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In reply to the discussion: The Lizard of Id [View all]H2O Man
(78,872 posts)19. Well said!
These were people living lives that included large empty spaces. In their search for meaning, they filled those voids with Donald Trump. Gandhi noted that what you think, you become. This surely applies to the cult members ..... Trump became so big a part of their daily lives, indeed their meaning .....that they believed they were an important part of his life. That he meant the kind things he said to them, and cared about them. Fools.
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He freed their id in a way they've never experienced before because he validated their actions.
Solly Mack
Jan 2021
#6
The one about his voters? Not being treated unfairly, and will have a voice for years?
Solly Mack
Jan 2021
#9
And if they are stripped of that connection? That identity? The cusp of calamity.
Solly Mack
Jan 2021
#38
Yet Pence continues to shield Trump by his inaction and silence, hoping he can avoid their wrath.
Solly Mack
Jan 2021
#51
Waterman, a blessed & healthy new year to you. I look forward to your essays all this year...
Hekate
Jan 2021
#37