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yobrault1

(201 posts)
Sun Sep 22, 2024, 01:47 PM Sep 2024

Trymp (intentional) is literally

the living embodiment of what you dislike about another person. Unless you have some of his traits, then you don’t think he’s so bad. I noticed in my life that there are people that have certain traits and they can’t help but display those traits. I see it as people having the asshole gene, people who have to come into a situation where everyone is getting along and everyone is having a good time and they have to drop a bomb so they disrupt the good vibe that exist. Their first instinct is to shatter the vibe on purpose. Why? because they want to draw all the attention to themselves, good or bad, they get the attention. It’s all about them. Now, how Trymps voters and sycophants do not recognize that this person will literally do nothing for them, that is not transactional, is what makes them uniquely, willfully ignorant to their own self preservation . I believe that those that oppose this person recognize exactly who and what he is, an asshole for his own gain, or in other words, a con... It’s just staggering how many people are willing to vote for an asshole and be conned.

Now do I think that his race baiting has a lot to do with his fan base? Absolutely! He’s an asshole, of course he’s going to use race baiting as a tactic. I don’t doubt that for a second but I also think when you have people of color backing him, they are willfully ignorant of what he is capable of, and they do not consider their own self preservation. They are the conman’s easiest mark, the ignorant one that will believe anything and stand for nothing, not even their own well-being. Think Lt Gov NC, another asshole and you don’t even have to look very deep to figure out this guy. He knew that this shit was going to be dug up on him, but he still went far right radical. Why? Because he knew decent people wouldn’t have anything to do with him. He appealed to those who are willing to follow him because they possess some of his traits. Assholes follow assholes and I’m sorry but at this point anyone that follows any of these people are, at the very least, assholes. Just a thought.

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Trymp (intentional) is literally (Original Post) yobrault1 Sep 2024 OP
Conversely, if you have some of his traits... regnaD kciN Sep 2024 #1
Yep canetoad Sep 2024 #2

regnaD kciN

(27,546 posts)
1. Conversely, if you have some of his traits...
Sun Sep 22, 2024, 01:57 PM
Sep 2024

…you’re not only going to think he’s not too bad, you’re going to love him, because he shows that you can embrace those traits and still reach the highest levels of success and fame.

In other words, he’s the ultimate enabler for bad behavior.

As a corollary, they will absolutely hate his opponents, and particularly those who speak of bringing him to justice, because they will see those opponents as people who want to impose the rule of law on them, not just TSF, and make them discipline themselves instead of allowing them to do whatever they want.

canetoad

(20,421 posts)
2. Yep
Mon Sep 23, 2024, 03:04 AM
Sep 2024

I used to call people like this 'energy vampires' - they drain you dry with their selfishness and demands.

Julia Cameron in her book, "The Artist's Way" called them crazymakers.

There are plenty of ways to describe this kind of person and we've all had them in our lives. The US, the world, needs this bastard to be gone. Never heard from again.

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