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Summary

Jon Stewart mocked Donald Trump’s reaction to the war plan leak, accusing him of exhibiting "quick onset dementia" whenever faced with accountability.

Stewart noted Trump’s aloof response to the security breach, where classified war plans were leaked via a Signal group chat mistakenly including a journalist.

Stewart criticized Trump’s repeated denial pattern, comparing it to previous instances where Trump distanced himself from controversial actions.

He also condemned the "crazy arrogance" of officials involved in the chat, calling the situation a major national security blunder.

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[–] [email protected] 79 points 6 days ago (4 children)

This is Trump’s way of stalling to give the GOP’s PR apparatus time to draft messaging that whitewashes the incident.

Other politicians would say “no comment” to buy time, and that makes them look guilty. Trump says “I don’t know yet,” which makes the incident look too insignificant for a busy person to pay attention to.

Honestly, it’s a smart tactic. It’s evil and shitty, but it’s smart.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

That’s always the thing that saddens me. People think somehow Trump is both an idiot but stripping the government apart piece by piece at the same time. Even if he is dumb, there’s a powerful group of people behind him working hard to ensure they gain more money and/or power. And it’s pretty clear Russia is leading that charge. Trump isn’t in power because of some dumb mistake. It required a lot of money and effort, and the decisions he’s made in power are specifically benefiting those that put him there.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 days ago

FOX News has already been gaslighting since the story broke

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I guess it's just another type of... Draft dodging.

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 5 days ago

"I do not recall..." - George Bush Sr

"That I do not recall." - Ronald Reagan

"I don't recall that." - Oliver North

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

I always thought it was fascinating how much he gets to say he has no knowledge or memory of anything. It's like wow, why are you even president if you don't know or remember anything ever? The obvious tactic should have been mocking and ridiculing him BETTER than he mocks and ridicules everyone. His insults are trash tier. The left should have just roasted the shit out of him back in 2016.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 days ago (3 children)

I can’t get the link to load. Did Stewart criticize the decision to bomb Yemen?

[–] [email protected] 17 points 5 days ago (2 children)

I can't imagine he's in favor of bombing Yemen. Trying to gotcha your allies is so tiring. Leftists are their own biggest enemies

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago

Leftists are their own biggest enemies

Truly

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago (2 children)

That wasn’t a gotcha, dumbfuck. I was curious because I usually like Jon Stewart and hoped he’d mentioned it in addition to this nonsense.

But if you think that pointing out the wrong locus of outrage is being an enemy, you are making Republicans seem intelligent to you by comparison and you don’t belong in a free society.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

I agree that you being a moron is me being a troll.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

Perhaps, if you're so smart, you should understand the limitations of text based communication and be clearer in your initial messages. That way you don't have to get into fights like an idiot.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

This is the faux-progressive version of "Did he say Thank You?"

Edit: maybe I misconstrued your sentiment. In the linked clip, he did not talk about the bombing of Yemen, only Trump feigning (or legitimately claiming, although I doubt it) ignorance.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

I was just hoping that he talked about the important part—the bombing—in addition to the unimportant part—the text message.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (4 children)

Tbh I miss the Jon Stewart of the 2000s that actually would take a stand as opposed to Jon of the 2020s that platforms pieces of shit in candyass interviews and is too scared to say dirty words like "fascist" and "nazi."

[–] [email protected] 77 points 6 days ago (21 children)

Tbh I miss the Jon Stewart of the 2000s that actually would take a stand as opposed to Jon of the 2020s that platforms pieces of shit in candyass interviews and is too scared to say dirty words like “fascist” and “nazi.”

What a strange reply. Have you watched him lately?

[–] [email protected] 62 points 6 days ago

Dude he got his show on Apple TV fully cancelled because he was refusing to pull punches that Apple told him to. Stewart is one of the good guys.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Naw, I quit him on the "don't call it fascism" episode.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I was a bit annoyed with that too, but he seems to have realized that he gave Trump an inch, and Trump took a mile. Like. He. Always. Does.

In recent weeks, he's been a bit more aggressive in calling a spade a spade.

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 5 days ago

This comment shows you haven't actually watched him lately.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Just instablocking these obvious astroturf accounts

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 days ago (6 children)

Man... I used to really like Jon. He's always been ultra liberal, but now he's just insufferable... like literally intolerable.

[–] [email protected] 37 points 6 days ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 41 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (2 children)

The app I use for Lemmy shows when accounts are newly made. It puts a little baby emoji next to the user name. It makes the campaigns really obvious when you see the trend of what type of comments always have a cartoon baby face next to the name.

Edit: spelling, and photo:

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago

Haha, mine too! Crazy lazy.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 days ago (2 children)
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[–] [email protected] 31 points 6 days ago (2 children)

lol just looking at the account tells you everything you need to know

[–] [email protected] 19 points 5 days ago

Wow I honestly wish I hadn't 😅

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

just looking at the account tells you everything you need to know

Writing style says 35, posting says religious but still a fan of the most immoral man in America. It's a mixed bag of Reddit.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 days ago (5 children)

I'll bite.

Jon isn't ultra liberal, I'd say he's on the far side of center left, like a lot of Democrats. Pro-capitalism, but managed/regulated capitalism. Pro social safety nets, but not "everyone gets everything they need for free".

The guy basically quit his show and went to the mat for 9/11 first responders, and I get the feeling that the opinions and issues he talks about are his actual opinions on issues that are important to him. I applaud him for not holding back on attacking Biden when it was clear that Biden was unfit for another 4 years in office. I think if we had listened to Jon earlier, we would have been able to run an actual primary and get Democrat voters more engaged. If you find Jon annoying or intolerable now, it might just be because he's calling out shit that you like, and he's doing it effectively.

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 5 days ago

Lmao what planet are you on?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago

Takes one to know one

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago

This profile, honestly...

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