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that we are all like him. He knows in his much vaunted gut smarts that the only reason we hate him is that he is better at it than we are. In his mind that makes him a winner and us losers. His world is not divided into good and bad, only into losers and winners at the only game in town.
The game is who is better at lying, cheating, conning and self serving. He loves strongmen because they are the ultimate winners. They are the only humans who have more power than he does and thats because theyre better at being utterly ruthless in their methods. Its admirable to him, worthy of envious respect and adulation, and thats what hes determined to acquire. Ultimate power of life and death over everybody. He will be the winner at whatever cost. And in his dark, self worshipping imagination we will all bow our heads and kiss his ass because he was just fucking better at it than we were.
RKP5637
(67,111 posts)lunatica
(53,410 posts)but he believes were all sociopaths. Only were loser sociopaths.
RKP5637
(67,111 posts)coeur_de_lion
(3,680 posts)They know he broke the law. They are saying this impeachment inquiry will amount to nothing.
They're thrilled that he will get away with murder.
That's why they like him. Because he is the same kind of asshole that they are.
lunatica
(53,410 posts)which they actually are, only they arent real winners like he is. But they do aspire!
Youre right!
coeur_de_lion
(3,680 posts)BECAUSE he is an asshole, not in spite of it.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)loser. He does not see himself clearly at all. He is and always has been a loser.
lunatica
(53,410 posts)a an overinflated superiority complex. His avid followers are to some degree. Its just easier for them to play the victim AND they werent born into wealth and privilege. But they have the same worldview that think its a game of outsmarting all the other sociopaths. If they had what Trump has theyd be just like him. So theyre just being meaner if they cant be smarter.
Don jr and Eric, stripped of wealth, would fit right in with Trumps MAGAT followers.
Maru Kitteh
(28,341 posts)lunatica
(53,410 posts)to him. And everything they do must reflect on his greatness.
Why are Melania and Ivanka plastic dolls with identical boobs, bright, shiny, insincere, meaningless, dazzling smiles who walk like models? It reflects on how great He is to be surrounded by gorgeous women. It makes other men envious of HIM.
He, him and himself. The three most important people on earth.
Maru Kitteh
(28,341 posts)lunatica
(53,410 posts)Weird picture!
politicaljunkie41910
(3,335 posts)honestly believes he's better than everyone else, at everything, and that he owes all he successes and wealth to himself, because after all, he's a self made billionnaire. Everything he has, he owes to himself. He did it all himself. That's his story, and he's sticking to it. He's a pathological, self-serving, liar and a cheat, who thinks everything he has, he owes to himself because he's smarter than everyone else. He is such a con man which is why he'll never be happy, because he's cheated everyone he's ever done business with, that he expects others to do the same to him, if he's not on guard 24 hrs to prevent it. Same things with all the wives. He'll been a cheater all his life, and he figures that everyone cheats, and he's got to be the first to cheat before it happens to him.
lunatica
(53,410 posts)He does have a blind spot though. A defect that just might be his self inflicted downfall. Its his inability to see his error in judgement or action. He simply sees no defects in himself which explains why he doesnt change his actions. Weve just been getting to know him, so to us it has been a crash course in Trump tactics, but its emerging that he really doesnt do anything new. Hes doing the same things hes always done.
Nancy Pelosi May have been amazingly prescient and exceptionally insightful to see that he would self impeach. Its because he cant step out of his own way. Its his own incapacity to see any error in his actions that are doing him in.