I get what you’re getting at, but this is a whole new game. Trump and Noem are really sensitive about appearances. Attacking their appearance really gets under their skin, so it makes sense to push their buttons this way.
You don’t make bullies stop with the power of friendship™.
Especially when the bully is not a teenager (who we can argue can be somewhat re-educated) but an 80 years old narcissist with imperialist deliriums, desires of becoming a dictator and the biggest military (which, among the things, he said he’s ready to send against “enemies” in his own country).
Against this kind of bully, you need to fight for your life. And you don’t fight for your life with the power of friendship™. You do it by hitting your enemy where it can hurt most, because it’s him or us.
I get what you’re getting at, but this is a whole new game. Trump and Noem are really sensitive about appearances. Attacking their appearance really gets under their skin, so it makes sense to push their buttons this way.
That’s exactly what bullies do
You don’t make bullies stop with the power of friendship™.
Especially when the bully is not a teenager (who we can argue can be somewhat re-educated) but an 80 years old narcissist with imperialist deliriums, desires of becoming a dictator and the biggest military (which, among the things, he said he’s ready to send against “enemies” in his own country).
Against this kind of bully, you need to fight for your life. And you don’t fight for your life with the power of friendship™. You do it by hitting your enemy where it can hurt most, because it’s him or us.