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zipplewrath

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4. Magical Thinking

Reply to global1 (Original post)

Tue May 26, 2020, 08:28 PM

May 2020

It is a variation of magical thinking. There are people that believe that if they can imagine something, they can make it happen. It is often seen in the "faith based" community, but liberals are not immune to it at all. Trump is frustrated because he can't get the virus to conform to his magical thinking, and so he needs to invent reasons why. Basically, magic is about the only thing he has left.

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I'm Thinking Trump Is A Superstitious Individual & Believes Just About Anything Conspiratorial.... [View all] global1 May 2020 OP

Or maybe he's just a cynical and manipulative blowhard struggle4progress May 2020 #1

trump a cynical blowhard who will 'believe' anything that can be empedocles May 2020 #7

I also think he enjoys making up shit and seeing how far it will fly lunasun May 2020 #2

He never gets a good night's sleep anyway. He's up all night tweeting. nt tblue37 May 2020 #3

Magical Thinking zipplewrath May 2020 #4

Voodoo Doll Hands Blue Owl May 2020 #5

This is the thinking of folks who dont consider JackInGreen May 2020 #6