• Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    It’s always “just a joke” when it’s discovered to be too appalling for him to claim it’s serious.

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      9 months ago

      Dude has zero clue what the word “joke” means. Since when has making completely fucked up statements with no comic structure or punchline ever been considered a joke?

      Although, to be fair, more often than not, Trump is completely serious and not claiming that he’s joking. It’s his handlers that lean the most on the “iTs OnLY a jOKe” bullshit

      • Zeppo@sh.itjust.works
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        9 months ago

        It’s common for conservatives - their humor is pretty much entirely based on mocking or laughing at a marginalized group they consider lower than themselves.