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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhy is Donnie "Little Hands" Trump saying he will be arrested? $1.5M reasons.
Why is he running for president? Money.
Why does he post? Money.
Take his stolen money away and throw him in jail. Let the world forget him.
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Why is Donnie "Little Hands" Trump saying he will be arrested? $1.5M reasons. (Original Post)
CapnSteve
Mar 2023
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J_William_Ryan
(1,755 posts)1. "Why is he running for president?"
Revenge.
Midnight Writer
(21,771 posts)2. Why do people vote for him? That is the real mystery.
usonian
(9,842 posts)4. There's a long article at DailyKos that addresses this question.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/3/25/2151940/-Understanding-white-voters-attraction-to-Trump-and-the-GOP-it-may-not-be-what-we-think
Let's just say, what motivated the GOP for years, but was often unspoken:
Racism
Fear of retribution from the minorities they terrorized, and which are becoming majorities. (loss of privilege is part of this)
The key modus operandi seems to be projection of weakness and fear onto others: typically Blacks and Jews et. al., and lumped into the "nickname du jour" .. be that lib, deep state, George Soros, or woke, and the transformation of a political party into a cult, driven by personality politics and the two points above.
Words have no meaning or connection to reality. They are just weapons used for effect. (Did you notice actors among their candidates? ) And the words often contradict themselves. The cult uses them to continually to maintain group identity: "We're not them". And they stand for nothing more.
Lots more at DK.
Let's just say, what motivated the GOP for years, but was often unspoken:
Racism
Fear of retribution from the minorities they terrorized, and which are becoming majorities. (loss of privilege is part of this)
The key modus operandi seems to be projection of weakness and fear onto others: typically Blacks and Jews et. al., and lumped into the "nickname du jour" .. be that lib, deep state, George Soros, or woke, and the transformation of a political party into a cult, driven by personality politics and the two points above.
Words have no meaning or connection to reality. They are just weapons used for effect. (Did you notice actors among their candidates? ) And the words often contradict themselves. The cult uses them to continually to maintain group identity: "We're not them". And they stand for nothing more.
Lots more at DK.
The Unmitigated Gall
(3,822 posts)3. A little folding money
To grease the next grift.
His stooges are always happy to ante up.
dutch777
(3,027 posts)5. Lousy President and human but a first class grifter
I bet he makes money from jail