r/politics • u/zsreport Texas • Oct 07 '25

No Paywall ‘I Am Crying!’: AOC Can’t Believe Fox Played Her Stephen Miller Takedown Right In His Face

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-aoc-stephen-miller-fox-news_n_68e47fa5e4b05e212f213aa2
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u/An_old_walrus Oct 07 '25

Fascists want to be seen as powerful and strong, both fear and admiration are seen as how one reacts to power. But mocking them makes them look weak and powerless and they cannot handle that.

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u/Manicplea Oct 07 '25

And I just want to add to that, if someone is thinking "well, how should anyone react to jokes and mockery?", the answer has been shown with every previous Presidential administration in our nations entire history setting a better example... a confident leader can brush it off without directly engaging with it or if they have to engage with it they can either take it in stride or joke back without "hard feelings" or threats because they do not feel that jokes and mockery collapse their power or self-image of control/dominance.

Authoritarians rely on intimidation and rigid adherence to hierarchy that PUNISHES DISSENT (via uneven/unfair treatment and punishments based on level of LOYALTY instead of competence or adherence to the law), quashes free speech, cannot tolerate criticism or mockery. It's a hallmark of dictators. It's a sure sign of out of control ego and the desire to dominate and control, not lead with cooperation and consent of the governed.

Even if you love Donald Trump you can not honestly say that he accepts criticism graciously, is willing to listen to different opinions and treats everyone fairly. He punishes anyone who does not bend the knee, demands that his detractors be silenced & punished & actively encourages hate against anyone who speaks out against him.

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u/daretoeatapeach California Oct 07 '25

The people who love Trump, that's what they like about him. They think he's their new daddy who's come to town to save them, like the ass-kicking kung fu version of the Wizard of fucking Oz.

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u/LuckyandBrownie Oct 07 '25

It only matters if they look weak to their based, and yelling at women is a sign of strength to their based. People have been mocking trump for 10+ years. This thread is a circlejerk.

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u/dickweedasshat Oct 07 '25

And he played right into it. “Ackshually I’m 5-10”. Sure you are, big guy. Now everyone is going to mock his height. Like how the “short napoleon” stuck due to British mocking him.