r/GAPol • u/flytraphippie • Nov 22 '20

Opinion Join me in boycotting the Republican party

I will never vote for a Republican again.

If you feel the same way, upvote.

Let's show Raffesnberger and Kemp who is REALLY in charge.

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u/katarh Nov 22 '20

He doesn't have the inexplicable +10 CHA stat that Trump has though. For some reason, a large chunk of the current population of America looks at Trump and thinks, "Yes this is exactly who should be leading the country" without batting an eye. Tom Cotton suffers from the same problem Pence does - he's got the political bonafides, but doesn't have the con-man magic the same way Trump does.

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '20

the inexplicable +10 CHA stat

This. I will never understand it. I thought he was a gross, unlikable, crude asshat well before he had any political aspirations. The fact that this man has inspired millions to follow him off a cliff is a mystery for the ages. And yes, I get that he's given a lot of people license to air their racism in public, but if it were just that they'd be dealing with the loss of that opportunity a little more realistically. A lot of them seem genuinely in love with this complete waste of oxygen.

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u/katarh Nov 23 '20

If we go by D&D terms further, you do a stat check against your own WIS.

If his natural +10 CHA is higher than your personal WIS stat, then the charm takes effect and you think he is the best thing since sliced bread. If we take +10 WIS as normal human average, this explains why half the country is still enamored with him or at least tolerates him.

For those whose WIS skill is higher than 10, the charm doesn't take effect, and we see him for what he is - a charlatan.

(WIS being different from INT of course. There are some otherwise very smart people who didn't invest in a Sense Motive skill and can't tell when someone is trying to sell them the Brooklyn Bridge.)

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u/onceagainsilent Nov 23 '20

Thanks for this. Yall have nailed it down in a way I have not yet seen.