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Atticus

(15,124 posts)
Sat Apr 4, 2020, 07:22 PM Apr 2020

Trump campaigned on "Only I can do it".

He has either implied or actually said that some of his officials---even cabinet-level officials---are not really necessary or not that important because he can do their jobs better than they can.

And, when he speaks of "his" military, "his" generals, "his" Attorney General and "his" national emergency stockpile, it is clear that he believes himself to be THE authority in this country.

But, as perhaps the clearest confirmation of Trump's mental handicap, he simultaneously refuses to accept "any responsibility at all" for what is universally considered the total failure of the US response to this pandemic.

Instead of "MAGA" or "Keep America Great", Trump's more truthful campaign slogan should be "Praise accepted, Blame rejected, I'll Pay To Be Re-elected!"

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kozar

(2,029 posts)
1. Glad you are back and feeling better
Sat Apr 4, 2020, 07:26 PM
Apr 2020

after yesterday when you realized THE WALL.. Good to see you back and being able to read your great posts.

Koz

Atticus

(15,124 posts)
2. I appreciate your kindness. Fortunately, I am an experienced "compartmentalizer".
Sat Apr 4, 2020, 07:31 PM
Apr 2020

Yesterday is gone and today is a fresh start.

Thanks again. I'm good to go.

unblock

(51,974 posts)
3. When I first heard him say this, I immediately though, "abusive husband"
Sat Apr 4, 2020, 07:59 PM
Apr 2020

This is a classic trope of abusive men, to tell their victims that hey, there's danger out there, you've got problems, etc., and I'm the only one who can protect you, i'm the only one who can fix it.

Their victims don't have to actually believe this, it still works if it does enough fear and doubt to paralyze them, to keep them from leaving and risking the great unknown of life without the abusive man.

There was a little bit of talk in 2016 about the megalomaniacal aspect of this, but I don't recall anything about the abusive man angle.

3catwoman3

(23,812 posts)
5. The "I alone can fix it," bullshit turned out to be more like...
Sat Apr 4, 2020, 08:23 PM
Apr 2020

…"I alone can fuck it up in record time."

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