Donald Trump's ad comparing himself to Thanos is 'sick', says supervillain's creator

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  1. Bowerbird

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    I will post various excerpts to keep within copyright

    Now comparing oneself to a comic book villain has not in the past, been deemed to be the best strategy in the world

    Well that sort of makes sense - trolling the opposition to increase discussion and public profile only.......who has not heard of Trump by now........

    And one wonders if copyright has been paid
    https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-12-12/donald-trumps-campaign-tweets-image-of-him-as-thanos/11791870

    Btw if Trump is Thanos does that make the Democrats the Avengers?



    :p
     

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    Jim Starlin the characters creator stated

     
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    So, in today's modern parlance, "sick" could mean awesome, cool, groundbreaking... But some of the fossils don't ever try to keep up..

    He sounds conflicted....
     
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    "the whole point of it was to make liberals and/or sane humans retweet it angrily, thus making it trend on Twitter so they can get more views and donations".

    *OP who doesn't like Trump makes post about it*
     
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    Obviously the Trump team were unaware of this

    I am awaiting the inevitable mocking memes
     
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    One thing is for certain:

    The RW Reddit/4chan Pro-Trump Trolls (who derive the only meaning from their lives by making Imbecilic, Immature, Memes) have way too much time on their hands.

    I don't blame Starlin for not wanting his artistic creation to be used by that Orange IMBECILE.
     
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    The president likens himself to a murderous tyrant right before he was defeated and your response is basically he is trolling de librilz. We see this time after time, “joking” about having an extra term in office, or multiple, “joking” about building a southern wall around Colorado...

    They will study this line of reasoning and the mental gymnastics needed to justify it one day in the future.
     
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    I think they are relying on the trite message “any publicity is good publicity”
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    But this could backfire
     
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    It is hysterical to watch the left attempt to meme and fail so hard. They just don't get it. The cools kids are now all on the right y'all.
     
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    If you're a trump supporter, you are most certainly not on the right. It takes more than stamping a label on yourself (like trump did) to be considered a conservative. It's a rare trumper who knows anything about principles.
     
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    Well the egomaniac, retweeted the superimposed photo of his face on Sylvester Stallone's body, which describes his mental state. The man has undignified the office.
     
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    Uh...huh. Yes, please, continue creating memes that completely backfire and make you look worse then you thought it would.

    That'll show em.
     
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    Thanos is no better or worse than, as an example, the God-Emporer of Mankind in the Warhammer 40000 universe, which Trump is, and has been for years, ironically depicted as by his own supporters, in part, as a response to the lefts rediculous claims of authoritarianism, fascism, warmongering and ethnocentrism, which the God-Emporer of Mankind was created to be the epitomy of, and which most Trump supporters don't believe Trump even remotely represents.

    Yes, we know you don't 'get it.'

    This is precisely what folks mean when they say 'the left can't meme' and 'the left is losing the culture war' and 'the left are the fun police.'

    To put it simply, a lot of people are taking everything from comic book characters to themselves way too seriously...
     
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    Well perhaps you should tell that to the Trump campaign
     
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    Amazing how easily President Trump can trigger the alt-lefties.
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    Why is “triggering” someone an ideal?

    What is to be gained?
     
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    OP makes it pretty obvious the Trump campaign doesn't need trolling advice from me... ;)
     
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    Its our response to shaming.
     
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    Ah chit... You guys have him now!
     
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    In a scene borrowed from Avengers: Endgame, Mr Trump says "I am inevitable" and clicks his fingers, causing Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi to disappear in a cloud of dust.

    Instead Trump could have borrowed a scene from I Dream of Jeannie. With a blink of his eyes and a nod of his head Pelosi could have been up in smoke. However the thought of Trump in a midriff showing his stomach would be disastrous.
     
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    Also, without looking it up, was this a Carpe Donktum video? It looks like something he might do...

    edit: I guess not
     
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    Why is trolling an aim?

    Is it not a better idea to have an actual political platform?
     
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    For once I agree with you

    Trump in a midriff? Shudder

    However it is odd that they have taken a scene which shows a villain seconds before he is defeated
     
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    My thoughts as well (bolded). Taking actions for the sole purpose of driving opponents crazy speaks volumes about one's maturity level. And also tells me that he has far too much free time on his hands. Both are things that one doesn't expect from POTUS.
     
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