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Solomon

(12,319 posts) Wed Apr 1, 2020, 11:03 AM Apr 2020

Trump clearly subscribes to the "some of the people all of the time" philosophy

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Trump clearly subscribes to the "some of the people all of the time" philosophy (Original Post) Solomon Apr 2020 OP

I just never before thought that some of the people amounted to 40% Walleye Apr 2020 #1

And "some" equals 40% FiveGoodMen Apr 2020 #2

Is is worse than believing "I can fool all the people all the time." pat_k Apr 2020 #3

Walleye

(31,062 posts)

1. I just never before thought that some of the people amounted to 40%

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Wed Apr 1, 2020, 11:08 AM

Apr 2020

FiveGoodMen

(20,018 posts)

2. And "some" equals 40%

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Wed Apr 1, 2020, 11:12 AM

Apr 2020

pat_k

(9,313 posts)

3. Is is worse than believing "I can fool all the people all the time."

Reply to Solomon (Original post)

Wed Apr 1, 2020, 11:21 AM

Apr 2020

He believes his own narrative about about himself. It is part of his mental illness.

He doesn't believe he can fool all the people all the time. He believes all the people agree with him all the time because he is right (even if what is "right" today is the opposite of what was "right" yesterday). Anyone who doesn't support the narrative, however irrational the narrative may be, is "nuts" or "wrong" or evil" or "nasty." There is something wrong with them. Not with him.

He is always flabbergasted that to find "some of the people" aren't buying.

His narcissistic belief in the awesome power of his awesomeness knows no bounds.

And the massive defenses he has in place to protect his eggshell ego keep any thoughts of fallibility out.

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