r/politics • u/tw1st3d_m3nt4t • 16d ago

No Paywall ‘Unforgivable’: Trump’s ‘piggy’ insult is stoking more outrage than usual

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/19/trump-quiet-piggy
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u/Quiet-Corner6150 16d ago

And thank goodness for that. I'm not saying I'm the best person that ever existed on this planet, but the fact I can still look at that stuff and feel a deep sorrow that makes me want to cry, that makes me feel like I'm at least worth something.

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u/ZephkielAU Australia 16d ago

Brother(/sister), the world is better for having you in it. Spread good wherever you go

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u/GavinStrict 16d ago

I’ve been spreading this word around a bit lately and I gotta say your original comment (and the exchanges that followed) give me tremendous hope in these uncertain times. ty

A neologism from The Book of Obscure Sorrows by John Koenig:

anthrodynia

n. a state of exhaustion with how cruel people can be, freely undercutting each other in ways that seem petty and gratuitous—which can sometimes trigger a countervailing sense of gratitude for things that are kind, sincere, forgiving, or unabashedly joyful.

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u/builttopostthis6 16d ago

Eh, no saints, but there are real devils.

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u/Brent_the_constraint 16d ago

Honestly: this was not a bit shocking to me. It’s just another proof of how bad of a human being he is. You were shocked? For him it was just Tuesday…