It's Justin Trudeau; it's a smarm offensive, not a charm offensive.
It's Justin Trudeau; it's a smarm offensive, not a charm offensive.
Also from the above book, this quote simplifies a lot of annoyances and frustrations:
"Both the #smarm-meister and the bullshitter have a goal in mind that ignores the issue at hand--the smarm-meister pretends to take offense at the tone or #incivility of his accuser, while the bullshitter just waves his hand and spews words indiscriminately to achieve the effect he's after. (...) Frankfurt puts it this way, "The essence of #bullshit is not that it is false, but that it is phony." "