No, this isn’t a bit like Sen. Ted Cruz being the Zodiac killer. It’s an actual, honest-to-goodness piece in Newsweek we expect was rushed together pretty quickly after word of Charles Manson’s death got out.
How murderer Charles Manson and President Donald Trump used similar language to gain followers https://t.co/SWNeoff4vY pic.twitter.com/pBPeHLXqAG
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) November 20, 2017
https://twitter.com/Thomas_64029/status/932756348407861248
Yes. Both were known to often use the words "hello" and "it". Clearly peas in a pod.
You guys wonder how he gets away with his accusations of "fake news"?
Its when you put out trash stories like this.
Truly Trump deranged. https://t.co/mQj5pirpvC
— Cory Morgan (@CoryBMorgan) November 20, 2017
Never mind that it’s not even surprising that a (once) mainstream news publication like Newsweek found an anti-Trump angle to play on Manson’s death. Someone actually thought this was worth posting:
“Our current president speaks in an emotional or affective way to large numbers of people in our country who feel a kind of alienation or disconnection from the government,” [psychoanalyst Mark Smaller] said. “They feel very responded to and become his political base.”
According to the psychoanalyst, cult followers like those in the Manson family are so seduced by feelings of acceptance and understanding that they accept their leaders’ ideologies regardless of how destructive or dangerous they may be.
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Oh, a quick caveat: “Smaller is clear that he does not believe President Donald Trump is similar to the convicted killer.” However … he kind of was if you think about it.
Come on.
This is heinous. https://t.co/NDOCNB8PeA
— Melissa Mackenzie ? (@MelissaTweets) November 20, 2017
Yeah, it's bad. https://t.co/8vlyhmMWdr
— IWannaDieSZN (@SHDW_02) November 20, 2017
https://twitter.com/Moj_kobe/status/932754934201647104
delete your account, seek professional help & reconsider your life choices.
— Rita Panahi (@RitaPanahi) November 20, 2017
https://twitter.com/Oxco/status/932756587189501953
https://twitter.com/omriceren/status/932759478331637762
How Macedonian scammers and Newsweek used similar language to gain clicks. https://t.co/c5TLm1MfWl
— jon gabriel (@exjon) November 20, 2017
https://twitter.com/_ZiCarii/status/932756358717493248
Newsweek's descent into tabloid garbage was a rapid one. https://t.co/GB3R9uX3Ey
— Bohemio: *Insert lame pun here* (@El__Bohemio) November 20, 2017
We have hit peak absurdity. https://t.co/QqGuR7fUIN
— Evelyn ? (@EvelynLouise8) November 20, 2017
Oh look, @Newsweek is insane. https://t.co/laaW7ajMJF
— Heather Champion (@winningatmylife) November 20, 2017
because "everyone i don't like is Hitler" is so 2016.
it's all about the Manson analogies now. https://t.co/SvDFzTSSmS
— Dan James (@danieljwhiteley) November 20, 2017
https://twitter.com/ronmarshaw/status/932757960773611520
drugs are bad folks… https://t.co/ytkFbU6X1W
— Ryan James Girdusky (@RyanGirdusky) November 20, 2017
https://twitter.com/CrankyGordon/status/932757987667701760
The Onion called, they want their shtick back. https://t.co/gjNnqtOSIk
— Cristie (@HellloEL) November 20, 2017
We no longer need @TheOnion… https://t.co/6CYp4fVTD0
— Derek Hunter (@derekahunter) November 20, 2017
And this is why @Newsweek continues to lose whatever tiny shred of relevance they may have left https://t.co/Px7yJNn0MQ
— mynameisnotkimm ?? (@mynameisnotkimm) November 20, 2017
And some people wonder how this rag sold for just $1…. https://t.co/tI6LnpYHK3
— Russ 김치 더줘 Emerson ♿ (@RussEmerson) November 20, 2017
As I keep saying over and over, the guy who bought Newsweek for a dollar should have gotten change back. https://t.co/nYp8fgmVXI
— Azathoth (@ArkhamRealty) November 20, 2017
https://twitter.com/AlyceWellington/status/932759071345860609
How Newsweek and your colon use completely different processes to produce the same thing. https://t.co/lmhfj03vHw
— ❌ Seal of Disapproval (@YorickHock) November 20, 2017
@Newsweek No wonder your publication is nearly bankrupt. I got the print version for decades but gave up because you became too Leftist and unhinged, as shown by this headline. https://t.co/7vb9HvQaU7
— Christopher Staab (@ChrisStaab) November 20, 2017
Exhibit 5 billion of why no one respects the media anymore. https://t.co/5Cfs7oxPkq
— Nick M. (@Mazula05) November 20, 2017
There is no rock-bottom to the pit that is yellow journalism. https://t.co/unWkYjeMAo
— Beebs Magoo (@BeebsMagoo) November 20, 2017
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— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) November 20, 2017
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