• WindyRebel@lemmy.world
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    13 days ago

    You’re right they used a cropped old photo, but are you saying he can’t wear the same outfit or ride in the same vehicle he did a few years ago? He’s old and probably a creature of habit, he might have superstition around clothes in sports and the cars may be part of his usually fleet.

    I get what you’re saying, but it sounds a little conspiratorial to me.

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      13 days ago

      Such a confusing take. You start by saying they used old photo, which is my point, as they are claiming this photo is proof of life, since he hadn’t been seen in three days.

      Then you insinuate I am saying it’s not possible for him to wear the same clothes or ride in the same car as 6 years ago.

      Sure it’s possible that this is all coincidence and yep he’s got the same SUV and the same clothes and the photographer had to stand at the same location.

      I just think the probability is lower that this is proof that Trump is prancing around golf courses kicking balls closer to holes. Just seems a little odd.

      Like the probability that someone gets grazed by a bullet and the wound magically disappeared or that politicians create fake files planting the presidents name in them for 30 years. Sure, could happen…

      My point is something’s fucky with this whole thing.

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        13 days ago

        I’m saying that you posted two articles as proof while calling out the article linked here that had a cropped photo of something that happened in the older article you linked.

        I am pointing out that this photo:

        And this photo/video:

        …are different. Similar, yes, but different. The second is what was cropped for the originally linked article.

        I don’t understand what is fucky about the media choosing photos they want for whatever clicks or emotions they want to evoke. This is how it always works.

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          13 days ago

          Imagine if you will a scenario in which a photographer, taking more than one picture of an event in time. And then stretch that imagination a little further that said photographer could release some photos in 2019 and then other photos from the same event 6 years later. Then imagine, just for shits and giggles, that a president has a team of people who are managing public perception.

          Just so we’re clear my point is it’s weird, not proof of anything, just really fuckin weird considering this guy’s history.

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            13 days ago

            I understand what you’re saying, but I just don’t think it’s that weird.

            The photo in the original says “White House Press Pool” attribution underneath it. I think they just chose a photo without thinking much about it because that’s what the White House released. 🤷‍♂️