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Susan Niemann's avatar

"The Trump phenomenon doesn’t exist because people are stupid. It exists because many people are ill-informed or influenced by mass media and oligarchs like Elon Musk and his massive 300 million user-base Twitter empire."

Truer words never spoken, Charles. People are either just stupid or willfully ignorant. We haven't paid attention to what's happening in our government for so long that when we really should, we don't.

Like you, I lose some subscribers the minute I hit send! It bothered me at first, but I've learned it is inevitable. There are so many great writers on Substack I cant possibly read them all, and I hope that is the case with those who leave me. Obviously I would like to keep them all.... but I'm sure I'm not everyone's cup of tea. 😂 I'm writing for the love of it...and the discipline of it. And I always look forward to what you have to say. ✌️

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Charles Bastille's avatar

"And I always look forward to what you have to say."

Thanks, me too you. I won't be unsubscribing, lol. I think I found you through Jay Kuo's substack.

He's got a nice little community of frequent commenters there that I enjoy.

I'm the same way. I can't subscribe to all the ones I like.

As for the Trump phenomenon, wow, I just can't understand that. I find my attempts to explain them in posts wanting. Today I'm blaming the media, tomorrow I may have a different explanation.

Today, Musk sent out a tweet with 25 million views backing the German far-right anti-immigration party. Biden needs to take Musk's toy away and let SCOTUS reverse its presidential immunity decision if they don't like it.Hmm, sounds like a note.

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Susan Niemann's avatar

I’m still waiting for Biden to do a ‘Thing’ to make this better. I have no idea what. 😂

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Charles Bastille's avatar

The fiction writer in me has all kinds of ghastly things happening to the orange blob at the hands of Dark Brandon.

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Susan Niemann's avatar

OOOOOOOHHHHH.... perhaps it's time to cultivate that story!

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Charles Bastille's avatar

Leon Musk will tweet that I should be thrown in jail, but at least I'd have some fun.

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Malcolm J McKinney's avatar

I 99 point 9% agree with you both.

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Charles Bastille's avatar

Automatic "like" button hit.

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