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Donald Trump/Date of birth June 14, 1946 "The successful demagogue activates this feeling by possessing the typical qualities of the individuals who follow him, but in what Adorno, quoting Freud, called a ‘clearly marked and pure form’ that gives the impression ‘of greater force and of more freedom of libido’. In Adorno’s words, ‘the superman has to resemble the follower and appear as his “enlargement”.’ The leader ‘completes’ the follower’s self-image." "Among voters ages 30 to 49, 51% supported Clinton and 40% favored Trump. Trump had an advantage among 50- to 64-year-old voters (51% to 45%) and those 65 and older (53% to 44%)."

"Trump’s background in salesmanship and reality TV prepared him perfectly for his present role. According to Adorno, the leader can guess the psychological wants and needs of those susceptible to his propaganda because he resembles them psychologically, and is distinguished from them by a capacity to express without inhibitions what is latent in them, rather than by any intrinsic superiority." So trump supporters believe themselves to be knowledgeable about everything. They just don't like to brag about it. "Blacks, brown people, etc. are stupid and don't want to work. But I'm smart and want to work." trump says what they want to say but can't because it would expose them as braggart racists.

B.S. I have it from well placed WH sources that if trump loses the November election. He will instruct his base to all jump into the Potomac to protest the rigged vote. trump wants to compare his mass appeal with Jim Jones.Because Jones preached social and racial equality. The two concepts trump hates the most. It will be horrific and SC will never be the same.

He is a wealthy peasant. Zero class. Look at the pictures of his apartment with all the fake gold appointments. There is a new psychological paradigm of trumpism. All 38 percent of trump supporters are not stupid and for certain some smart ones are not on SC. Not to insult the posters here that support trump. Because clearly most have to say and admit. That they know trump lies about everything. That they know he is stupid. His intellectual curiosity, zero. But that they support him for other reasons that they cannot admit. Reasons that they don't understand. Or that they they are too embarrassed to disclose. This will help. The Mass Psychology of Trumpism by Eli Zaretsky 'the members of a group stand in need of the illusion that they are equally and justly loved by their leader; but the leader himself need love no one else, he [must] be of a masterful nature, absolutely narcissistic, self-confident and independent. Hitler, Mussolini, Ataturk and even De Gaulle fit this model, as they drew on mass media, parades, sporting events and film to project themselves as father figures to enthralled nations.... One might object that Trump, a billionaire TV star, does not resemble his followers. But this misses the powerful intimacy that he establishes with them, at rallies, on TV and on Twitter. Part of his malicious genius lies in his ability to forge a bond with people who are otherwise excluded from the world to which he belongs. Even as he cast Hillary Clinton as the tool of international finance, he said: I do deals – big deals – all the time. I know and work with all the toughest operators in the world of high-stakes global finance. These are hard-driving, vicious cut-throat financial killers, the kind of people who leave blood all over the boardroom table and fight to the bitter end to gain maximum advantage. With these words he brought his followers into the boardroom with him and encouraged them to take part in a shared, cynical exposure of the soiled motives and practices that lie behind wealth. His role in the Birther movement, the prelude to his successful presidential campaign, was not only racist, but also showed that he was at home with the most ignorant, benighted, prejudiced people in America"

airdvr is a realtor. So he likely knows the Clinton residence would be a quick sale. The trump residence is either prostitution, pimp house or drug related. Even the Saudi's have given up on the Miami vice, pseudo Versaille Paris look. But trump followers like that too so??

For his base, trump's refusal to testify under oath all together isn't arrogant. Refusing to directly answer Mueller's questions wasn't arrogant. trump's naming of all his family and co-conspirators conversations as privileged wasn't arrogant. It wasn't just being a part of the ruling class. Take your pick and fill in the ________. Because trump, his base and FOX have a ever changing B.S. reason.

I wouldn't have thought Florida was that corrupt. It makes it sound like Mississippi or Louisiana.

True and it seems as if nobody is interested in following the guidelines that trump personally set out. Which states a downward trend in cases for 14 days. Currently the US has deaths doubling every three weeks and cases increasing. Vermont has a relatively flat rate, its the lowest and deaths are doubling every seven weeks. Here is a excerpt from a article on leadership. Something trump knows nothing about. Written by "Leonard J. Marcus is founding co-director of the National Preparedness Leadership Initiative, a joint program of the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health and the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, Center for Public Leadership" 'The best guide is former Johnson & Johnson CEO James Burke's response to the Tylenol poisonings in 1982. When three people died in the Chicago area after taking Tylenol, Burke shaped the company's future with a nationwide recall of the product. He went big and moved fast with the company's response, putting consumer confidence above short-term sales. Burke's efforts became an enduring exemplar of crisis response by a CEO." trump doesn't give a rats ass about his business legacy. Nor that of the US. No US banks will lend to him. Only China's national bank and Deutsche Bank. His base is all that matters.

And now there is two.

Completely correct.

You need to go to law school. Then take your argument to the jury, to the US district court, to the US SC. Make the argument that the actions and inaction's of an individual are all separate from the individual. "Yes your honors my client went to the mass shooting. Yes he was in charge of the Washington street gang. Yes he had knowledge of what was about to happen in advance. But he personally took no action. China is to blame because they manufactured the AK-47's used in the mass killings. China manufactured the ammunition. I rest my case"..." Oh when can I get to the Bench?"

trump, "The United States has not done more COVID-19 testing than “every country combined,” as President Donald Trump claimed in remarks during a recent press briefing." from Factcheck.org But why lets the facts ruin the FOX/trump talking points. Comparing the US with Slovakia. Got it. Rates and raw numbers.See the first link attached.trump, Jared, FOX and their followers are the ones that need to ascertain the differences.

Deny, deflect and make counter-accusations. Blame others who have no part of the equation. Clearly a good understanding of the trump-FOX playbook. From the abridged Joseph Stalin book "Subjugate the Masses" 1943

Congratulations. I knew you would come around eventually. You can compare the US to EU countries as far as cases and fatalities. Germany has done the best. US the worst. 'Meanwhile, South Korea recorded no new domestic COVID-19 cases for the first time in 72 days. The country dealt with the first major outbreak outside China, but brought the crisis under control with a massive testing campaign and intensive contact tracing." Instead the dwindling trump hardcore choose to deflect criticism. To deny responsibility. Deny that inaction and the gutting of the CDC and government had anything to do with the dismal US response. I'm glad you have come to see the light. Bravo.

“We did all the right moves,” the president said Wednesday. “The federal government rose to the challenge, and this is a great success story,” said his son-in-law. “We think we really have crossed a big boundary and much better days are ahead,” said trump yesterday."He disclosed that he plans to fly to Arizona next week and soon after that to Ohio, his first trips out of the White House since early March “I’d like to get out,” he said. “We did all the right moves,” Mr. Trump said. “If we didn’t do what we did, you would have had a million people die, maybe more, maybe two million people die.” It's not about the over sixty thousand dead. Its about the two million he personally saved because of his bold and decisive actions. "Jared Kushner, the president's son-in-law, went on Fox News Wednesday to suggest the country is ready to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic and accompanying city and state lockdowns. "I think that we've achieved all the different milestones that are needed," Kushner said. "So the government, federal government, rose to the challenge and this is a great success story. I think that's really what needs to be told." MAGA. Who knew it could all be so easy. Declare victory, rewrite history, move on. The problem vanishes. Like the concept of American integrity in the WH.

I disagree. There has been three and a half years of debate on trump already. Thirty eight percent of voters will vote for him. Debate allows uncommitted voters to size up potential candidates.

US federal social distancing requirements expire today. Donald "I accept no responsibility" trump is NOT renewing them. Since the commander and chief has already lost more Americans than the Vietnam war. He is aiming to lose more than the Vietnam and Korean war combined. Another 30,000.

Russia is in a tough spot with low oil prices and C-19. Report after report from US intelligence services about Russian efforts first to get Sanders nominated. Then to sow disinformation and sow conflict. “The overarching aim of Kremlin disinformation is to aggravate the public health crisis in Western countries...in line with the Kremlin’s broader strategy of attempting to subvert European societies,” the document produced by the EU’s foreign policy arm, the European External Action Service, said. The return on the trump investment has been outstanding for Putin.He needs a repeat. In addition Chinese officials want the U.S. president reelected—because he’s so weak.

FIFY

Russian trolling.

It would be but a day till trump came up with a insulting, childish name for Tammy. To demean her sex, her service and her disabilities. That her disability and Purple Heart was because she was incompetent.Just like they did to John McCain. trump's base and FOX news would yuck-yuck it up as always. The usual cast on SC and FOX would be pressing the B.S. of how Tammy assaulted some men. How she touched them inappropriately.

Trump names VP Pence to lead coronavirus response Well after 31/2 years everyone with a brain knows what great leadership and selecting the "best people", looks like.

I'll respond to you in the same way I did to Brent. If environmental laws, the EPA, etc. Are so burdensome, so restrictive on corporations, business and people. How is it that other countries and economic zones. Of which the EU is the largest, NAFTA...er ... the trump-Mexico-and little Canada free trade agreement. Can have tougher and more restrictive environmental law?. Yet still compete with the US.

You're both overthinking republicans. The Christian right is and has been their base for a long time. Money is just a consequence, a natural result of that mutual dependence. Thats why the US religions, with the exceptions of the Mormons, made their deal with the devil. Why they signed their souls over to the devil. Money flows from power. Not the other way around. Because if it were so elections could be bought. i.e. Bloomberg. "Controlling women" is just a small side show after keeping blacks, brown and yellow people out. Along with the good old boy network that features anti-environmentalists, and large industries.

So a pack of lemmings running off a cliff is to be admired for its collective discipline. Got it. Or alternatively is it, Science Is Dumb, Conservatives Know Best