I tell people all the time… If you REALLY want to understand Trump and why he is popular, you need to understand wrestling. I mean that. Deep down I mean it. - ThreadSky

sadoul.bsky.social • 63 days ago

I tell people all the time…

If you REALLY want to understand Trump and why he is popular, you need to understand wrestling.

I mean that.

Deep down I mean it.

Reposted from Aaron Rupar

lmao get a load of Trump's WWE-style entrance at Turning Point's AmericaFest

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cactusgooner.bsky.social•63 days ago

b-kellyjr.bsky.social•63 days ago

I'd love to see one of the wrestlers bash trump over the head with a chair. Isn't that the way it works?

rmayemsinger.bsky.social•63 days ago

Wow. I would really like to see the Venn diagram of wrestling fans and Trump lovers.

hendricks-lg.bsky.social•63 days ago

absolutely.

zeebap2.bsky.social•62 days ago

And of course, we all know that wrestling is as fake as a $3 bill.

funkynassau.bsky.social•62 days ago

How often does that group of numb nuts meet???

russnovack.bsky.social•62 days ago

Contrast this with Paul McCartney’s (a real rock star and all around ggod guy)entrance at the O2 Arena this week. He just walked on stage, with nothing but the band’s instruments plugged in, and launched into, “A Hard Day’s Night.”
Case closed.

lightspeedsara.bsky.social•63 days ago

Anyone with half a brain realizes that professional, WWE style wrestling extravaganzas, do not showcase real wrestling, but rather a highly choreographed version (like the sword fights in movies of the 30s and 40s) designed to look real and be entertaining. And MAGAts LOVE WWE. 1/2

lightspeedsara.bsky.social•63 days ago

And that’s what Donald has fed his base: a phony but exciting entertainment package that will get them easily excited and riled up to the point where they actually believe it’s real

hollyphantpants.bsky.social•62 days ago

Half of them don't believe it's real and they don't care, because they love to "own the libs" and when we puff and splutter about the insanity of it all, they feel superior.

labsp61.bsky.social•62 days ago

So very fucking presidential

eaglefern.bsky.social•63 days ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgDi7lvsruA

john624.bsky.social•63 days ago

This is like the "old days" tent shows in the south

aviendha69.bsky.social•62 days ago

Empire of Illusion - Chris Hedges (2009)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire_of_Illusion

Opens on the WWE culture in America

A chilling read, but necessary.

crookedbridge.bsky.social•63 days ago

These people cut their teeth on monster truck shows and tractor pulls.

genrando.bsky.social•62 days ago

Mmmhmm. Simply put, like Pandora... "You cannot put kayfabe back in the box."

gavinfred.bsky.social•62 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/gavinfred.bsky.social/post/3ldu2camgok2k

princesstrundle.bsky.social•62 days ago

You need to understand he is a child, and his enablers are also emotionally stunted at a middle school age.

jewellia.bsky.social•62 days ago

Yes!! I have said this since 2015!!!

marya123.bsky.social•63 days ago

Can’t look at or listen to him anymore. Sorry!😣

bohunkhusker.bsky.social•63 days ago

President Camacho

nickmelefsky.bsky.social•63 days ago

Wrestling is a spectacle that few understand.

thiccofferman.bsky.social•62 days ago

So what you're saying is that Trump supporters have the mindset of a 12-year-old boy.

benwasserman.bsky.social•63 days ago

I mean I get Trump’s playing the eternal heel. And it certainly worked for Dwayne Johnson in his 90s heyday. But what’s the political equivalent of smacking him with a chair?

gordonvincent.bsky.social•63 days ago

I think the House brought that chair this week.

paulapooh.bsky.social•62 days ago

Fuck wrestling

aruss-updates.bsky.social•63 days ago

I really don’t need to understand why people like Tr*mp. I’m tired of think pieces about it.

It’s easy. He’s easy.

Cartoonish villainy that has no qualms tapping into people’s worst behavior. It’s not difficult to understand & doesn’t take a genius to do.

You just need some charisma & no decency.

erinlizzi.bsky.social•62 days ago

Reality tv, etc. The ignorant really think he’s a business man who’s accomplished so much and donates his entire salary. He’s Orange Jesus.

janepor00325520.bsky.social•63 days ago

They’re going to install one of these at the White House.

djsubterrain.bsky.social•63 days ago

Yeah cos he's a child, he thinks that shit is impressive

cindrac.bsky.social•62 days ago

We understand wrestling is fake and certain people love it for the show, regardless of reality. How does one compete with such inanity in the context of government? The inmates are running the asylum.

gec22.bsky.social•63 days ago

@bryancurtis.bsky.social

glenncaldwell.bsky.social•63 days ago

They know it’s not real, they pretend it’s real and the crowds love it. Got it.

thenamesjane.bsky.social•63 days ago

One word . . . . .

PHONY.

pksjones.bsky.social•63 days ago

I think he needs more glitz and lights! :/

chewolf.bsky.social•62 days ago

YOU'VE GOT IT 💯!!!!!
My forever MAGAt brother always loved pro wrestling. Still loves MMA. Still an Alex Jones fan. Lord, help him.

kingedawg.bsky.social•62 days ago

gordonvincent.bsky.social•63 days ago

The toxic sham of fragile masculinity and drug abuse? It tracks.

spec-xviii.bsky.social•63 days ago

💯 %

I ve maintained this WWE analogy.

Exhibit A: Fake trump “assassination” & ear “graze”.

Pro wrestlers trick during a match (or orchestrated campaign speech) is to cut your’ ear or forehead to draw blood on your face / head.
Technique in the trade is called “gigging” or “drawing color” .

flutter8.bsky.social•63 days ago

💯 accurate

maggie19951.bsky.social•63 days ago

I watched the bio of McMahon and I could not agree more.

bound-in-imagery.bsky.social•63 days ago

Ugh.. reminds me of when I was forced to go to a mega church as a kid. Gross..

danheilman.bsky.social•63 days ago

Like how to make blood appear from nowhere on one's ear?

bhab1996.bsky.social•63 days ago

1000%. I’m a life long wrestling nerd. I try to tell my wife that so much of the Trump show is based on the spectacle of wrestling and he is playing the Mr McMahon character on the global stage.

cincosechzehn.bsky.social•63 days ago

I think about this article so much https://www.thebulwark.com/p/pro-wrestling-explains-why-trump

marcvargo.bsky.social•63 days ago

Nuremberg Rally 2024.

wabashmom20.bsky.social•63 days ago

It certainly is bread and circuses, albeit without the bread.

jennreads.bsky.social•63 days ago

Hard agree. Same vibe. I’ve also seen that same vibe back in the late 80’s and 90’s at male-centered evangelical events.

returnittoearth.bsky.social•63 days ago

Don’t want to understand someone who is oppressing all of my American sisters. ✌🏼

blugrlinardstate.bsky.social•62 days ago

I have been saying that for 8 years I blame Wrestling for his popularity. And the Apprentice.

faafo64.bsky.social•63 days ago

WHAT A FUCKIN’ JOKE!!🤣🤣🤣

weareonepeople.bsky.social•62 days ago

Yep--wrestling and Jerry Springer and reality TV stardom

elfredo.bsky.social•62 days ago

therealjeffstein.bsky.social•63 days ago

Spot on. Peak Idiocracy.

spheric.bsky.social•62 days ago

Welcome to Idiocracy.

mikusa.bsky.social•63 days ago

Government As Entertainment as a Service. GAE not GAO

vero987.bsky.social•62 days ago

It’s like the movie Idiocracy.

extramayofree.bsky.social•63 days ago

So basically he never should've been on WWE

floridadab.bsky.social•63 days ago

100% agree. Turning the gov’t into the WWE is his guiding principle and it works as he won. The good news is he can’t stop now so will need to keep trashing his own people as that is his WWE identity. He will trash zealots like Homan and leave them holding the bag if you can show him they are losers

mammau.bsky.social•63 days ago

His persona was always derived from WWF - GangstaPimpElvisPlayboy...always.

donotcomply123.bsky.social•63 days ago

We need a celebrity to rescue us.

stickybunny.bsky.social•62 days ago

This is deeply embarrassing.

itstygrey.bsky.social•63 days ago

Dude you an me both!! I’ve used this analogy many times to describe why he’s popular among his base. It’s also a lot like how NASCAR fans will pull for certain drivers.

johnnydoey14.bsky.social•63 days ago

MAGATS simply want to be "entertained"... apparently, by an OLD, OBESE, DIAPER WEARING "man" with DEMENTIA.
Well, they got it.
FAFO coming soon!

chief1970p.bsky.social•63 days ago

Because all his space cadet fans like wrestling in some form or another.

spheric.bsky.social•62 days ago

I got that reference.

progcurmudgeon.bsky.social•63 days ago

It also helps to understand Andy.

jdooley47.bsky.social•63 days ago

The staged tv stuff, right?

char0853.bsky.social•62 days ago

Spectacle. So much of politics today has become spectacle.

batboi.bsky.social•63 days ago

Read @josie.zone ’s RINGMASTER to really nail this idea down.

Neokayfabe BAYBEEEEE

bigbearchasemee.bsky.social•62 days ago

100% correct. I watched the Vince McMahon doc on Netflix and i truly realized how similar maga and wwe are. They truly see politics as another wwe but dont realize how seriously dangerous that is

mememoreme.bsky.social•63 days ago

It’s a hyper produced fake full of BS, lies and corruption. And cheating. So much cheating.

athenotsogreat.bsky.social•62 days ago

So... a fake? Like wrestling...?

jamesschilf.bsky.social•62 days ago

HOW MUCH WAS DOALD TRUMP PAID FOR THIS
LOOKS LIKE HE ALREADY DITCHED ELON

kauaiarts.bsky.social•63 days ago

They have manufacture star status

gogretta.bsky.social•63 days ago

Yes. Deeply disturbing.

miriametucker.bsky.social•63 days ago

Listening this morning to David Brooks tell Fareed Zakaria that it's a rejection of institutional norms, I thought yes, but isn't it more just enjoying a raunchy macho spectacle?

yoclockface.bsky.social•62 days ago

I smelled trouble when the opening of the v first debate was similar. Total agreement, see the faux assass attempt.

Fake ass & they don't care.
Old politics had Marquis of Queensbury rules (bigoted as they were).
Todays politics is at best MMA, kick in the groin, at worst WWWF (that's how old I am)

rachaelramsey.bsky.social•63 days ago

BARF

jenniebee.bsky.social•62 days ago

This was just being discussed recently on @jheil.bsky.social Impolitic, I think it was the episode with Kurt Andersen & Michael Hirschorn

andrewdurkin.bsky.social•62 days ago

There are two audiences for wrestling: 1. those who understand it as kitsch and camp, and 2. those who accept it at face value. The latter group is more susceptible to fascism.

deportable419.bsky.social•63 days ago

Who organized this, our new Secretary of Education?

andyfromtucson.bsky.social•63 days ago

Need a sequel to “The Paranoid Style in American Politics” called “The Pro-Wrestling Style in American Politics”

drf46.bsky.social•62 days ago

I mean, given they literally had Hulk Hogan speak at one of his events and rip off (albeit hilariously awkwardly) a shirt...

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