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Tom Rinaldo

(22,912 posts)
Tue Oct 18, 2016, 03:06 PM Oct 2016

We all know that Donald Trump projects. He knows that he should be locked up

When Trump says that it looked like Hillary Clinton was on some kind of drug during the last debate, he is describing himself. When Trump says Bill Clinton is a sexual predator, he is describing himself. When Trump claims that Hillary Clinton sexually assaults women, or course he is describing himself. And when Donald Trump says that Hillary Clinton believes that she is entitled to special legal treatment, again he is describing himself. Trump says Hillary should be locked up now because he knows there is ample cause for himself to now be imprisoned now; either for sex crimes or for tax fraud.

I think a lot of the impetus behind Trump constantly screaming that the system is rigged against him now is a threat, that he will bring it down violently if anyone moves against him legally. When Trump claims that Hillary should be locked up already, he is laying the groundwork for civil unrest if "the system" ever tries to lay a legal hand on him after Hillary allegedly "got away" with criminal behavior for years. It would become proof that the system is out to get him ad him alone

Trump is the one seeking legal amnesty, another of his pet "projection" issues. His goal is to make it too dangerous for any prosecutors to accuse him of any crimes. When Trump says that the current Administration called off the Justice Department from prosecuting Hillary Clinton for "political reasons", he is telling the next Administration to call off the IRS from prosecuting him for a chilling political reason - Trump will incite rioting and violence if he is legally held to account for his actions. He wants a free pass and he is willing to rig the mind set of his core followers to "spontaneously" rebel if anyone threatens to lay a hand on him.


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We all know that Donald Trump projects. He knows that he should be locked up (Original Post) Tom Rinaldo Oct 2016 OP
I've always had the thought in mind... Wounded Bear Oct 2016 #1
Is Trump afraid the electorate will literally come after him with pitchforks when he loses? Maru Kitteh Oct 2016 #3
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Wounded Bear

(58,654 posts)
1. I've always had the thought in mind...
Tue Oct 18, 2016, 03:09 PM
Oct 2016

that Trump is running as some kind of "get out of jail free" card.

He's got some 'splainin' to do, Lucy.

Maru Kitteh

(28,340 posts)
3. Is Trump afraid the electorate will literally come after him with pitchforks when he loses?
Tue Oct 18, 2016, 05:04 PM
Oct 2016

Is part of the whole "it's rigged against me and people are going to come out with their pitchforks and torches if we lose" shtick hiding a secret fear that the long knives, perhaps even real ones, will be out for him when he does lose?

Interesting to think about.

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