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The Degenerate Claims Farmers have a "Far Better Life" than he does.... Meidas (Original Post) MagaSmash 2 hrs ago OP
I could only watch maybe 2 min. Biophilic 2 hrs ago #1
Many do because they are honest people. efhmc 1 hr ago #2
I have a lot of respect for Ben Meiselas, but I'm not seeing this the same way he is FakeNoose 1 hr ago #3

FakeNoose

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3. I have a lot of respect for Ben Meiselas, but I'm not seeing this the same way he is
Fri Jun 5, 2026, 09:18 PM
1 hr ago

Normally I agree with most of Ben's descriptions, but I'm seeing this in a different way than he is. Chump is acting like a talk show host, like he's Jimmy Kimmel or Stephen Colbert. He thinks he's entertaining people and saying clever funny things. No he's not funny at all, and people are embarrassed, but they're being nice about it.

People from Wisconsin ARE nice, and they're trying to play along.

But Chump isn't funny ... at all. He's just stupid and weird, and his filters are gone. So he's saying things that normal people would never say. These guys are farmers, most of them, or they have jobs in the agricultural industry. Chump has absolutely nothing in common with them, and he can't relate to them politically, economically or culturally.

Why is he even there? If you're talking to farmers, send someone who knows the farming life ... someone who can relate to them and earn their trust. There is no American billionaire who can do this, certain not Chump or anyone in his circle. THAT's why this speech is a disaster, and it's also why hardly anyone showed up to listen to him.

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