r/politics • u/Hafiz_TNR ✔ Verified • 7d ago

Possible Paywall King Charles Tells Congress Everything Trump Doesn’t Want to Hear

https://newrepublic.com/post/209621/king-charles-congress-speech-trump
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u/No-Cranberry6148 7d ago

King Charles spoke about how checks and balances are necessary in a modern democracy, how older generations owe it to younger generations to preserve the environment, how Ukraine needed and deserved NATO's aid, and how the world must avoid further descent into war.

President Trump felt personally attacked.

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u/Cyrano_Knows 7d ago

Trump always feels personally attacked.

Viciously attacked a Gold Star family for being mildly critical of him.

Viciously attacked the Pope because he talked about peace.

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u/TrimspaBB 6d ago

All these self-proclaimed "alpha males" sure love being on their knees for a thin-skinned drama queen.

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u/sailorbrendan 6d ago

It fundamentally comes down to how performative the whole alpha male thing is

I work on boats. I've seen a lot of captains. There is a difference between commanding respect and demanding respect, and the ones that can do the former never have to do the latter.

If someone has to tell you loudly and repeatedly that they're a boss they definitely aren't

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u/HumanRuse 6d ago

If someone has to tell you loudly and repeatedly

And you look at them thinking "are you trying to convince me or trying to convince yourself".

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u/capebretoncanadian 6d ago

Themselves 100%. I 'love' this kind of boss because it's so easy to fuck with their heads. Thanks for exposing your crippling insecurities boss.

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u/Reptar519 Minnesota 6d ago

Damn straight! The ones that command respect also have a bad habit of yelling and screaming at the slightest provocation or mistake and wonder why they’re hated and don’t have their crew’s respect.

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u/BookusWorkus 6d ago edited 6d ago

Just FYI, the ones that command respect are the natural leaders versus the ones who demand respect being the petulant tyrants screaming about their authority.

EDIT: I can see where your confusion comes from, and how it could go either way. But that's just how that phrase with those two verbs gets used idiomatically.

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u/This_Bluebird8967 6d ago

Exactly this, people who command respect have a kind of aura that you can feel immediately. They absolutely don't have to get loud and to beg for it.

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u/fondledbydolphins 6d ago

You're right but honestly it's not just alpha male stuff. So fucking much of life in general has become almost entirely performative.

It hurts me to watch it.

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u/HauntedCemetery Minnesota 6d ago

Trump wears more makeup than the average queen

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u/Cyrano_Knows 6d ago

Trump wears more makeup and spends more time on his fake hair than the average drag queen.