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fishonjazz said:
I think we all saw that coming from miles away. Still pretty shocking though most people will just shrug and move on without a second thought
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No no no

Trump doesn’t mean he’ll deport US citizens like me, my family, and my friends in my ward. What Trump means is “those other” American citizens. You know, Those that deserve it and who aren’t real citizens. I mean sure they might have birth certificates. But they don’t act like or look like real American citizens. You know, globalist types who poison our blood. I for sure know that he won’t actually deport real American citizens. You just have too much TDS

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The Thriller said:
No no no

Trump doesn’t mean he’ll deport US citizens like me, my family, and my friends in my ward. What Trump means is “those other” American citizens. You know, Those that deserve it and who aren’t real citizens. I mean sure they might have birth certificates. But they don’t act like or look like real American citizens. You know, globalist types who poison our blood. I for sure know that he won’t actually deport real American citizens. You just have too much TDS

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Honestly though as long as you are the right color, to a lesser extent the right gender, as in one of the "approved" genders, preferably "M", and, absolutely the most importantly, keep your ****ing mouth shut, then you are **probably** ok. Probably.
 


Psychologist coins new one-word term to define Trump's constant sense of persecution​

Story by Carl Gibson
• 4h•
3 min read


Ever since his legal troubles began in 2023, President Donald Trump has reaped great financial and political benefit from convincing his base of supporters that he's about to be victimized by vengeful governments. One scholar may have come up with a new term that could serve as a catch-all way

Psychology-focused news outlet PsyPost reported Monday on a recently published study by Kathryn Claire Higgins of Goldsmiths, University of London entitled "From Victimhood to Victimcould: Hypothetical injury and the 'criminalization' of Donald Trump." The study delved into Trump's pattern of constantly messaging to his supporters that he was – as PsyPost founder Eric W. Dolan wrote — "perpetually on the brink of harm, casting himself as a target of state overreach and moral persecution."

"This, Higgins claims, is victimcould in action: a rhetorical strategy that moves public attention away from current injustices and redirects it toward imagined futures," Dolan wrote. "In doing so, far-right figures can appear vulnerable while simultaneously reinforcing policies that harm those who are actually marginalized."

The Goldsmiths, University of London researcher expanded on the concept of "victimcould" to include the larger far-right political movement as a whole. She observed that the right wing leverages the "mere possibility of future injury" as a justification to inflict harm on marginalized populations like immigrants and transgender individuals. And she added that "victimcould" was difficult to counter, as opponents constantly have to contend with shifting goalposts because of what may happen in an imagined future.

"Higgins argues that this amounts to a larger cultural reversal. Systems that actually cause harm are presented as necessary for safety," Dolan wrote. "People in positions of great power are portrayed as under attack. Privileged individuals are painted as the ones who are suffering. Far-right policies — such as harsh immigration rules, anti-trans laws, or cuts to public services — are framed not as acts of control or exclusion, but as necessary responses to looming threats."

As a means of illustrating the power of "victimcould," Higgins cited the viral spread of AI-generated images of Trump being arrested (which made their way around the internet before Trump was ever officially indicted). She warned that amidst of flood of content aimed at provoking an emotional response, it was more important than ever that American voters become more media literate in order to recognize when they're being manipulated to serve a particular partisan agenda.

"Generative AI, deepfakes, and viral social media posts all provide new tools for dramatizing imaginary futures," Dolan wrote of Higgins' paper. "But the deeper issue, she says, is not the technology itself — it’s the cultural willingness to treat possibility as reality when it serves a political agenda."
 
str8line said:
She warned that amidst of flood of content aimed at provoking an emotional response, it was more important than ever that American voters become more media literate in order to recognize when they're being manipulated to serve a particular partisan agenda.
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It remains puzzling to me that so many adults fail to recognize a con artist. As adults, most of us learned at some time that you can’t just openly trust everyone. There are people out there ready to bs you and take advantage of you. Trump’s business history is a history of scams. Like Trump University. It’s hard to understand how adults abandon their recognition of con jobs, when Trump is about as transparent a bulls***ing con man as one could ever expect to recognize. I do understand if the man confirms their bias, their dislike of some Americans, etc., that folks will look the other way and ignore the signs of a con job, but having to give up a basic, common sense lesson of what we all should learn growing up, namely“you can’t trust everyone”, is strange…
 
str8line said:


Psychologist coins new one-word term to define Trump's constant sense of persecution​

Story by Carl Gibson
• 4h•
3 min read


Ever since his legal troubles began in 2023, President Donald Trump has reaped great financial and political benefit from convincing his base of supporters that he's about to be victimized by vengeful governments. One scholar may have come up with a new term that could serve as a catch-all way

Psychology-focused news outlet PsyPost reported Monday on a recently published study by Kathryn Claire Higgins of Goldsmiths, University of London entitled "From Victimhood to Victimcould: Hypothetical injury and the 'criminalization' of Donald Trump." The study delved into Trump's pattern of constantly messaging to his supporters that he was – as PsyPost founder Eric W. Dolan wrote — "perpetually on the brink of harm, casting himself as a target of state overreach and moral persecution."

"This, Higgins claims, is victimcould in action: a rhetorical strategy that moves public attention away from current injustices and redirects it toward imagined futures," Dolan wrote. "In doing so, far-right figures can appear vulnerable while simultaneously reinforcing policies that harm those who are actually marginalized."

The Goldsmiths, University of London researcher expanded on the concept of "victimcould" to include the larger far-right political movement as a whole. She observed that the right wing leverages the "mere possibility of future injury" as a justification to inflict harm on marginalized populations like immigrants and transgender individuals. And she added that "victimcould" was difficult to counter, as opponents constantly have to contend with shifting goalposts because of what may happen in an imagined future.

"Higgins argues that this amounts to a larger cultural reversal. Systems that actually cause harm are presented as necessary for safety," Dolan wrote. "People in positions of great power are portrayed as under attack. Privileged individuals are painted as the ones who are suffering. Far-right policies — such as harsh immigration rules, anti-trans laws, or cuts to public services — are framed not as acts of control or exclusion, but as necessary responses to looming threats."

As a means of illustrating the power of "victimcould," Higgins cited the viral spread of AI-generated images of Trump being arrested (which made their way around the internet before Trump was ever officially indicted). She warned that amidst of flood of content aimed at provoking an emotional response, it was more important than ever that American voters become more media literate in order to recognize when they're being manipulated to serve a particular partisan agenda.

"Generative AI, deepfakes, and viral social media posts all provide new tools for dramatizing imaginary futures," Dolan wrote of Higgins' paper. "But the deeper issue, she says, is not the technology itself — it’s the cultural willingness to treat possibility as reality when it serves a political agenda."
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Sounds about right
 
Red said:
It remains puzzling to me that so many adults fail to recognize a con artist. As adults, most of us learned at some time that you can’t just openly trust everyone. There are people out there ready to bs you and take advantage of you. Trump’s business history is a history of scams. Like Trump University. It’s hard to understand how adults abandon their recognition of con jobs, when Trump is about as transparent a bulls***ing con man as one could ever expect to recognize. I do understand if the man confirms their bias, their dislike of some Americans, etc., that folks will look the other way and ignore the signs of a con job, but having to give up a basic, common sense lesson of what we all should learn growing up, namely“you can’t trust everyone”, is strange…
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Because he plays to peoples prejudices. A lot of Americans hate blacks, immigrants, and working women. Playing to their grievances, especially to those who are bored to death with their success (but feel slighted or aggrieved, especially when social media tells them how to feel) is a winning strategy for Trump or any demagogue.
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