Comment on Why do seemingly all politicians (and no one else) do that hand gesture when they talk, the one where it looks like they're holding an invisible fishing rod?

Empricorn@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

Remember Biden’s “I did that!” (lying) stickers that were placed on gas pumps by maga freaks? It’s trivial to put your political opponent in an ad where they are saying something they’re not, because pointing is seen as an aggressive gesture by the people coaching them for speeches, debates, etc. So they do the silly thumb-point for emphasis recommended by political strategists…

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