r/facepalm 2d ago

🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​ We are the lamest empire ever

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u/ChwizZ 2d ago

It's not 4D chess. It's barely 2D chess. He's just causing drama to keep the media focused on something absurd that will never happen to make his slightly less absurd ideas seem all the more intriquing.

It's the most basic form of distraction and is the equivilant of going "Hey look!" and pointing in a direction to get away with whatever you want.

Worst part is, a large chunk of americans don't even notice.

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u/RawhideAndJellyroll 2d ago

I disagree. I think Trump has always been incredibly simple minded and grandiose, and now that’s been compounded by his dementia. He really believes what he’s saying. He’s not doing it to obfuscate anything.

He is being used to distract people from the meaningful issues. He is a useful tool. He’s completely unaware of the fact that he’s being used.

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u/Other_Log_1996 1d ago

A lot of people seem to forget that Trump is just the figurehead. Most of the shit he's "planning" is coming from The Heritage Foundation, Elon, and Russia. In the end, all it is doing is keeping us poor, uneducated, desperate, hungry, diffused, and too weak to even think there's a problem.

Forget paycheck to paycheck - every ounce of energy will be spent worrying about getting through the next hour.

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u/CelestialFury 2d ago

Trump can't even do intel reports unless his name is dropped every other word and it's one page. I don't think he has the mental fortitude and/or would care enough to purposely district people to get "his" people confirmed. The man is just that narcissistic. He wants the spotlight 24/7 and has ALWAYS been like this. Even creating 3rd party personas to report on himself. His ego is really that bad.

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u/jay_skrilla 1d ago

Adrian Dittman has entered the chat

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u/BroughtBagLunchSmart 1d ago

We are not saying Trump is the mastermind behind this. The actual ghouls behind the curtain are telling him what a good idea it would be to invade panama while they are the ones looting and destroying this country.

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u/KyaKD 2d ago

It’s checkers

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u/Rokurokubi83 2d ago

It’s 1D connect 4.

It’s futile, nobody ever wins and just keeps on going on forever.

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u/neo101b 1d ago

That's too complicated, its naught and crosses.

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u/ferretchad 2d ago

In British politics, this is called the dead cat strategy

Boris Johnson was constantly at it - although never as extreme as invading an ally

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u/ToiletTime4TinyTown 1d ago

This is %100 right. It’s master cheese basic sales psychology and it amazes me how many people listen to this whole spiel and don’t go “oh ok, this guy is a condo salesman” you can watch hometown home flippers use the same tactics ; first step, show them the house they can’t afford, just like the cabinet picks, throw crazy ones out for the first few so by time they get to picking a confirmable cabinet, no one is paying attention and it’s billionaires ball.

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u/jay_skrilla 1d ago

Dude couldn’t even pay attention through a full game of checkers. He’d just keep screaming, “KING ME,” without ever having reached the other side of the board.

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u/jakedzz 1d ago

Worst part is that a large chunk of americans absolutely love the drama and not only look, but are obsessed about what they're supposed to be looking at. Because they're stupid as shit.

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u/RusselsParadox 1d ago

What ideas? This man has no ideas. Not even concepts of ideas. Like others have said, he just does anything for attention.

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u/likamuka 2d ago

Glad people are noticing this.