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[–] EleventhHour@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Even this guy’s made up racist claims are weird and awkward.

Like… I’m no stranger to hearing crazy, racist, entitled, rich, white people bullshit stories, But this guy is shockingly bad at making these stories up. One good method of lying is to include enough believable detail that, of course, this must’ve happened. Another method of good lying is to be so over the top that the sheer commitment to the story makes it believable. This douchebag is nowhere in the galaxy of being smart enough, but of course he also had neither it being both ridiculous in the extreme nor it being outrageous enough with the level of commitment for it to be believable. It just sounds like he made up some racist bullshit, on the spot, because he felt pressured to fit in.

“Oh, yeah, hehe, right, those Haitians, yeah… I heard uhh… Ohioans keep saying they kill and eat hamsters! Or cats or whatever… That’s what people are saying!”

[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

This couchfucker is bad at ordering donuts. What a weirdo.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M__GVAqEPXM

[–] EleventhHour@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

No offense, but I think I just did a pretty good job at pointing the finger at his next weird thing

You’re not wrong, but his weirdness didn’t end with the donuts

[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

I meant that in the 'forget about being a racist politician, he can't even do everyday things like ordering food' way. There are racists and misogynists who wouldn't be utterly baffled in a donut shop but this guy can't do even that.