I don't like Trump

[Martin Hash]

Trump is the right man for the time; that’s all I care about.

[DBTrek]

Trump is the right man for the time; that’s all I care about.

He's got all the 20 and 30-somethings in here wringing their hands about "THE NUCLEAR CODES" like a pack of high strung Cold War grannies.

I mean really, what else could we ask from the man at this point.


Someone cue up 99 Red Balloons, Imma go dig up my parachute pants.

[Hastur]

An other good explanation for Trump is the Post Empire consept by Bret Easton Ellis.

Empire and Post-Empire

In 2011, Bret Easton Ellis made waves with an essay about Charlie Sheen in which he coined the terms empire and post-empire.

The people unable to process Sheen’s honesty can’t do this because it’s so unlike the pre-fab way celebrity presented itself within the Empire. Anyone who has put up with the fake rigors of celebrity (or has addiction problems) has got to find a kindred spirit here. The new fact is: if you’re punching a paparazzo, you now look like an old-school loser. If you can’t accept the fact that we’re at the height of an exhibitionistic display culture and that you’re going to be blindsided by TMZ (and humiliated by Harvey Levin, or Chelsea Handler—princess of post-Empire) walking out of a club on Sunset at 2 in the morning trashed, then you’re basically fucked and you should become a travel agent instead of a movie star. Being publicly mocked is part of the game now and you’re a fool if you don’t play along with it and are still enacting the role of humble, grateful celebrity instead of embracing your fucked-up-ness. Gaga’s little monsters, anyone? Not showing up to collect your award at the Razzies for that piece of shit you made? So Empire. This is why Charlie seems saner and funnier than any other celebrity right now. He also makes better jokes about his situation than most worried editorialists or late-night comedians. A lot of it is sheer bad-boy bravado—just saying shit to see how people react, which is very post-Empire—but a lot of it is transparent, and on that level, Sheen is, um, winning. And I’m not sure being fired from Two and a Half Men and having to wear those horrible rockabilly bowling shirts for another two years is, um, losing…


In an interview with Vice earlier this year, Ellis was asked to clarify the distinction between Empire and Post-Empire.

Can you explain this empire and post-empire distinction? Because you refer to it a lot.
Empire is the US from roughly WWII to a little after 9/11. It was at the height of its power, its prestige, and its economic worth. Then it lost a lot of those things. In the face of technology and social media, the mask of pride has been slowly eradicated. That empirical attitude of believing you’re better than everyone—that you’re above everything—and trying to give the impression that you have no problems. Post-empire is just about being yourself. It’s showing the reality rather than obscuring things in reams and reams of meaning.

But can you ever present a "real" version of yourself online?
Well, turning yourself into an avatar, at least, is post-empire. That’s a new kind of mask. It’s more playful than hiding your feelings, presenting your best self, and lying if you have to. Unless, of course, you argue that that’s just a whole new form of empire in itself.

[clubgop]

I should be such a buffoon.

Trump is a Meta, either that or there IS a god who watches over him. He’s Elon Musk-level Meta. I like to think I’m at that level but I’m not famous, and I can’t tell if fame accompanies Metas naturally, or fame just makes it so I hear about them? If the latter were the case, you’d think I’d hear about an occasional Meta-worthy person who isn’t famous? So far, nada.

Trump understands Kayfabe. That is one thing that sets him apart.

https://www.edge.org/response-detail/11783

Totes.

[Montegriffo]

There are books available.

Of course, that's not helpful since TDS folks aren't exactly the book reading type.
But whatever.

There are 0 customer reviews and 1 customer rating.

Not exactly flying off the shelves in the UK.

I might write a review.

LOL, they just accepted my review.
I now sit alongside drtrech as an Amazon reviewer although my contribution pales in significance compared to his great work on spatulas.

[SuburbanFarmer]

Anyone not infected with TDS tried injecting some bleach yet? Might do you some good

[clubgop]

Anyone not infected with TDS tried injecting some bleach yet? Might do you some good

You first. Actually commit to something. Inject vodka into your balls.

[SuburbanFarmer]

Anyone not infected with TDS tried injecting some bleach yet? Might do you some good

You first. Actually commit to something. Inject vodka into your balls.

I don't have a fearless leader instructing me to poison myself, sorry. That's your cult.

[clubgop]

Anyone not infected with TDS tried injecting some bleach yet? Might do you some good

You first. Actually commit to something. Inject vodka into your balls.

I don't have a fearless leader instructing me to poison myself, sorry. That's your cult.

Neither do I. You have an MSM who you slavishly believe every false interpretation, that is your cult.

[Montegriffo]

Tomorrow I'm inventing the "Light Syringe".

What I'm struggling with is whether light gets injected as a wave or as particles.