• Botzo@lemmy.world
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    10 days ago

    Fake it til you make it, amiright?

    We need a new term for this level of willful ignorance.

    • phutatorius@lemmy.zip
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      We need a new term for this level of willful ignorance.

      Here are a few: “Unfitness for office.” “Criminal incompetence.” “Deliberate economic sabotage.” “Dictatorship of the scum of the earth.” “Kakistocracy.”

      • Trump fell into his current position of power simply because of his ability to effortlessly frame the fall of the US Empire as putting America first. While in reality, it’s all just a distraction to cover for billionaires hoarding more and more wealth while the rest of us continue to struggle more and more.

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        10 days ago

        We usually use the word “disappointing” but a competent writer can put a positive spin on anything.