Trump's reference to Hiroshima and Nagasaki is "unacceptable", survivors of the WW2 attacks say.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/42490739

Japan condemned US President Donald Trump for comparing recent US strikes on Iran to the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki that ended World War II.

  • dustycups@aussie.zoneEnglish
    192·
    4 days ago

    I suspect that is their strategy (if you could call it that): boggle the populations minds and then do what you want.

    • MonkeMischief@lemmy.todayEnglish
      23·
      4 days ago

      That’s exactly the strategy. He’s basically a human (term used loosely) “Denial of Service” attack on our collective psyche.

      Constant output of garbage information we’re forced to evaluate, until we’re overwhelmed, overloaded, and shut down from being mired in so much sheer volume of stupidity.

      • towerful@programming.devEnglish
        10·
        4 days ago

        And the news cycle can’t keep up or spend appropriate amounts of time/outrage on the things that are criminal, abhorrent and hurting people.
        Throw a bunch of stupid shit to the media, let them feast. Sneak around while they are busy and get the truely hurtful stuff into law (or just skip the law part, and do it).

    • fodor@lemmy.zipEnglish
      10·
      4 days ago

      People have said that, but I disagree. I think that fascists really are that stupid. It looks like a strategy because a lot of mainstream media has been happy to embrace the chaos, all they want is that 24-hour news cycle. But if you look at reliable political writers, people who think long-term, none of Trump’s bullshit baffles anyone.

      If you think about the tariffs, he was trying to flex because he’s a narcissist, and people around him, perhaps including himself, were getting richer through insider trading. It’s a basic scam. Everyone understands it. No one is baffled.