People are simultaneously surprised, heartened and yet unsure whether “weird” is somehow juvenile, unserious, maybe letting MAGA off the hook for being dangerous and extremist. They feel that it might be like taking Ozempic when they should really just be hitting the gym....
The power of “weird” is that it clusters together all of the things Democrats care about and want to prevent under the vast degenerate banner of Trumpism in a language that is intuitively understandable. People hear it and without having to recall or analyze the full menagerie of the Trumpian freakshow say, “Yeah … you’re right. Just weird.”...
So “weird” is great. It’s connecting for people who don’t think in formal, ideological terms, which is to say the vast majority of voters. It’s judgy in a good way but also offhanded in a way that is light on the tongue and expresses not a florid indictment but a breezey rejection. Just no time for it. It’s knocking Trump world on its heels and leaving them at a loss for how to respond. There’s nothing special about “weird.” But it’s an example of forceful attacking language that connects and that’s something that Democrats need a lot more of.
So “weird” is great. It’s connecting for people who don’t think in formal, ideological terms, which is to say the vast majority of voters.<<<
Maybe this is what's getting me the most about all of this: the vast majority of voters just don't get it. If they don't get it, then maybe we all deserve what we're about to get in a worst-case scenario?
If this were 1946, immediately after the cessation of WWII, I suspect the vast majority of voters might get it ... having already endured years of a long and violent war; whereas nowadays most people live inside a bubble of voluptuous tranquility that is detached from how quickly things can go astray on a large scale.
So, I'm still not "happy" with the term weird ... even if it's simply another arrow in the quiver, it's a bellwether of where we're really at and might sink.
Having said all of that, I am in the middle of a podcast that makes a great case for using said arrow:
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Weird buncha sick pig fuckers
Weird buncha sick pig fuckers.
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Not my kinda weird.
Not my kinda weird.
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Was that the rabbit in "Monty
Was that the rabbit in "Monty Python and the Holy Grail"?
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I think it is from Watership
I think it is from Watership Down.
This is a very haunting picture, wish I never saw it.
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Personally, I'm not a fan of
Personally, I'm not a fan of "weird" as a descriptor for Trump. It lacks sufficiency to account for his treacherous and sinister nature.
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People are simultaneously
People are simultaneously surprised, heartened and yet unsure whether “weird” is somehow juvenile, unserious, maybe letting MAGA off the hook for being dangerous and extremist. They feel that it might be like taking Ozempic when they should really just be hitting the gym....
The power of “weird” is that it clusters together all of the things Democrats care about and want to prevent under the vast degenerate banner of Trumpism in a language that is intuitively understandable. People hear it and without having to recall or analyze the full menagerie of the Trumpian freakshow say, “Yeah … you’re right. Just weird.”...
So “weird” is great. It’s connecting for people who don’t think in formal, ideological terms, which is to say the vast majority of voters. It’s judgy in a good way but also offhanded in a way that is light on the tongue and expresses not a florid indictment but a breezey rejection. Just no time for it. It’s knocking Trump world on its heels and leaving them at a loss for how to respond. There’s nothing special about “weird.” But it’s an example of forceful attacking language that connects and that’s something that Democrats need a lot more of.
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/are-you-on-team-weird/sharetoken/cc...
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So “weird” is great. It’s
So “weird” is great. It’s connecting for people who don’t think in formal, ideological terms, which is to say the vast majority of voters.<<<
Maybe this is what's getting me the most about all of this: the vast majority of voters just don't get it. If they don't get it, then maybe we all deserve what we're about to get in a worst-case scenario?
If this were 1946, immediately after the cessation of WWII, I suspect the vast majority of voters might get it ... having already endured years of a long and violent war; whereas nowadays most people live inside a bubble of voluptuous tranquility that is detached from how quickly things can go astray on a large scale.
So, I'm still not "happy" with the term weird ... even if it's simply another arrow in the quiver, it's a bellwether of where we're really at and might sink.
Having said all of that, I am in the middle of a podcast that makes a great case for using said arrow:
https://pca.st/episode/cda78f97-e69a-40a3-a5af-f5b55021e76e
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"weird"
"weird"
way too modal
"creepy" is like the bare minimum standard here imo
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I vote fot "fucked"
I vote fot "fucked"
As in Not Fucked At All
I like that, I think I'll leave it up for all my students can enjoy it