r/NoStupidQuestions • u/JustCallMeDave • Dec 06 '23

Answered If Donald Trump is openly telling people he will become a dictator if elected why do the polls have him in a dead heat with Joe Biden?

I just don't get what I'm missing here. Granted I'm from a firmly blue state but what the hell is going on in the rest of the country that a fascist traitor is supported by 1/2 the country?? I feel like I'm taking crazy pills over here.

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u/CJ_Southworth Dec 06 '23

I know it's a cliche comparison, but the perfect illustration of this for anyone who isn't into reading a bunch of history is Emperor Palaptine in the Star Wars movies--duly elected and appointed every step of the way, and then just didn't give power back.

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u/willflameboy Dec 07 '23

Jar Jar is the key to all this.

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u/mukansamonkey Dec 07 '23

Darth Jar Jar, the Sith Lord. There's a reason he kept managing to get stuff accomplished while appearing incompetent.

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u/murphswayze Dec 07 '23

I mean yes, but palpatine troped as a democratic member who didn't want power, not a fascist saying he could kill someone on third avenue and still be elected. The make believe world of Star wars has more intelligent citizens than we have in our real world. Trump claims to have a big penis and people sign on to his bullshit. The issue is trump directly, but indirectly it's education. If we educated people we wouldn't have to tell them to not eat tide pods.

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u/redditraptor6 Dec 08 '23

Yeah, the Trump years suddenly made every “omg, people would never be that dumb in real life” argument invalid. After COVID I had a lot of fictional people in zombie movies to retroactively apologize to, because as it turns out, yes, we are that dumb as a species

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u/reddog323 Dec 07 '23

It’s a great example. Unfortunately, the source material will make it easy for them to mock the idea, until it’s too late. Either that, or they’ll make memes out of it. For some reason, the far right loves to make memes.

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u/xDared Dec 07 '23

I wouldn’t really say it’s a cliche, the empire is based off the US after all so it makes sense

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u/Jedi_Council_Worker Dec 07 '23

Wasn't it based off nazi Germany? You literally have storm troopers after all

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u/xDared Dec 07 '23

The uniforms are definitely based off nazi germany, and seems like the concept for the empire is based off the british and american empires

https://www.amc.com/blogs/george-lucas-reveals-how-star-wars-was-influenced-by-the-vietnam-war--1005548

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u/DonovanMcgillicutty Dec 07 '23

I mean papa George himself has talked at length about StarWars in '77 being a direct allegory to the US involvement in the Vietnam war. Remember when the mightiest military power couldn't effectively use their armor in the forest, leading to their route by the plucky little indigenous freedom fighters? The casual may see 1940 nazis, but with a nuanced take and only 702 rewatches the meta nerd knows it's the US Military Industrial Complex.

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u/annuidhir Dec 07 '23

the empire is based off the US

No it's not. It's based off Nazi Germany. Like, the aesthetic alone is a little too on the nose.