QuantumSpecter@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 19 hours agoWas the whole TikTok drama a bait-and-switch to make Trump look good?www.independent.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square108fedilinkarrow-up1439arrow-down122
arrow-up1417arrow-down1external-linkWas the whole TikTok drama a bait-and-switch to make Trump look good?www.independent.co.ukQuantumSpecter@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 19 hours agomessage-square108fedilink
minus-squaresem@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-214 hours agoIt used to be that politicians suffered in the polls when they flip flopped, but the only one Trump would suffer is if he went against his base. Like when he floated that maybe the covid vaccine was ok.
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·14 hours agoHonestly, his base tends to follow him, so as long as it’s not a core belief, he could flip on a number of things without incident. It’s disgusting and I really don’t understand why his base tolerates it.
minus-squareEvkob (they/them)@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 hours ago I really don’t understand why his base tolerates it. Because the relationship between him and his “base” isn’t one between citizens and politician, it’s a literally a cult following their leader.
It used to be that politicians suffered in the polls when they flip flopped, but the only one Trump would suffer is if he went against his base.
Like when he floated that maybe the covid vaccine was ok.
Honestly, his base tends to follow him, so as long as it’s not a core belief, he could flip on a number of things without incident.
It’s disgusting and I really don’t understand why his base tolerates it.
Because the relationship between him and his “base” isn’t one between citizens and politician, it’s a literally a cult following their leader.