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mwilbert.bsky.social @mwilbert.bsky.social

It's weird to deny the relevance of something that's obviously relevant. Maybe an issue is that an individual's charm isn't universal--I find Trump repulsive, but it's obvious he has a weird appeal to many people. But it's obvious that there was a difference between Kennedy and Nixon, for example.

aug 3, 2025, 12:03 pm • 1 0

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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com

This is a really good point that I didn't have space to go into. Can one be charismatic, yet some people just don't see it? I think yes in the same way that some people don't find George Clooney good-looking. (But the consensus is surely that Clooney is good-looking and Farage is charismatic.)

aug 3, 2025, 12:34 pm • 1 0 • view