Why are Republicans portrayed as strong generals/leadership types?

[HughBeaumont]

How strong can a person be when they . . .

* worship authoritarians
* trust corporations
* identify with oppressors rather than the oppressed
* think it’s a basic human need to be led
* refute science and history to believe stories
* bully people who won’t fight back and conduct "wars" on concepts and rhetoric
* push toxic narratives and call it “news”
* blame an imagined "powerful left" calling them names for their horrible voting choice
* continually and unknowingly employ the abuser's mentality (you MADE me do _____!!)
* are jealous of, mad at and lay blame at the feet of the "have nots"
* think life is one big competition that can be won by violence
* live their life as a bitter, paranoid coward who thinks everyone and everything is out to get them

Nowadays, we call that . . . "Presidential".

[Nay]

1. Because, in human history, these are the sorts of bullies and demagogues

who easily swayed people and gained power. Narcissists, confabulators, ego-driven monsters, etc., have always overrun reason and probity. We always fall back into the horror.