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certainot

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38. that's the certitude - for authoritarians it's more important than truth and

Reply to mysteryowl (Reply #36)

Mon Sep 28, 2020, 11:26 PM

Sep 2020

the age old secret of authoritarian power

he helps them reduce their frightening complicated world into simple absolutes

all caused by wrong handed masturbation and genes

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Need details can you post a snippet? jpak Sep 2020 #1

It's all about his Apprentice money scam SoonerPride Sep 2020 #3

TY! jpak Sep 2020 #4

. dalton99a Sep 2020 #5

I could see the deplorables loving him more for all of this. mucifer Sep 2020 #7

Donate clothing for charity? Turbineguy Sep 2020 #18

So much for "..monetizing that name.. " now.. his Cha Sep 2020 #39

maggots have come home to roost malaise Sep 2020 #46

Is there any way of knowing if the losses were even legit? ecstatic Sep 2020 #6

Mahalo, Sooner.. trump is a real hoax & a FAKE president Cha Sep 2020 #40

pay wall mitch96 Sep 2020 #12

There are two posts with some snips upthread.. Cha Sep 2020 #41

Got it, thanks... nt mitch96 Sep 2020 #44

Yes, some paragraphs please. StarryNite Sep 2020 #2

2nd... certainot Sep 2020 #34

Two posts upthread have Snips now.. Sooner's & dalton's Cha Sep 2020 #42

Among his lucrative advertising stunts was this: The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2020 #8

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What a grotesque human being. Of course there is a pyramid scheme in the mix. NRaleighLiberal Sep 2020 #10

It bothers me that The Times talks about the rsdsharp Sep 2020 #11

I never watched it. I would just move on to another channel if I saw it was on. mysteryowl Sep 2020 #31

Nor I. A HERETIC I AM Sep 2020 #32

Exactly, mysteryowl Sep 2020 #33

they were drawn to his royal i'm-never-wrong certitude - the secret sauce for certainot Sep 2020 #35

For me, "He" was gross. mysteryowl Sep 2020 #36

that's the certitude - for authoritarians it's more important than truth and certainot Sep 2020 #38

It's on drumpf cashing in on his name soothsayer Sep 2020 #13

This is all in Cohen's book, too DeminPennswoods Sep 2020 #14

This is slightly more accessible, and repetition is good prolly soothsayer Sep 2020 #15

Just saying Cohen also provides DeminPennswoods Sep 2020 #17

Yeah, I getcha' soothsayer Sep 2020 #19

Finished it a couple days ago DeminPennswoods Sep 2020 #20

I should take a look. I really enjoyed that teaser they published soothsayer Sep 2020 #22

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Ewww! I had no recollection of that or the Big N' Tasty burger soothsayer Sep 2020 #24

Never once saw The Apprentice; never could grasp why anyone would want to. NBachers Sep 2020 #23

+1 Ponietz Sep 2020 #28

I was mostly unaware of it. Mickju Sep 2020 #29

I had cable (still do), watched a lot of tv at night fleur-de-lisa Sep 2020 #37

Great story. Wellstone ruled Sep 2020 #25

The New York Times has it's faults jorgevlorgan Sep 2020 #30

I have to add trump's pic of hawking BEANS from the OVAL Desk. Cha Sep 2020 #43

+1 dalton99a Sep 2020 #45