Who is giving credit to Trump? We are recognizing new rhetorical tools to convince people that America is bad. Trump is not an anomaly, he is America distilled, and the Dems have allowed his kind to spawn under a regime of economic austerity and imperialism. It is very hard for insulated liberals to pretend that things are okay in this country, and this is not because Trump agrees, i think he strongly disagrees, but reveals where we are really at and it is hard to ignore this.
Your post highlights exactly my issue with trump's words. There is a subtle but important rhetorical distinction at play in what he says that shifts everything and is important to recognize.
Trump essentially turns what should be critiques and contradictions in US foreign policy on its head to basically say "So putin kills people. So what? We kill people all the the time and I don't know if you know this; we're fucking awesome!"
I agree and it is doubly blameworthy. This in turn could become recognized as indefensible. Maybe not, maybe I am too hopeful, but there is no facade of "well it's for the good of the world/somebody else." It is outright evil and I am hopeful that Americans can come to see that.
Who is giving credit to Trump? We are recognizing new rhetorical tools to convince people that America is bad. Trump is not an anomaly, he is America distilled, and the Dems have allowed his kind to spawn under a regime of economic austerity and imperialism. It is very hard for insulated liberals to pretend that things are okay in this country, and this is not because Trump agrees, i think he strongly disagrees, but reveals where we are really at and it is hard to ignore this.
The tweet is about giving trump credit, lol.
Your post highlights exactly my issue with trump's words. There is a subtle but important rhetorical distinction at play in what he says that shifts everything and is important to recognize.
Trump essentially turns what should be critiques and contradictions in US foreign policy on its head to basically say "So putin kills people. So what? We kill people all the the time and I don't know if you know this; we're fucking awesome!"
I agree and it is doubly blameworthy. This in turn could become recognized as indefensible. Maybe not, maybe I am too hopeful, but there is no facade of "well it's for the good of the world/somebody else." It is outright evil and I am hopeful that Americans can come to see that.