"How unhinged must Trump get to even matter?"
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Greengordonreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
"Sanewashing? “Trump pounds immigration message after Harris’ border visit,” was the headline in Axios, while Bloomberg tweeted that “Donald Trump sharpened his criticism on border security in a swing-state visit, playing up a vulnerability for Kamala Harris.” Really? Trump’s words sounds more like they were sharpened in the flames of a cross at a KKK rally than any kind of serious policy."
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Andrewreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
There was an unhinged guy with a fondness for uniforms in the 1930s who could be incoherent in pouring out hateful bile in rambling speeches that were received rapturously by the faithful. Most cult leaders display Svengali tendencies in getting the faithful to follow them despite manifest personal failings.
In the closing years of WW2 Hitler had passed into manifest madness but still had people falling at his feet.
It’s the cult not the leader that is dangerous.
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𝓐𝓷𝓭𝔂𝓣𝓲𝓮𝓭𝔂𝓮 𓀤replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
@wdlindsy another gift link for that Financial Times article (I think the other one expired) https://ft.pressreader.com/article/281827174184215
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to 𝓐𝓷𝓭𝔂𝓣𝓲𝓮𝓭𝔂𝓮 𓀤 last edited by
@andytiedye Thank you so much.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Andrew last edited by
@serendip1959 I agree. Very well-noted.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Greengordon last edited by
@Greengordon Yes — on and on it goes.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Greengordon last edited by
@Greengordon Thank you. An excellent quotation.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Arqtec last edited by
@Arqtec Sadly true.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Arqtec last edited by
@Arqtec Yes — I agree.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to HarriettMB last edited by
@HarriettMB I do think that much that Trump does is staged, a kind of manic acting out to draw attention to himself. I also suspect that, increasingly, he simply can't control himself. To me, the signs of serious mental decline are very evident (something I say having seen my mother descend into dementia). I think this is why he's refusing to do onto "60 Minutes." He and his handlers know it would be a colossal mistake, since he's not mentally fit.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to OUR COMMON GROUND last edited by
@JaniceOCG A great passage. Will Bunch is one of the best. Thanks for highlighting it.
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Larry Clappreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
> follow them into derp
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Larry Clapp last edited by
@lclapp Definitely a useful word.