No, my actual interpretation is explained in another response. I'm still very confused how people think that I'm in any way pro-Trump, while I called him moronic in the same comment. And this was your "most charitable" interpretation?
Tl;dr: I was taking about media blowing it out of proportion based on how he said it, causing desensitization.

[–] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Fair point. You seemed to have the most nuanced response in the thread, so offering too little context I jumped into a question for you about what he could have actually meant if not “I’ll be a dictator forever”. And indeed, I found some apologists responding to criticism, and they did sound like they took what I imagined was the most charitable interpretation of what the ex-president said.

Were I in the media, I’d try to run a headline that squashed in that felon president said something shocking libs who interpreted dictator rhetoric while proponents only heard boasting or positive thinking.

[–] abfarid@startrek.website 2 points 3 months ago

Yeah, I've been know for being too brief for my own good.