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| I do not trust Trumps "we" because I know not everyone agrees with him. To me his "we" sounds like a power statement that is an exaggeration of fact, and also divisive because not all of us are part of his "we" so his "we" is drawing a line the sand and going to get push back from "those people" who are not part of his "we". I much prefer I statements that leave room for me to disagree with the speaker.
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He uses "we" in the royal sense. "We" are not amused. I am willing to admit that the time I was able to stand watching him applaud himself, he was the closest I've ever seen him to being bearable. Of course, teleprompter Trump and twitter/impromptu Trump are two VERY different things. If he could have just refrained from applauding himself constantly. It wasn't a good speech - but it wasn't terrible...at least as long as I lasted. It was just a litany of how wonderful he was, delivered in his usual arrogant, smug, self-satisfied, egotistical way. But, he wasn't belittling others. That's an improvement. Of course, I've read that he's bragged about having the largest audience for a SOTU address in tv history - which has, of course, quickly been fact-checked and proved to be grossly overstated. Or, well, another hyuge lie. |
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I am not part of his we, and I don't want any of my representatives to be part of his we. I am advising everyone to write their representatives and let them know, this other we, does not want our country restarting the arms race. | |
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We can support candidates around the country who stand against Trump. We can let all politicians know what we want and write letters to the editor, and use forums. Trump has the stage, but we can join the growing crowd outside the building and the voice of the many can drown out the voice of the one. "We" are not "one of them" and we need to unite and turn things around. I am so sorry people did not watch him and learn what he intends to do. We should not stop watching this man. However, I have to admit as he went on and on with his fear mongering I couldn't stand it anymore and turned him off. Last edited by imaginethat; February 1st, 2018 at 10:18 PM. | |
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Look at the text of the Republican President's SOTU speech and count the references to himself. It's that easy. And there were more than Obama used. Facts. | |
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Perhaps that is something we should talk about. Following a man who uses fear to attract followers, and enhance his personal power, is something we should be aware of, and understanding the people who follow this leader is something we should strive for. We have a problem and it is not just one man behaving like Hitler, but the multitude that follows him. | |
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