• Suite404@lemmy.world
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    21 hours ago

    Yes, it’s clear a person doesn’t need to be a good speaker to rile up people who want a free ticket to hate. I’d have agreed Hitler was a good speaker before Trump, but now I think we just assumed that was the case because we couldn’t fathom so many people being behind a bad one.

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      17 hours ago

      Hitler actually put a great deal of work and practice time into becoming a good public speaker. Can you imagine Trump putting that kind of effort into anything? Even golf?

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      15 hours ago

      I mean look at the rest. Isn’t it one of the baffling things about our times how easy it is to appeal to the masses with obviously idiotic takes. Maybe it’s nothing new.

      Also I’m sure Hitler didn’t write his speeches.