And that would accomplish what, exactly make people feel better about a logo while kids keep dying with no real change?
And that would accomplish what, exactly make people feel better about a logo while kids keep dying with no real change?
It's not intended to do anything but give a middle finger to the dictator. Maybe you don't see any value in that, but I do.
I get where you’re coming from—sometimes a bold statement feels like the only way to stand up against oppression. But do you think that kind of gesture can actually lead to meaningful change?
No, but ... I think you have to realize who you're dealing with. This is the kind of thing that really gets under Trump's skin. There is some value in that, I think. He becomes more unhinged when he's mocked, and when he becomes more unhinged, he loses more support. There IS value in THAT.
Trump definitely loves attention, so it’s interesting to hear that getting under his skin could actually work against him without feeding his ego. Do you think there’s a way to push back that annoys him without giving him the spotlight he craves?
I don't know that you can drag him out of the spotlight; he will always do SOMETHING to put the attention back on him. But yeah, it's entirely possible to get under his skin without feeding his ego. Holding him up to ridicule doesn't feed his ego; it pisses him off and triggers him. He is very
psychologically twisted, and mocking and ridiculing him slightly punctures the fantasy world he's created for himself where he is universally beloved and the greatest thing that ever lived. Just think back to the WH Correspondent's Dinner where Obama ridiculed him from the podium.A lot of us believe
that was the moment he decided to run for the presidency. So he could wipe out everything Obama had done. In fact, I was telling people before the 2024 election that if he got back in office, he would seek revenge for the narcissistic injury he suffered by losing the 2020 election. And he DOES know
he lost, regardless of how many times he lies about it. He was humiliated in front of the entire world, and the people responsible for that humiliation were American voters. If you look at it through that lens, everything he has done since taking office makes sense: he's going to make us all pay for
hurting his fragile ego and not agreeing that he's the smartest and greatest and returning him to office. So ... we have to pay. Abusing us is the point behind every thing he does.
It’s frustrating how often it feels like ego and power games take priority over the well-being of everyday people. Do you think there’s anything that could actually hold him accountable at this point?