Hubski, I just saw our asshat commander in chief on TV ranting on about fighting the radical left some terrible reflection on our U.S. Fourth of July celebration.
It made me imagine what I might say if I had an open mic and five minutes on stage with His Orangeness.
I’m wondering what would happen if I gave him a big hug and started gushing on about how brilliant a man he is, thanking him for playing the role of the worst of all Americans. Something like, “Mr. President, you, in all your brilliance are doing such a great job of playing the villain role in our WWE(Or WWF at my age) version of American politics. You play the role of the racist, xenophobic, misogynist person that prevents America from being the world leader it can be. Thanks to your so carefully scripted bungling we Americans are being left with little choice but to accept responsibility for the changes that need to be made in our country. Your message has been received. Thank you for your time as president, we thank you for capping off your awesome artistry by agreeing to step down from the presidency this November.”
Then, I drop the mic. I can’t imagine it going over so well, but it’s fun to imagine. Hubski, what would you say and do?
You’ve got a point there. I’ve thought about the mocking thing a bunch. I cannot remember who shared this on Hubski before, but I love the way the folks of Wunseidel Germany mock Nazi marches in their town. I’ve got to imagine that there must be a really effective way to laugh the guy out of office. The fact that he effectively used hired goons to Lafayette Square in order to march over to a church to look tough and hold a bible screams to me he’s not very comfortable with his power to begin with. We can all hope that we’re getting closer to the day that we can laugh him off into the sunset.
Someone crafted the perfect response:
To be honest I would just not. I have no interest. I don't wish to engage and I don't wish to make a spectacle of engaging. I guess assuming I had like 30 seconds before security knocked me out I would like to think I'd say "be kind" but if someone had pissed me off on the way to this excursion (likely -- realistically as well as for the comedic relief) i'd be just as likely to admonish everyone "can you please just like, get in the turn lane when you know you're going to be turning? instead of throwing your blinker on and cruising in the middle lane?" or something something something won't be equal until nine female supreme court justices something something idk depends on how enraged i am and about what at that moment but i can promise i'm not going to be able to succinctly express what i mean to in a way that will make a difference to the crowd, no matter what. and i wouldn't trust it if i could. Some people like the performance arts and power to them. I never liked recitals when I studied music.
If that stage is in any way televised, I would spend no time addressing Trump and instead moving my gaze towards the audience. Before the happening, which would surely be held a month or two in advance, I would do my level best to prepare a long list of mistakes Trump has made that affected his target electorate. Given that I only have five minutes, I would pick the most juicy of those and appeal to these people's baser instincts, in order to present them with the evidence of Trump's negative effects on the country and reasons why these people should care about them. I would look into addressing those issues on as personally-relatable a level as possible. "That black cashier at your nearby grocery store. She works for minimum wage. Would your grown son who still lives with you do the same? Could he do the same? I think we both know the answer. So that black cashier is pretty much your main and only source of product that is within your reach that doesn't step on your comfort and the business of your life. "Without her, you may no longer be able to get your produce, because no one else is willing to work for that little money. So far, President Trump..." – and would go ahead and attach an argument to it. (That wasn't the best example, but I have not taken a month to come up with it.) I would also make concetrated effort not to mention any of the core tropes of the political narrative of the recent times. I would not mention Democrats or Republicans, I would not mention Obama, Bush, Reagan, Nixon, or even Teddy Roosevelt, who seems to be a universally-accepted hero of the crowd. I would not mention Barr, Flynn, McConnell, or any other of the recent figures of non-news news reports, FOX style. By doing so, I would seek to avoid engaging with the established mental traps that have been embedded into Trump's electorate's heads by the talk machines on TV, radio, or the Internet. Snapping the trap would only trigger an emotional response and prevent any further information from getting in. Instead, I would do my best to keep to the story I want to present: that of Trump as an ineffective, counterproductive, malicious, corrupt president without mentioning any of those descriptors by name. I would treat it as a very short lecture, university-style, where I have to present information in a certain light for it to connect and start making sense. No matter how seething I would be during this delivery, I would do my utmost best to remain calm, composed, and collected. Emotion transfers to the audience. People watching – at home or in the audience – will be able to tell that I'm angry and upset. More specifically, they will be able to tell that I'm angry and upset about something they've embedded into their personality. As such, it would seem an assault on their values to them. As such, I would fail very quickly if I don't make an effort to compose myself. Addressing Trump has 0% chance of changing things. I've lived with a narcissist: any mention of ill results go past their ears that otherwise attend to everything. Addressing Trump's core audience? 0.5%. The slimmest of chances. Given the opportunity, I'll take the shot. It may end up changing something.