>>Some of his is true but if Trump and Kanye were the
>ultimate
>>salesmen why would they need shock to sell the brand ?
>
>Well, a big part of being the ultimate salesman is having the
>ultimate product.
>And to be clear, I'm not saying Kanye IS Trump, but I see how
>they would recognize aligned interests and tactics in each
>other.
>The brand has been and will always be success. Shock is a
>possible marketing ploy. Sometimes the marketing is centered
>around glamour. Sometimes it's centered around grievance and
>comeuppance.
>They both use them as devices to get what they want and seize
>opportunities to sell themselves as the arbiters of success.
>But Trump is definitely a different, more dangerous beast.
>
>Trump is playing around with centuries of racial grievance on
>the world political stage and inciting animus in the
>populace.
>Kanye alludes to racism to get a spot in fashion week.
>
>In this case he cosigned something that makes himself fit to
>be exploited and appropriated by the former.
>
>
>>So he takes advantage of something already there.
>>
>
>Yep. Like a good salesman recognizing a market opportunity.
>
>>
>>Which means all the extra in this thread is ridiculous. He's
>>Trump, he's OJ, he's mainstreaming alt-right, lol
>>
>
>Yea, there is definitely some hyperbole and conjecture in some
>of that.
>Even in what I'm saying.
>But I see the connections and I can understand the response to
>his recklessness.
>

Can't disagree with any of that.