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[–] Carrolade@lemmy.world 66 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Actually that was a JD Vance quote. Harris kept it more classy.

Either way, he's more of a Mussolini type. Less vision, more opportunism.

[–] GlitchyDigiBun@lemmy.world 40 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Fascism through ✨ V I B E S ✨

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 48 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

You joke, but vibes where and are an important part of how fascists took control. They understand that Aristotle was wrong, emotion and symbolism is simply a better form of rhetoric than logic.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Well, it depends what you mean by "better."

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 32 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Rhetoric is just Greek for the means of persuasion.

A more effective means of persuasion is better rhetoric by definition, because determining truth is not the goal, getting them to do what you want is.

But, yes, ideally rhetoric and epistemology would go hand in hand.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I've finally met someone more pedantic than I.

[–] sundray@lemmus.org 15 points 2 weeks ago

This is what it sounds like when doves cry.

[–] meowMix2525@lemm.ee 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Don't think I didn't appreciate it.

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 21 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Let's hope he remains a Mussolini type to his dying day.

[–] thesporkeffect@lemmy.world 14 points 2 weeks ago

Specifically on that one day. I hope he is bedridden until then