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In reply to the discussion: Nina Turner IS running for Congress. Just got this email from organize@peoplesparty.org [View all]Hortensis
(58,785 posts)"threatening" being any strong enough to frustrate their ambitions. That's us. They can't "grow up," it's what they are. At least so I've read from studies.
It's a core psychology they share with -- big surprise -- the aggressive trumpists also obsessed with demonizing and attacking the Democrats in their way.
Also not a big surprise, given all they have in common, is that hard-cores on both sides may move back and forth between camps. Or permanently, and then that seems to usually be from left to finding a home on the right. Maybe that could be viewed as a form of "growing up?" Makes sense given that RW hostiles are much more numerous and successful, not held back by the far left's relative wimpiness, and by then I imagine acting out their hostility has been sabotaging their claimed ideals for years anyway.