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  • To me the cool kids were generally the ones not doing very well in school so they would try to make it seem like their choice and adopt an “I don’t give a shit” rebellious attitude. They don’t follow the rules, that’s why their grades are bad, not because they don’t have the intelligence. (in their mind).

    They would continue to do average or even worse but they would get the admiration of other kids for seeming to have confidence and control and rebelling against the establishment (teachers).

    Of course not every one admired that type of behaviour, but the attitude of not caring about the rules is exactly what Donald Trump does. I think most of his life he has been pretty average at what he does, but he was good at self promotion. A skill he probably learned in the playground when he was struggling with school.

    In this sense Trump is a “cool kid”. He is just a rare example of the cool kid succeeding enough to become famous.

    And for what it’s worth, I don’t think being one of the cool kids is something to brag about once school was over. In fact it generally becomes the opposite at that point. American TV often painted the cool kids as the most capable and popular in every way, but that is fantasy.

    Musk on the other hand was not a cool kid, but he desperately wants to be one. He must have some issues from school when he was likely shunned by them or bullied and he is trying to make up for it. Explains a lot of his recent actions actually.




  • Where are all the passionate leftist politicians.

    “We will fix the roads”

    “We will find public services better like the police, fire departments and medicare so you never have to worry if help is coming in your hour of need”

    “We will ensure everyone has access to healthcare whether rich or poor, insured or not so you never need to worry about losing your job and your health cover at the same time.”

    “We will invest in public transport to better connect our rural communities to make it easier to get well paying jobs even if you don’t live in metropolis”

    "we will invest in green energy and transport and retrain workers from the fossil fuel industry to improve the quality of the air you breathe, without putting coal and oil workers out in the cold“

    “We will pay for this by taxing corporations who have for too long got away with paying lower tax rates than you, all while making record profits and creating billionaires like Bezos and Musk who use their immense power to convince you that what is good for you is actually bad for you.”





  • frazw@lemmy.worldto4chan@lemmy.worldAnon is a conspiracy theorist.
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    Conspiracy theorists are not about the actual theories. They are about being special. They are smart and figured out monkeys have been influencing the course of human politics since the roman empire. *They * are the only ones who “get it” that bic biro pens have finger print scanners the CIA uses to locate disobedient citizens.

    As soon as it becomes confirmed, they are no longer special, because everyone “gets it”.

    When they say “wake up sheeple”, they wouldn’t know what to do if you “woke up”.


  • frazw@lemmy.worldtoPolitical Memes@lemmy.worldThe candidate of zeroes
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    Then there are tens of millions of people who cannot complain about what happens next. Death of democracy in the USA ? “Well I didn’t vote for them” Wife/mother/sister/cousin/friend died due to pregnancy related complications? “well I didn’t vote for them” Etc.etc.

    There is never a party you 100% agree with. If there is then you are probably guilty of blindly following. Your job as a voter is to express your opinion whether by writing to your representative, protesting or simply voting. Then hold them to account when they don’t follow through or do something you don’t like.

    Don’t let them tell you what you want. Tell them what you want.