Biden vs. Trump debate

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(07-01-2024, 11:39 AM)HarleyDog Wrote: The media targets Trump. Many things they say about him are made up and many things taken out of context. I watched a video over the weekend of an interview with Dr. Phil and DJT. It also had some crowd reaction at the end. People felt lied to by the media and how they portrayed him. Many Americans are learning this now. Here's the interview in case you wish to give it a watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkBkgqt_mT0

Don't get me wrong, I still think DJT is kind of a douche and egomaniac. But that doesn't disregard the fact that he has been treated unfairly. When he cries witch hunt, is he lying? I don't think so. They have been obsessed over him.

Yeah, he was treated unfairly at times. But for one, everyone who is president was treated unfairly at times. But mostly, I have a hard time accepting the argument "look at what democrats did" or "look how the media reported inaccurately about him". They all did. But there's just a reality beyond the narratives. Like Trump having a loose morale, eg. he ran a scam university, misappropriated charity money to buy paintings of himself, all these things are true and of course only the top molecules of the iceberg.
You say "witch hunt", something Trump used regarding the Russia investigation, and yeah there's the clash of narratives. Completely vindicated vs. definitely guilty. The reality is that his campaign manager and a close advisor of his were convicted over blatant Russia connections, there was a Russian campaign with organized hacks and social media campaigns reaching way over 100 million users on facebook alone, trump's son only got off because he was deemed too ignorant to know the law, Trump himself did plenty of dubious things, the Mueller report is full of it, and he was explicitely not vindicated. And Trump knew about russia's influence and still publicly said 'might be China, might be a fat guy', he pretended to believe Putin over his own intelligence people in such a matter of national security, that is not a narrative and imho you can not claim witch hunt when all of this took place.

But again, that is all not to say that the media and democrats dd not often overplay their hand and brought nonsense stories, or even bowing to folks like Avenatti, Cohen or his disgruntled niece etc, all real embarrassing stuff that would fill pages to list. I just caution from concluding that Trump is merely a victim whose issues actually are just miniscule. You say he's a douche and an egomaniac, it's appreciated you see the perspective, but I'd argue he's plenty more, like for example clue- and reckless and an authoritarian at heart, and I say things like that because Trump claims to "have fallen in love with Kim", tries his best to overthrow election results and things like that that also would fill pages. The media narrative does not factor into it much when I say this guy is not suited to be president, who imho should meet the minimal requirement of accepting the peaceful transfer of power or not admiring brutal dictators and then some.

PS that is not to say I feel comfortable with Biden as president for four more years. Somehow the self-proclaimed (and arguably actually) greatest country on earth produces the most ill suited candidates for the highest office probably ever wittnessed in any western country. It's time to inform Houston.