Following Tuesday night’s resounding victory for Democrats across the country, Donald Trump came up with a long to-do list Wednesday morning that he thinks is the solution to what ails Republicans. And bizarrely, during his postelection meltdown, he claimed that Americans need ID to buy groceries.

  • FridaySteve@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    10 hours ago

    Do you know where that quote is from, though? It’s from a Trump rally before covid. “You need an ID to buy groceries” is a well known right wing meme. He repeats this lie because it advances the right wing idea that American elections are influenced by left wing radicals and illegal immigrants who fraudulently vote. It’s not based in any kind of truth and never was.

    He doesn’t repeat this phrase because he’s an imbecile. (He is an imbecile, but that’s not why he repeats this phrase.) He repeats this phrase because it’s propaganda. It’s got the illusion of truth. “You need an ID to buy groceries” sounds close enough to the truth that people who already agree with the point he’s making won’t question it.

    Showing ID is a common and normal.

    therefore

    Requiring an ID to vote is not a burden.

    Propaganda doesn’t have to be accurate, it just needs to feel relatable. Don’t excuse Trump for saying these things.

    • ImgurRefugee114@reddthat.comEnglish
      13·
      10 hours ago

      I’m not excusing him, I’m saying the article is stretching what he said. The narrative he’s pushing is wrong and the point he’s trying to make is painfully stupid: but making shit up isn’t a good rebuke.

      • FridaySteve@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        10 hours ago

        Ok my mistake I guess, because what you said sounded a lot like “Why does everyone take him seriously? He’s a moron.” Whereas he’s repeating a knowingly false claim on purpose and I don’t really see where the article is stretching what he said.

        • ImgurRefugee114@reddthat.comEnglish
          12·
          10 hours ago

          Okay I can see how you read it that way. NP. Yes, he should be taken seriously, that’s why I tried to emphasize with ‘dangerous.’

          I’ve never heard the claim as stated in the article before. As for why I interpret it to be “stretching”, maybe this person’s reply and mine would help give context as to where I’m coming at this from.