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    The playbook of denial, distraction, and distortion

    Started by K-Dog May 12, 2025, 01:53 PM

    Message path : / Politics / Trump / He tariffs because he can / There is no plan here, only Trump's thoroughly misguided understanding #9


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    K-Dog

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    May 12, 2025, 01:53 PM
    • Richard Nixon (USA)
      • Unpopular Policies: Vietnam War escalation, Watergate cover-up
      • Falling Approval: Approval collapsed 1973–74
      • False Claims: Denied Watergate involvement until evidence forced admission
      • Similarities to Trump: Paranoia, media hostility, eventual resignation
    • Herbert Hoover (USA)
      • Unpopular Policies: Passive response to the Great Depression
      • Falling Approval: Approval crashed after 1929 crash
      • False Claims: Claimed economy was improving when it was worsening
      • Similarities to Trump: Economic denialism, detached from public suffering
    • Silvio Berlusconi (Italy)
      • Unpopular Policies: Cronyism, corruption, legal controversies
      • Falling Approval: Declined during later terms
      • False Claims: Exaggerated economic success, self-promotion
      • Similarities to Trump: Media control, populism, scandals
    • Boris Johnson (UK)
      • Unpopular Policies: "Partygate," COVID mishandling, Brexit fallout
      • Falling Approval: Approval plummeted post-2021
      • False Claims: Misled Parliament about lockdown breaches
      • Similarities to Trump: Charisma, norm-breaking, strategic denial
    • Viktor Orbán (Hungary)
      • Unpopular Policies: Authoritarian reforms, suppression of opposition
      • Falling Approval: Remains polarized but stable among core base
      • False Claims: State-controlled media projects inflated success
      • Similarities to Trump: Nationalism, attacks on press, loyalty-based governance
    • Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (Turkey)
      • Unpopular Policies: Economic chaos, crackdowns on critics
      • Falling Approval: Public discontent over inflation and repression
      • False Claims: Repeated claims of economic recovery and growth
      • Similarities to Trump: Institutional purges, strongman image


    It seems Trumps bullshit is over the top, but truth is, Trump only does what dictators do.

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