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Did anyone actually watch the State of the Union last night? (beehaw.org)
submitted 3 days ago by Powderhorn@beehaw.org to c/chat@beehaw.org
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Trump is tedious to listen to for 30 seconds, so signing up for nearly two hours of his worst hits didn't seem a good use of time.

I seriously have no idea who the audience was for that.

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[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 1 points 1 day ago

It’s very important for a cult leader to make long rambling speeches. Jim Jones would deliver lengthy sermons to his followers multiple times a day, often playing up his successes and lambasting enemies both real and imagined. For the follower listening is an act of supplication and the actual content of the speech is irrelevant - what matters to the cult dynamic is that the leader’s voice is heard.