• Coelacanth
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      3 months ago

      That’s the whole problem with him in a nutshell, to be honest. He’s an entertainer after all. You can call it what you want but there is a weird sort of charisma mixed in with the narcissism and utter deranged lunacy. That’s why he’s so dangerously good at appealing to his base and maintaining this cult of personality.

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        3 months ago

        He wasn’t even really an entertainer though. He’s “entertaining” because of how big of a douchbag he is, which is why he got The Apprentice show. I don’t think most people watched that because they thought he was the hero of that story.

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        3 months ago

        Surprised no one downvoted you, on lemmy of all places, but you’re completely right

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      3 months ago

      Meatball Ron is my personal favorite. As a Floridian I’ve had ample opportunity to whip that one out in conversation

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      3 months ago

      the “convicted felon” is the only nicknane people should use for him, though.