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Trump's latest speech about Antifa taking down/vandalizing statues

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I try to steer clear from politics on GBATemp but I would just like to say this.

Trump's speech to me was far too perfect, too obvious, too fitting and scripted so with that, it's necessary to take with a grain of salt.

The Left hates Trump for saying it, the Right loves for saying it. In the end, he is a politician and everyone needs to remember that (politicians can backpedal at any moment). I'll admit that I liked what I heard Trump saying but you can't fall for it.

Take this however you will.
 

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agreed on the "too perfect", it seems he intentionally want to inflame the Left, in order to "mobilize" his base, while at the same time telling them "I got your back". it seems calculated and 100% political move, basically saying two things at once to two different audiences. he knows the far right put him in office, so he's got to keep a good relationship. in the long run it might be too politically costly since mainstream republicans are relatively moderate on the political correctness. Or, he might get away with it, just like he's been doing so far. My bet is on the second option.
 

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Well, someone has to call them out, I am happy both groups are being called out.
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What bait was being taken?...

I think Trump was being purposefully inflammatory towards the left in order to generate outcry. That outcry in turn turns into fuel for his base. CNN being this outraged is exactly what he wanted, IMO. No Trump supporter will read that headline and support Trump less - they will instead trust CNN less.

obv this is all conjecture on my part but he does seem to be playing both sides against each other.

(I'm no Trump nor Dem supporter btw, but I do like some political banter)
 

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I think Trump was being purposefully inflammatory towards the left in order to generate outcry. That outcry in turn turns into fuel for his base. CNN being this outraged is exactly what he wanted, IMO. no Trump supported will read that and support Trump less - they will instead trust CNN less.

obv this is all conjecture on my part but he does seem to be playing both sides against each other.

(I'm no Trump nor Dem supporter btw, but I do like some political banter)

CNN is not a source of news people should be focusing on, the same goes for any of the mainstream media, it's all about numbers, polls, what's popular, who has the loudest voice, and so on. CNN is just...so bleh. Mainstream just freaking sucks balls no matter what side of the spectrum they are.
 
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I think Trump was being purposefully inflammatory towards the left in order to generate outcry. That outcry in turn turns into fuel for his base. CNN being this outraged is exactly what he wanted, IMO. No Trump supporter will read that headline and support Trump less - they will instead trust CNN less.

obv this is all conjecture on my part but he does seem to be playing both sides against each other.

(I'm no Trump nor Dem supporter btw, but I do like some political banter)
Fair enough, that's actually a pretty good analysis. That wouldn't put it up with the Onion, though

Along those lines, though, I'm irritated that we have a President that's essentially trolling over half the population just to keep a firm grip on his target supporters
 

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America, the only country in the world that says one thing and does the exact opposite.

Sometimes, it's times like these that make me want to end up defecting to Japan and live with friends over there for a while. Or foxes, I'll live with the foxes in the Fox Village.
 
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Sometimes, it's times like these that make me want to end up defecting to Japan and live with friends over there for a while. Or foxes, I'll live with the foxes in the Fox Village.

I wouldn't go to Japan.
Xenophobic arseholes.

But yeh, it's understandable, I meself also wouldn't want to live in such a country.
 

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CNN is not a source of news people should be focusing on, the same goes for any of the mainstream media, it's all about numbers, polls, what's popular, who has the loudest voice, and so on. CNN is just...so bleh. Mainstream just freaking sucks balls no matter what side of the spectrum they are.

100% agreed, and this latest headlines confirm that it's not a news site I'd be willing to trust for fact-reporting, they're just as biased as fox news.

on that note, it's interesting to note that their outcry is a reflection of their audience's outcry, and that probably translates into more clicks.

so yeah we have a Troll-in-chief and a clickbait-driven MSM. welcome to the 21st century lol
 

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I wouldn't go to Japan.
Xenophobic arseholes.

But yeh, it's understandable, I meself also wouldn't want to live in such a country.

I actually lived there for a while back in 2007, some of my best friends live there; it's mostly the WWII generation/old farts who are bitter :P
 

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I try to steer clear from politics on GBATemp but I would just like to say this.

Trump's speech to me was far too perfect, too obvious, too fitting and scripted so with that, it's necessary to take with a grain of salt.

The Left hates Trump for saying it, the Right loves for saying it. In the end, he is a politician and everyone needs to remember that (politicians can backpedal at any moment). I'll admit that I liked what I heard Trump saying but you can't fall for it.

Take this however you will.
too perfect?, you think that sounded scripted?, that press conference went off the rails pretty fast.
 
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