people notice sometimes how i doggedly refer to donald trump as "the president" and never "the cheeto" or "the orange dumpster fire" or any of the other derisive names you hear out there.
it was initially because i wanted to maintain respect for the office, as i might expect from other people if there was a president they didn't like but i did.
and then i began to think there was value in using politically neutral language to describe what is happening, because a certain number of people will automatically agree with or dismiss what you say based on whether you like the president or not.
but above all, i have realized, there is power in that phrasing.
please compare:
the cheeto said we should look into injecting bleach.
orange dumpster fire is bragging about his television ratings while people die.
the president and his advisers are confiscating critical medical supplies that hospitals have already paid for and they are giving it to for-profit resellers at the cost of american lives.
which of these three sentences sound like the horrific, criminal betrayal it is?
the president is telling stupid lies.
the president is causing people to die and only cares about his television ratings.
the president is stealing medical supplies from hospitals for profit and revenge.
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there’s no need to ask. still, respecting the office when the incumbent himself doesn’t is asking a lot.
naturally, we hear a lot about the situation in the US and Trump’s image can’t sink any lower.
friko, have you heard that joke our german friends are telling?
-what borders on stupid?
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-canada and mexico.
I still like your haircut.
haha, that really is funny. I hadn’t heard the joke before.
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