Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAaron Rupar: Should we just ignore Donald Trump? (Short answer: NO.)
Should we just ignore Donald Trump?
He doesnt die if you dont believe in him. Youre thinking of Tinker Bell.
Snip
The idea that if we just ignore Trump hell go away is quite pervasive. I also think its wrong. And its probably worth devoting an edition of the newsletter to explaining why, especially since this debate is likely to keep coming up in the months and years to come.
Snip
Theres also the fact that Trump was banished from Twitter after he used it to organize and incite the January 6 attack on Congress. Since he can no longer tweet on his own, journalists shouldnt help Trump circumvent his ban by tweeting out his statements or clips from his interviews, or so the argument goes. Let him yell into the void.
But heres the thing even though @realDonaldTrump no longer exists, Trump isnt yelling into a void. Whether theyre subscribed to his email lists, tuning in to Trump propaganda outlets like OAN or Newsmax, or following MAGA social media accounts that reliably circulate his statements, Trump fans hear what hes saying loud and clear. And considering Trump is the presumptive 2024 Republican nominee and still very popular with the GOP base, I think its important for all of us who care about politics to be aware of what hes saying and doing.
Snip
For our purposes, the details of the alleged conspiracy arent important if youre curious about them, the New York Times has a concise explainer you can read here, and I plan on diving deeper into the story for Wednesdays newsletter but what does matter is that Trump responded to the new Durham-related revelations by suggesting members of the Clinton campaign should be put to death.
Snip
He doesnt die if you dont believe in him. Youre thinking of Tinker Bell.
Snip
The idea that if we just ignore Trump hell go away is quite pervasive. I also think its wrong. And its probably worth devoting an edition of the newsletter to explaining why, especially since this debate is likely to keep coming up in the months and years to come.
Snip
Theres also the fact that Trump was banished from Twitter after he used it to organize and incite the January 6 attack on Congress. Since he can no longer tweet on his own, journalists shouldnt help Trump circumvent his ban by tweeting out his statements or clips from his interviews, or so the argument goes. Let him yell into the void.
But heres the thing even though @realDonaldTrump no longer exists, Trump isnt yelling into a void. Whether theyre subscribed to his email lists, tuning in to Trump propaganda outlets like OAN or Newsmax, or following MAGA social media accounts that reliably circulate his statements, Trump fans hear what hes saying loud and clear. And considering Trump is the presumptive 2024 Republican nominee and still very popular with the GOP base, I think its important for all of us who care about politics to be aware of what hes saying and doing.
Snip
For our purposes, the details of the alleged conspiracy arent important if youre curious about them, the New York Times has a concise explainer you can read here, and I plan on diving deeper into the story for Wednesdays newsletter but what does matter is that Trump responded to the new Durham-related revelations by suggesting members of the Clinton campaign should be put to death.
Snip
https://aaronrupar.substack.com/p/ignoring-trump?utm_source=url
InfoView thread info, including edit history
TrashPut this thread in your Trash Can (My DU » Trash Can)
BookmarkAdd this thread to your Bookmarks (My DU » Bookmarks)
7 replies, 455 views
ShareGet links to this post and/or share on social media
AlertAlert this post for a rule violation
PowersThere are no powers you can use on this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
ReplyReply to this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
Rec (0)
ReplyReply to this post
7 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Aaron Rupar: Should we just ignore Donald Trump? (Short answer: NO.) (Original Post)
tblue37
Feb 2022
OP
fightforfreedom
(4,913 posts)1. NO! We should put him in prison.
Then we can ignore him.
tblue37
(65,490 posts)2. The article explains why we *can't* ignore him.
Response to tblue37 (Original post)
stopdiggin This message was self-deleted by its author.
tblue37
(65,490 posts)4. Aaron Rupar.
stopdiggin
(11,371 posts)6. yes. my bad (saw it two seconds after ...) -(nt)-
Mr. Ected
(9,670 posts)5. Even if you wanted to, you can't ignore his voting bloc
We have to figure out how to excise ourselves from minority rule since they are clearly not in the majority.
Pantagruel
(2,580 posts)7. GOP makes the worst leadership choice of our lifetimes
and some advocate ignoring it?
In fact, we pound the GOP with it.
Make sure it colors every issue they bring up.