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horseshoe theory (?) (lemmy.today)

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[–] skisnow@lemmy.ca 3 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

One thing we know Trump is legitimately good at is manipulating rubes.

“Thank you for your attention to this matter" is actually quite subtle; it's got "you" and "your attention" in the same sentence, making it feel like he could be talking to you personally rather than as a group (compare e.g. Biden's common "May God bless you all").

"Hey, Trump thanked me for my attention, there's a guy who respects and values my time and opinions, and the fact that he says it in every one of his messages only means that he really does care what I think."

[–] glitch1985@lemmy.world 5 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

People at my work sometimes end emails with this phrase. I treat it as a dog whistle and stop respecting them.

[–] Sidhean@piefed.social 1 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

I end some correspondance as such. I think its really funny. Sorry if this causes any confusion. I am not a big fan of the current US president.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!

[–] glitch1985@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Lol big difference between doing it to copy him vs being facetious. Thank you for your attention to this matter!

[–] Sidhean@piefed.social 2 points 2 hours ago

It hurts my head that they were being unironic. I guess people really are like that, though :(

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 1 points 5 hours ago

Next time I need to send one of those emails that you have to rewrite 6 times in order to not get fired, I'm going to end it with that.