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In response to "This. Everyone in Canada has a damn cottage. Why didn't he just vacation in one of those? -- nm" by Diva

I'm pretty against politician-shaming for stuff like this, but it's a horrible misjudgement that I believe stems from a real blindspot he and his...

Posted by Name Withheld by Request (aka BlueKopo) Jan 12 '17, 13:09

...Team have on just how deep his personal support levels are. PMJT grew up a rich kid with rich tastes. Nothing wrong with that, but it doesn't give him the experience of 99.99% of Canadians and so stuff like this lands hard.

They obviously knew it was sensitive as they tried to hide the destination from the press, but they still went ahead with it.

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I am so kidding it's not even funny and I didn't even bother reading your whole post. -- nm - Diva Jan 12, 13:12 2
- Oh, I was just tying in with the conversation. Not putting you on the spot. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Jan 12, 13:41 1
  - no prob. didn't want post to be seen as serious or even somewhat thought out. -- nm - Diva Jan 12, 13:43
They'd had the experience last year as well. -- nm - Roger More Jan 12, 13:11
yeah, i don't actually think there is a corrupt motivation here, it's just a dumb thing to do, optics-wise. -- nm - Andie Jan 12, 13:10 2
- Well, it does go against his "there will be no perception" position again. That's his own standard being broken. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Jan 12, 13:43
- agreed -- nm - Beaker Jan 12, 13:30

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