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madaboutharry

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1. There are a few things that I will never understand.

Wed Oct 21, 2020, 06:23 AM

Oct 2020

The first is how Trump has made it this far in his life without having been admitted to a psychiatric unit. The only answer I can think of is that he has experienced psychiatric episodes in the past that should have resulted in hospitalizations, but because of his wealth and his circle of enablers it was covered up.

Second, I don't understand the Trump family. They are witness to behavior behind closed doors that we can only imagine. Yet they do nothing. It looks like brainwashing or some form of mind control that keeps them loyal to the lie.

And third, I do not understand the cult leader power he has over 40% of the population. What do they see in this damaged and sick man?

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I awakened thinking that on top of being insane, [View all] PCIntern Oct 2020 OP

There are a few things that I will never understand. madaboutharry Oct 2020 #1

Quick answers - Citizen Kane empedocles Oct 2020 #18

"...over 40% of the population. What do they see in this damaged and sick man?" jaxexpat Oct 2020 #22

I don't think Trump is an anomaly Buckeyeblue Oct 2020 #24

According to Mary Trump he has been in a form of 'institutionalization' his whole life... Hugin Oct 2020 #44

Good post empedocles Oct 2020 #53

Thanks. Hugin Oct 2020 #65

He's Like a Human Version of a Veal Skraxx Oct 2020 #57

Excellent metaphor. Hugin Oct 2020 #61

Sure, No Problem! Skraxx Oct 2020 #63

They see that he openly hates black people. Kingofalldems Oct 2020 #45

You've pretty much answered questions 1 and 2... Raster Oct 2020 #47

It is pretty mindboggling PatSeg Oct 2020 #48

Traits of Trump supporters Danascot Oct 2020 #68

+1 Hugin Oct 2020 #69

"Intergroup contact" PatSeg Oct 2020 #70

Even 2 different races having a baby makes a difference. I have experienced Maraya1969 Oct 2020 #80

Oh yes PatSeg Oct 2020 #92

the attraction to scammers goes back to the old medicine shows NRaleighLiberal Oct 2020 #50

. . . and movies empedocles Oct 2020 #52

Spectacular, perspicuous, insights. empedocles Oct 2020 #2

I'm just a dentist who has dealt with PCIntern Oct 2020 #5

So impressed here empedocles Oct 2020 #20

Boy, when the "Father of Rhetoric" finds you impressive - ZZenith Oct 2020 #82

Plausible Bayard Oct 2020 #3

He craves fame. I'm pretty sure the name trump will go down in history captain queeg Oct 2020 #4

Agreed Sherman A1 Oct 2020 #7

Trumps narcissism is off the charts. My Pet Orangutan Oct 2020 #17

A grammarian is smarter... PCIntern Oct 2020 #71

A wood box is smarter :) My Pet Orangutan Oct 2020 #72

Your right... N_E_1 for Tennis Oct 2020 #11

PCIntern malaise Oct 2020 #6

And I yours... PCIntern Oct 2020 #8

This applies to every area of his life malaise Oct 2020 #10

There is nothing more wounding PCIntern Oct 2020 #14

and publicly malaise Oct 2020 #15

And say what you want about her: PCIntern Oct 2020 #16

Yep malaise Oct 2020 #19

And we have to suspect that if post-coital signs of affection Ilsa Oct 2020 #41

There was no love in his family home malaise Oct 2020 #46

Post-coitally he probably goes in the bathroom PCIntern Oct 2020 #60

I remember Lava. Ilsa Oct 2020 #64

Lava As A Skin Drying Agent ProfessorGAC Oct 2020 #75

Thanks for the soap lesson I_UndergroundPanther Oct 2020 #78

They Do! ProfessorGAC Oct 2020 #87

What has been your experience with 'Savon de Marseille'? GoneOffShore Oct 2020 #85

It's A True Soap ProfessorGAC Oct 2020 #86

Interesting. I think we're going to stick to Savon de Marseille, not least because Marius Fabre GoneOffShore Oct 2020 #88

Perfectly Good Reason ProfessorGAC Oct 2020 #94

I think you are on to something. smirkymonkey Oct 2020 #9

It is not atypical PCIntern Oct 2020 #12

Very astute observation. smirkymonkey Oct 2020 #25

Morning thoughts birdographer Oct 2020 #55

I think that would be an interesting topic to explore as well. smirkymonkey Oct 2020 #73

Weak sense of self Wicked Blue Oct 2020 #90

my wife said onethatcares Oct 2020 #26

Please assure her for me ZZenith Oct 2020 #83

That's what boggles my mind. GoCubsGo Oct 2020 #28

I briefly encountered him back in the 1980s and was viscerally repulsed Wicked Blue Oct 2020 #77

Ugh. I got a sense of that from my random encounters with him Dark n Stormy Knight Oct 2020 #81

KnR...very interesting...nt N_E_1 for Tennis Oct 2020 #13

He's one defective unit spanone Oct 2020 #21

Interesting insight. That his whole warped personality might revolve around his bathroom "habits" Vinca Oct 2020 #23

My late husband was a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst mnhtnbb Oct 2020 #27

Thank you empedocles Oct 2020 #29

Interesting synthesis. JudyM Oct 2020 #30

What is the psychology behind someone who seems like he is invulnerable Beringia Oct 2020 #31

He doesn't envision that scenario. PCIntern Oct 2020 #32

He is terrified of appearing weak. n/t MicaelS Oct 2020 #51

I hate to say this, but what if he's already undead? Wicked Blue Oct 2020 #89

I had same idea, like the character in Practical Magic who came back from the dead Beringia Oct 2020 #93

The image that comes to my mind, is the photo of him in his shit-stained golf pants. 3Hotdogs Oct 2020 #33

That Marla Maples quote is something else. dubyadiprecession Oct 2020 #34

Here PCIntern Oct 2020 #35

Yes, The 'New York Post'! dubyadiprecession Oct 2020 #37

There were reports that trump did that, and many similiar things for publicity empedocles Oct 2020 #56

"Miss Maples concluded her comments with the admission that Ilsa Oct 2020 #42

THAT I sincerely doubt... PCIntern Oct 2020 #43

Odd question Nexus2 Oct 2020 #36

Having nothing to do with nutrition, PCIntern Oct 2020 #40

He's a hot mess of overlapping mental, emotional, and psychological disorders. Roisin Ni Fiachra Oct 2020 #38

Great analysis PC. The reason for the golden toilet. panader0 Oct 2020 #39

Great stuff! well done...food for thought. NRaleighLiberal Oct 2020 #49

This WAS THE Greatest thing I have read about our onecent Oct 2020 #54

Did trump have a nervous breakdown after divorcing Ivana? Ilsa Oct 2020 #58

I don't know about that at all, PCIntern Oct 2020 #59

I awakened thinking that on top of being insane... Silent3 Oct 2020 #62

Trump's pathologies could provide ample material for an entire abnormal psychology textbook dlk Oct 2020 #66

Trump's defects and dysfunctions could fill up a DSM... 3catwoman3 Oct 2020 #67

Lewis Black was right - you could have a solid gold toilet, you're still going to take a dump in it. Initech Oct 2020 #74

That's a fascinating take on the Mad King. Let me second Malaise: I always look for your posts. Hekate Oct 2020 #76

maybe we shouldn't go where I'm going, but it could be a national security matter. Grasswire2 Oct 2020 #79

excellent analysis Skittles Oct 2020 #84

I have no idea if any of this is true bigtree Oct 2020 #91