"We've been waging an all-out war on American democracy," Donald Trump inadvertently said during a speech in Iowa.
  • Telorand
    98·
    6 months ago

    This. Why are people treating it like it’s a joke? He’s literally been spouting the bullet points from Project 2025 practically since it came out.

    This wasn’t a gaffe, it was the mask slipping.

    “When somebody tells you who they are, believe them.”

    • arensb@lemmy.world
      32·
      6 months ago

      “When somebody tells you who they are, believe them.”

      No. Donald Trump told us he was a brilliant deal-maker, a stable genius, and a gifted billionaire.

      A better idea is to do as Maya Angelou said: when somebody shows you what they are, over and over, believe them.

      • Telorand
        7·
        6 months ago

        We could just amend it to be, “When somebody tells you who they are, believe them until they demonstrate otherwise.”

    • cultsuperstar@lemmy.world
      8·
      6 months ago

      It’s not even the mask slipping. This is saying what they want and their supporters going right along with it. They don’t even bother lying or beating around the bush anymore.

      • Telorand
        1·
        6 months ago

        Believe them, at least until they demonstrate otherwise.

        • El Barto@lemmy.world
          1·
          6 months ago

          I don’t know, man. There’s gotta be more context to that saying. That’s how people get duped.

          I mean, even Trump can be an example of this.

          • Telorand
            1·
            6 months ago

            So if Trump says he’s awesome, believe him until he demonstrates otherwise. It won’t take long in his case.

            If Trump says he loves America, believe him until he says he’s trying to destroy our democracy.

            I don’t see why we need additional context.