• zd9@lemmy.world
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    They’re treasonous because Tucker Carlson needs to stay relevant in the headlines. He’s a fucking white nationalist Christian fascist, he’s very smart, and he’s (somehow to his audience) very charismatic. He can be extremely dangerous.

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      I’ll just add: I don’t think there’s any real charisma. I think he just has had an audience particularly suited to gullibility, to whom trust is earned by mere repetition, and then been given decades of time to show his face. Every segment of his that I’ve seen is him speaking like someone spoon-feeding elementary-school logic to a mentally infirm grandparent.

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        Every segment of his that I’ve seen is him speaking like someone spoon-feeding elementary-school logic to a mentally infirm grandparent.

        I mean… That’s the Republican base. They vote, and they buy whatever they’re told to by these chucklefucks. There’s a lot of advertising money in the fascist grift world.

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        uhhh… have you heard of MAGA? As long as he has his own cult, he’ll be dangerous

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      I dont know if hes really smart. See a break in the conservative rhetoric and fill it. Already had name recognition from his early fox days. Seems easy to me if you have no actual values and can afford writers for your interviews.

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        He has stayed “popular” for like 20 years, that requires charisma and intelligence

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        He’s breaking with Trump over treason earlier than the crowd. That’s smart.

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      They are treasonous because Tuck wants the presidency in 2028. He could win too, if not for Israel, I’ve no doubt he will submit to them though when it comes to it.