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(13,615 posts)better at it. He may very well have gotten away with 90% of what he's done without all the batshit crazy stuff. But maybe that's like saying Hitler could have ruled the world if he been nice to the Jews. Trump needed the rallies and all the hate to get where he is. He has to keep it going, that's what makes his worshippers believe he's gittin' 'er dun.
Wawannabe
(5,674 posts)In anothers eye but cant see the LOG in their own!
I rest my case.
SammyWinstonJack
(44,130 posts)soldierant
(6,905 posts)The whole alpha-male concept is unsuited to humanity. It works for species that run in packs, not for those who have individual minds. In our species, an "alpha male" is just a bully. And that's what they see, and that's what they got.
DENVERPOPS
(8,844 posts)the epitome of totally cold stone evil is Dick Cheney, they just couldn't find another one of him.......
Besides if they had someone smart, Putin couldn't have corrupted him to do Putin's skulduggery.....
wallyworld2
(375 posts)KY_EnviroGuy
(14,494 posts)Most Trump supporters use judgment, logic and critical thinking skills in their everyday jobs and personal lives, yet chose to put their idiot caps on for anything related to politics due to being brainwashed by right-wing media. The process is reinforced by their association only with like-minded people in their social lives.
So no, the millions of businesspersons and highly skilled workers that vote Republican do not lack these skills.
This relates to the common human conditions of selfishness, short-sightedness and cognitive dissonance, resulting in hypocritical behavior:
From: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_dissonance
In the field of psychology, cognitive dissonance occurs when a person holds two or more contradictory beliefs, ideas, or values, or participates in an action that goes against one of these three, and experiences psychological stress because of that.
We all have this condition but those of the fearful so-called conservative mindset take it to an extreme level and only survive by existing in an isolated bubble of right-wing noise.
Our goal should be to collapse that bubble without triggering violence.....