• Death_Equity@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    It is more about an extreme understanding of the issue reduced to simple talking points. Democrats say cows are a problem, so they want to ban them. Democrats want to make buildings more efficient and windows are a big source of inefficiency, Democrats want to ban windows.

    Trump exerts influence on simple minds through simple statements that cause outrage by distilling complex issues into logical extremes that offend people who can’t bother to understand complex issues. That is why he is so widely liked, he is the junk food of politics.