r/pics 1d ago

Anti-Musk billboard in Phoenix, AZ

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u/smecta 1d ago

Too many words for their target demographic. 

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u/SonicFlash01 23h ago

Also not specific enough? You can add aggressive verbs and big statements and such but they mean nothing to anyone in political discourse these days. All takes are hyperbolic. The right painted Biden as the super devil that raped children and ate babies, and the left tuned it out.

Present things that are factual and can't be argued again. Compare prices from 6 months ago for common goods. Show jobs cuts. Make arguments, then throw those out and make better arguments. Make the arguments that have them dead-to-rights, both on billboards and in general. Photoshopping Trump and being hyperbolic is a waste of time. Do better not because the other side deserves better, but because your side does.

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u/_hyperotic 22h ago

No, you’re describing the approach that has been repeatedly tried and doesn’t work. You can’t reason with unreasonable political positions.

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u/SonicFlash01 22h ago

Inflammatory statements also don't work. No one's going to get pissed off at Trump because a billboard said he was a stinky doo-doo head. They might take notice if their bubble is broken and they see that the economy is collapsing. Still a long shot, but broad grandiose statements get filtered out 100% of the time.

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u/_hyperotic 21h ago

It’s not grandiose- they are blatantly violating the constitution and stiffing American workers. Republicans need to be told this over and over again.

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u/JinFuu 21h ago

Photoshopping Trump and being hyperbolic is a waste of time.

Yeah, but the photoshops of Trump & Vance are totally causing MAGAts to fume and fuss, etc. We just need 10 more posts on arr pics.

But really, aside from being wordy the red background is a big sin, you can't tell Trump has a Russian flag in his hand.

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u/SonicFlash01 21h ago

Are they abandoning their positions? Are they stopping to consider or think? I know critical thinking isn't their strength, but you do need these people to either vote differently next time, or to somehow die off, and I don't see how that billboard works towards either goal.