Words that Trump and his team uses to elicit unwarranted emotional responses

[ochem]

Words and short phrases like

"very badly"
"unfairly"
"laughing at us"
"not fair"
"disgrace"
"lying ____" (oh the irony, yes)
"liar"


Basically what they do is ask themselves "If I was innocent, how would I respond"? And they proceed to pretend they are, pretend to be all high and mighty. Pretend they were treated badly, pretend it was unfair. It is just a con game. An ongoing con game to win by appealing to emotion, not facts or truth. Of course it is beyond laughable and very obvious, but the media hardly ever calls out their BS.

The idea of fairness and how we are treated are core American values. So they are pulling on the heart strings of people, trying to gain support by appearing innocent and without anything to hide.

And if you notice, democrats do not use this type of language consistently and as forcefully as Trump and his people do. If you go back to 2015, Trump has been using these exact words/phrases like weapons and has not stopped doing so.

Sometimes when one group or person uses certain words habitually, they become almost off limits for another group to use. Take "Crooked" for example. Undoubtedly, Trump and many people around him and in his cabinet can clearly be labeled as crooks and crooked. But have you noticed how democrats and nobody else calls them so? "Crooked" and "Crook" are now, exclusively it seems, words only used by Trump and his people/supporters.

[dalton99a]

1. And he's been repeating that garbage for how long now

The brainwashing works well

[Dream Girl]

2. Interesting idea and I think you are right some of his language is dumbed down to

Appeal to the most unsophisticated minds. No doubt this is intentional and to your point meant to convey a sense of innocence and unfair treatment

[jberryhill]

3. Elicit

Elicit and illicit have different meanings.

[ochem]

4. i knew that :)

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[Cracklin Charlie]

5. The Trump Administration has nothing to offer but politics of emotion.

They have no experience, education, or competency to deal with the position they have landed. The only way they can retain whatever support they have is by emotionally manipulating their followers. This is where the keywords come in handy. This is not a new situation, historically. There have been many other weak, ineffectual leaders.

I have been fixated, lately, on that stupid thumbs up gesture that Assface uses all the time.

I think he makes visitors do that to show they’re on his “team” (co-conspirators). I noticed that Maggie Haberman didn’t take the bait.

I am gonna start watching to see who does the “thumb up butt” gesture for the photo ops.

[lunatica]

6. They are also childish language

It might as well be a child talking because the language is so simple. The language and the concept of fairness is usually given up when one realizes the world is far too comlex for such childlike ideas. When Trump says “unfair” it only means one thing. It’s unfair to him alone because he thinks “fair” is about him getting what he wants, and not what he deserves. He has no such feelings about other people. It’s ridiculous language, but it seems to work on the people who’s numbers occupy the lower half of the IQ chart.

[ThoughtCriminal]

7. I want the words "Traitor" and "Treason"

to be used exclusively used to describe Trump, his enablers, and their actions.

[Sinistrous]

8. And then there is their abuse of the word

"failing" when referring to certain newspapers.