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[–] mfed1122@discuss.tchncs.de 71 points 2 days ago (3 children)

"Steve Bannon, another top Trump ally, told The Atlantic that the deranged persona Miller adopts in front of the cameras is just an act. “He plays the character well, knowing he always wants to have the libs’—the progressives’—heads blow up,” Bannon said."

The fact that this mentality or narrative was ever bought by anyone is a much larger part of the problem than most people recognize. "It's just a prank bro" but on a national scale. I love ironic humor/memes/etc. but this type of stuff does make me understand where people are coming from when they say irony has poisoned our culture and we need a return of sincerity.

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 61 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Well to be fair Steve Bannon is a literal nazi and his brain is a smooth sphere of angry mushy hate so...

[–] a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world 25 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Bannon looks like what would happen if cirrhosis became a Nazi.

[–] GraniteM@lemmy.world 19 points 2 days ago

Steve Bannon looks like if a pile of laundry from a cheap Vegas motel soaked in piss, liquor, and gas station meth wished that it would become a real boy.

[–] gustofwind@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

This isn’t modern irony poisoned culture

This is ancient lying and deceit

[–] HuntressHimbo@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 days ago

Prehistoric hipsters were into dishonesty before it was cool

[–] evenglow@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

Republican voters buy what Republican politicians sell them. Nothing new. More people are picking up on that which is kinda new.

[–] ElcaineVolta@kbin.melroy.org 51 points 2 days ago (2 children)

but "women are too emotional for politics" sure.

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 26 points 2 days ago

They like, care about people and stuff. Unacceptable.

It's true. If we had a woman president I bet her period would have hit by now and we would be kidnapping the leader of a foreign nation.

[–] dhork@lemmy.world 51 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Getting a lot of mileage out of this one

caillou temper tantrum

[–] Widdershins@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I hate caillou so fucking much. Should have called the show "Portrait of a Serial Killer as a Child" instead of that stupid ass name

[–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago

People don't understand that Caillou wasn't written for kids but for parents. Each episode is about Caillou behaving bad and then showing how an adult can redirect the bad behavior. It's made extremely obvious in the books.

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 days ago

Now I'm 22

Each day, I think it's cool

I never grew up, I'm Caillou

Caillou

Caillou, I'm Caillou!

[–] LordR@lemmy.world 38 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Always a sign of a competent leader if you have to yell at people.

I still don't understand how this wannabe Nazi got to power though.

[–] Kirp123@lemmy.world 29 points 2 days ago

He's loyal to Trump. That's all you need to be part of the regime.

[–] ryper@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

This is about him yelling at staff? I thought the headline was about the yelling meltdowns he has on TV.

[–] LordR@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

I think just has them everywhere...

[–] PedroMaldonado@lemmy.world 18 points 2 days ago

Miller, you fucking Ghoul. Way to destroy any statecraft we ever had.

[–] My_IFAKs___gone@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Are adults who tantrum more prone to having aneurisms?

[–] a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

His head looks prone to having balls gently smack into it.

[–] ieatpwns@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

The top of his head looks like my glans when I pull the hood back

[–] boaratio@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

What did his parents put him through?