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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRemember when elected officials and their spokespersons wouldn't dare talk like this in public?
Remember the shock when GHW Bush called Clinton & Gore Bozos? Or when the Nixon tapes revealed he said "hell" & "damn" in private conversations in the Oval office? Now Trump uses the F word and says "sh-t " frequently in public speeches, and his press secretary and one of his aides respond to press questions with "your mom" insults. Talk about lowering the level of discourse!
Do political science profs have to explain to their students that, for most of American history, it was actually borderline unthinkable that elected officials and their spokespersons would constantly talk like trashy reality show contestants?
— Julian Sanchez (@normative.bsky.social) 2025-11-14T01:29:16.395Z
Walleye
(43,284 posts)2naSalit
(99,073 posts)She was a potty-mouth before she started swearing in public.
J_William_Ryan
(3,167 posts)There was a time in American political culture when Trump ridiculing a disabled journalist would be the end of his political career.
The Trump Cult has dragged American political culture into the sewer.
MyOwnPeace
(17,419 posts)would have had you kicked out of BOTH political parties and never-to-be-seen on any television!
Now theyre Republican big shots or stars on Faux Spews
Irish_Dem
(78,121 posts)maxrandb
(17,034 posts)Asshats like Donnie Dipshit and his ilk have always existed. Society just rarely gave them political power and a platform.
I blame social media. It makes us all behave like we are in our safe, steel reinforced cars when someone cuts us off, or goes slow in the fast lane.
Irish_Dem
(78,121 posts)And yes there have always been narcissists and psychopaths who have no decency.
No moral core.
But today Americans elect these criminals.
It is the greatest moral collapse in US history.
It all goes back to the American people who have lost their way.
PJMcK
(24,480 posts)Is anyone surprised that Trump and his administration speak the way they do? The lot of them are ignorant, closed-minded people who are incapable of critical thinking and are unable to accept the facts of life. They live in a bubble of stupidity, denial and self-righteous privilege. They are clearly unable or unwilling to accept reality. And they are just dumb.
Whenever I hear Trump speak, it is stunning how he is so foolish and idiotic. His words rarely make any sense and this NYer recognizes his stupid lies immediately. Yet millions of Americans-- many of whom think they're smart (Dunning-Kruger anyone?)-- think Trump is a brilliant businessman. (He bankrupted three casinos and was repeatedly convicted of fraud. That's some special "brilliance".)
On the one hand, it will be a glorious day when he is no longer polluting our nation and the world. On the other hand, unfortunately his millions of supporters will still be around.
While I could swear with the "best" of them, I would not want to spend two minutes with any of those degenerates.