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[–] Carrolade@lemmy.world 64 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Actually that was a JD Vance quote. Harris kept it more classy.

Either way, he's more of a Mussolini type. Less vision, more opportunism.

[–] GlitchyDigiBun@lemmy.world 38 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Fascism through ✨ V I B E S ✨

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 45 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

You joke, but vibes where and are an important part of how fascists took control. They understand that Aristotle was wrong, emotion and symbolism is simply a better form of rhetoric than logic.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Well, it depends what you mean by "better."

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 30 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Rhetoric is just Greek for the means of persuasion.

A more effective means of persuasion is better rhetoric by definition, because determining truth is not the goal, getting them to do what you want is.

But, yes, ideally rhetoric and epistemology would go hand in hand.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 15 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

I've finally met someone more pedantic than I.

[–] sundray@lemmus.org 14 points 22 hours ago

This is what it sounds like when doves cry.

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 19 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Let's hope he remains a Mussolini type to his dying day.

[–] thesporkeffect@lemmy.world 13 points 23 hours ago

Specifically on that one day. I hope he is bedridden until then