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It would be very easy to use the daily tests being given in the White House, contrasted against the difficulties many Americans, including healthcare and essential personnel have in getting needed tests. Use it in advertising to cast Trump in a Marie Antoinette light.
Better yet, compare him directly to Antoinette and stir his misogyny to create self-defeating rage. "If your enemy is of choleric temper, seek to irritate him." - Sun Tzu
We know class resentment is alive and well. Trump and his bunch lassoed it to their advantage. It could also be turned back on him if done correctly.
scarletwoman
(31,893 posts)Iliyah
(25,111 posts)if that is true, why does he need testing?
If COVID-19 is the flu, again, why does he need testing?
misanthrope
(7,405 posts)Or the sentiment that "He doesn't care if you get a test or not, he needs them all for himself."
Show photos of first responders and healthcare workers and ask, "Why should he get a test every day when they can't?"
live love laugh
(13,009 posts)GusBob
(7,286 posts)By saying: we were all closely around our coworker who tested positive ( the valet) and none of us got it! Now, get back to work peons
misanthrope
(7,405 posts)Hell, throw in some pictures of his gold toilet and obscene digs in NYC. As the economy continues to suffer, class resentment is only going to intensify. It always does.
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)RainCaster
(10,691 posts)So it's not really a hoax after all?
They can claim hey, close contact, no masks, no social distancing
Were not sick, get back to work peons!
I can see that on Hannity
Shit maybe this whole valet story is a troll
JohnnyRingo
(18,581 posts)Maybe for a few days in a row, but then I think it would really start to get painful. Anyone who's had it done understands.
Trump is more likely demanding everyone on staff go through it daily, but it still won't work.
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,041 posts)The new, rapid test for orange nobility is:
Drop the subject in a half-filled septic tank.
If it floats, there's no virus.
If it sinks, it's sick.
trumPutin should be tested every 4 hours.
Buns_of_Fire
(17,121 posts)So in the spirit of accomodation, I humbly suggest that the swabbings be alternated with colonoscopies. Never can tell what you'll find up there (other than Pence, Barr, and maybe a few Big Mac wrappers).
Even-numbered days: Nasal swabs.
Odd-numbered days: Colonoscopies.
Sundays: No testing, so the "president" can attend church.
So simple.