Itās generally considered a social faux pas to ask for someoneās opinion, and then ignore them when they try to give it.
Hillary Clinton, however, seems to have missed that particular lesson on social etiquette.
While trying to drum up support for President Joe Bidenās flagging and uninspiring Campaign, Clinton took to the social platform X with a lengthy caption on a picture of herself and Joe Biden.
In that caption, she contended, āWhen youāre lucky to live into your seventies or eighties, the difference of a few years doesnāt matter all that much. Joe Biden and Donald Trump are effectively the same age. Letās use that as a baseline.ā
Most would say it does when one candidate is still mentally lucid and the other can barely remember his name, but go on.
She continued, āSo this week, itās become clear the choice for this November is between one of the most effective presidents of our lifetimes, in Joe Biden⦠or someone who tried to overthrow our democracy, has been indicted 91 times, and says he wants to be a āday oneā dictator if elected again.ā
Finally, she ended her Endorsement by asking, āIām choosing Biden. How about you?ā
Thereās just one little issue with her question.
As other users on X were quick to point out, as soon as Clinton asked the question, she turned off replies to her tweet.
As journalist Glenn Greenwald said, āItās so funny how Hillary pretends to seek a populist two-way conversation ā tell me what do you guys think? your opinion is valid, too! ā while blocking everyone from replying.ā
Other users agreed.
Of course, this slimy move is typical of Clintonās modus operandi: Pretend to care, then ignore or disregard contrary opinions if someone dares to bring them up.
After all, this was a woman who failed to win against Donald Trump in 2016 when, despite his immense popular support, many people considered him a joke and thought a Clinton win was inevitable.
Clinton has been deeply unlikable since her time as first lady, regarding ordinary Americans with barely disguised contempt (remember when she referred to middle Americans as ādeplorablesā?).
She clearly doesnāt care what we think, and her disabling replies to her disingenuous question only reinforces that perception among voters.
What Clinton has been incapable of understanding since her earliest presidential campaigns is, if you want to succeed in winning the large swath of average Americans, you need to at least convincingly pretend to care, at least make the appearance of listening to peopleās concerns.
Even her husband understood that much.
Moreover, in todayās political climate, actions speak much louder than words.
And unfortunately for Clinton, her actions say far more than her words ever did.
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.
