercieca) says "weird" is an effective tool against fascism.
It draws attention to their real strangeness but is hard to fight against. Well done, y'all!
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