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Le Gaucher

(1,547 posts) Mon Nov 12, 2018, 06:35 PM Nov 2018

Why does name calling by Trump sting?

Is it because when Trump talks like a demented juvenile fuck, people in the room laugh and thus validate him.

Or is it because it shocks our sense of common decency that anyone can behave like that?

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Why does name calling by Trump sting? (Original Post) Le Gaucher Nov 2018 OP

Spot on!! Wellstone ruled Nov 2018 #1

Because he's the US president. NT Eric J in MN Nov 2018 #2

Definitely the later. lark Nov 2018 #3

And because the media covers it ad infinitum rurallib Nov 2018 #4

It's because he gets away with it. displacedtexan Nov 2018 #5

He seems to have a real talent Raine Nov 2018 #6

as opposed to what ? it's the fact that he is supposed to be President and lack of outrage JI7 Nov 2018 #7

Mainly because he gets to do it without being subject to having it thrown back at him. phleshdef Nov 2018 #8

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)

1. Spot on!!

Reply to Le Gaucher (Original post)

Mon Nov 12, 2018, 06:36 PM

Nov 2018

Eric J in MN

(35,619 posts)

2. Because he's the US president. NT

Reply to Le Gaucher (Original post)

Mon Nov 12, 2018, 06:36 PM

Nov 2018

lark

(23,091 posts)

3. Definitely the later.

Reply to Le Gaucher (Original post)

Mon Nov 12, 2018, 06:37 PM

Nov 2018

It shocks our sense of patriotism, of fairness, of morals and ethics, it's just wrong, wrong, wrong.

rurallib

(62,406 posts)

4. And because the media covers it ad infinitum

Reply to Le Gaucher (Original post)

Mon Nov 12, 2018, 08:31 PM

Nov 2018

so it gets plenty of play

displacedtexan

(15,696 posts)

5. It's because he gets away with it.

Reply to Le Gaucher (Original post)

Mon Nov 12, 2018, 08:55 PM

Nov 2018

There's nothing in the law to stop him unless he crosses the slander line. Then he can just plead ignorance to his awareness of his comments being slanderous.

Raine

(30,540 posts)

6. He seems to have a real talent

Reply to Le Gaucher (Original post)

Tue Nov 13, 2018, 06:03 AM

Nov 2018

for hitting people where it really hurts the most. I knew kids like that when I was in school and I made sure to stay as far from them as possible, they were bullies and very destructive.

JI7

(89,247 posts)

7. as opposed to what ? it's the fact that he is supposed to be President and lack of outrage

Reply to Le Gaucher (Original post)

Tue Nov 13, 2018, 06:20 AM

Nov 2018

but it started long before he got there and anyone paying attention to him is not surprised at this point.

phleshdef

(11,936 posts)

8. Mainly because he gets to do it without being subject to having it thrown back at him.

Reply to Le Gaucher (Original post)

Tue Nov 13, 2018, 07:03 AM

Nov 2018

The only chance anyone really gets to verbally retaliate is in a debate or something.

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