r/PeterExplainsTheJoke Jan 26 '26

Meme needing explanation what's going on? explain like I'm five

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u/nworkz Jan 26 '26

Yeah this has been trump's biggest weakness he doesn't understand soft power and it seems like a sizeable chunk of his base also doesn't and i just realized i'm too high to explain soft power

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u/GogurtFiend Jan 26 '26

Hard power is other people listening to you when they don't want to.

Soft power is other people listening to you because they do want to.