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In reply to the discussion: I don't love the TACO nickname thing [View all]Uncle Joe
(64,289 posts)37. You fight him on the actual real world effects or repercussions to the people or nation from his reckless actions.
Personalizing public policy by calling him names over it only serves to give him a potential political out of doing something horrific.
If *rump's erratic behavior and not doing something stupid (even if he raises the issues in the first place) is being a labeled as "chicken" or "coward" the natural logical implication from doing the opposite becomes "courageous" or "resolute."
In which case too many in the corporate medial will make him out to be Winston Churchill.
We have to keep the American People front and center, not *rump.
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I'm not sure why you find that a point of pride, but whatever melts your butter.
11 Bravo
Jun 2025
#39
What would be ironically amusing is if he lives to be 100 and many of us are dead.
elocs
Jun 2025
#9
How would you feel if you ever came to realize that taunting Trump with insults never hurt him,
elocs
Jun 2025
#10
It's hurting him politically- don't make the mistake of underestimating the power of ridicule
Blues Heron
Jun 2025
#27
You fight him on the actual real world effects or repercussions to the people or nation from his reckless actions.
Uncle Joe
Jun 2025
#37
Invading Greenland will never happen, nor will Canada become the 51st state. All that trump silliness is hardly heard...
brush
Jun 2025
#29
I'm all in favor of derision as one weapon, but not the only or most important one.
Ocelot II
Jun 2025
#30
Backing off of the TACO trolling because of 'what Trump might do' is the same . . .
peggysue2
Jun 2025
#31