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In reply to the discussion: WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH TRUMP??!?? [View all]George Eliot
(701 posts)Which is why by now we should all get it. He's stiffed people his whole life without conscience. All the love and attention to his kids during the campaign were gross lies. And he is smart. He has a gift for framing everything to suit circumstances. That gift for framing seems to be a Republican trait given Atwater and Luntz. Just like Reagan became President to reduce his own taxes, and Bush to prove he wasn't a lazy fool which didn't work, and Trump to prove he is superior to all and to make himself and friends richer.
No mystery. The Republicans got what they want. Tax breaks for the rich and lowered-to-no regulations for corporations. Hartmann once said that to get to the top in business you probably have to be sociopathic. Well, I kind of liked Tillerson but he and previous ceo's did control Exxon when they knew about climate change and misled the public.
He's into Russians for big money since American banks won't loan to him anymore. And he sees Russia as the land of development opportunity. He will worship at the feet of Putin if that is what it takes.
He isn't sick. He has no conscience. Simply put there's no there there. And he is doing exactly what he intended to do and sees no reason he shouldn't. We will only be done with him once we have some leverage back in Congress. We need to talk about him as if he's the criminal narcissistic sociopathic criminal that he is who thinks the Rule of Law (which has been on the decline going back to Exxon Valdez days at least) means nothing. He and his corporate buddies have been getting away with it for years. What's new? Just that most people didn't realize the propensity for lying that these people have. End of story.