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whathehell

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69. I get what you're saying..
Thu Dec 29, 2022, 10:17 AM
Dec 2022

..and yeah, we do have some of that wiring...The difference, I guess, is who we would perceive as a "strong leader".

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Because Tree-Hugger Dec 2022 #1
Yep! Dave in VA Dec 2022 #3
Exactly BeerBarrelPolka Dec 2022 #4
+1 2naSalit Dec 2022 #13
I find Melania has an ugly pinched face, as if permanently bitter. Waiting out terms of pre-nup? Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2022 #37
She always looks angry at someone Farmer-Rick Dec 2022 #62
Too tight a face lift? Potential prison time for tax evasion? GoCubsGo Dec 2022 #84
To some extent, I pity her. Cyrano Dec 2022 #102
Meh. Her "time in hell" is self-inflicted. GoCubsGo Dec 2022 #103
Every time I see her I'm reminded of this scene in The Courtship of Eddie's Father. Mr. Evil Dec 2022 #85
+1 Sound advice. 😀 CentralMass Dec 2022 #115
This! happy feet Dec 2022 #33
Nailed it! nightwing1240 Dec 2022 #55
YEP !! uponit7771 Dec 2022 #97
He validates their hatred. kentuck Dec 2022 #2
"He validates their hatred." Septua Dec 2022 #21
Yep Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2022 #106
Why do people love him? Because .. perfessor Dec 2022 #5
cuz we're still tribal apes. mopinko Dec 2022 #6
Lol..Speak for yourself whathehell Dec 2022 #41
well, yeah, but we're talking about magats here. mopinko Dec 2022 #49
I get what you're saying.. whathehell Dec 2022 #69
that too. mopinko Dec 2022 #72
Republicans anyhow Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2022 #107
in the right circumstances, we all do it. mopinko Dec 2022 #112
He gives them permission to indulge in their own hatred Blues Heron Dec 2022 #7
He did three things RAB910 Dec 2022 #8
+1 2naSalit Dec 2022 #14
4) He justified the narcissists and racists in our community, who don't know any better. Squaredeal Dec 2022 #26
I felt they were included in the bad people feeling like good people RAB910 Dec 2022 #36
Exactly! mountain grammy Dec 2022 #42
Perfect. Aristus Dec 2022 #52
This. MontanaMama Dec 2022 #74
4). He elevated them over all the other classes. nt GoodRaisin Dec 2022 #76
I have often wondered that. Politicians usually at least good at getting people to like them. Walleye Dec 2022 #9
Given the answers so far, there doesn't Cyrano Dec 2022 #10
Lol..On this thread? whathehell Dec 2022 #45
No! I'm speaking about the MAGAts. Cyrano Dec 2022 #47
Okay. whathehell Dec 2022 #51
Along with them, consider their numbers. ancianita Dec 2022 #65
cuz Stockholm samnsara Dec 2022 #11
FWIW... A HERETIC I AM Dec 2022 #12
+1 betsuni Dec 2022 #117
He is their mirror image. ananda Dec 2022 #15
He hates who THEY hate (and isn't afraid to both say it AND act on it) hlthe2b Dec 2022 #16
Yet, DeSantis lacks Trump's sneering, "fuck the libs" delivery style Cyrano Dec 2022 #19
He loves what they are willing to give up. $$$$$$$$. usaf-vet Dec 2022 #64
DeSantis lacks Trump's visible hatred for the "THEMS Cyrano Dec 2022 #73
Like Minded EddieOnTheMesa Dec 2022 #17
Why do millions love him? Botany Dec 2022 #18
Trump verified, told them what they wanted to hear. fightforfreedom Dec 2022 #20
simple. it's BECAUSE he's an ass*ole stopdiggin Dec 2022 #22
Because they stopped teaching logic in high school... MiHale Dec 2022 #23
High school dropouts. lambchopp59 Dec 2022 #83
This isn't complicated. Act_of_Reparation Dec 2022 #24
There is marker at the cemetery near me that would doc03 Dec 2022 #25
You may have stumbled onto the location of Hitler's grave Cyrano Dec 2022 #29
No it is not old enough, but it fits. I was walking one day doc03 Dec 2022 #31
Same folks that think multigraincracker Dec 2022 #27
Because he's the id for all their hate and insecurities. marmar Dec 2022 #28
Scum like scum. LiberalFighter Dec 2022 #30
Definition of stupid: having or showing a great lack of intelligence or common sense. Roisin Ni Fiachra Dec 2022 #32
Hopefully, he will be indicted soon Cyrano Dec 2022 #38
Because he has great hair. n/t Harker Dec 2022 #34
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha Higherarky Dec 2022 #67
He's a racist, low-information, non-critical-thinking... boyedav1969 Dec 2022 #35
He models and gives them license to be greedy, vicious, selfish, and to speak beligerantly. vlyons Dec 2022 #39
The best answer I can think of to your question is Cyrano Dec 2022 #44
From the Hindu/Buddhist perspective, we are in the Age of Kali Yuga, the Degenerate Age vlyons Dec 2022 #82
Because those millions are just as unlikable as he is. nt yaesu Dec 2022 #40
Half of those people are probably bots... Chakaconcarne Dec 2022 #43
except bots don't vote. nt yellowdogintexas Dec 2022 #66
Because he vocalizes the hatred and vileness they've had to keep bottled-up in post-Civil Rights Cognitive_Resonance Dec 2022 #46
It's hard for us to see it, but he has natural charismatic showmanship. thesquanderer Dec 2022 #48
The magats are some of the most unlikable people. ToxMarz Dec 2022 #50
Florida Man was the result of years of republican hatred and corruption liberal N proud Dec 2022 #53
If you can't say something nice about Donald Trump... JohnnyRingo Dec 2022 #54
He is like watching an accident unfold. pandr32 Dec 2022 #56
He fills the hole in their hearts. jaxexpat Dec 2022 #57
If you listen to AM Talk radio and watch Fox News regularly, you would know why. Yavin4 Dec 2022 #58
This. Ten thousand times this. lambchopp59 Dec 2022 #77
He acts out for them in ways they cannot. ProudMNDemocrat Dec 2022 #59
Why TFG supporters vote for TFG LetMyPeopleVote Dec 2022 #60
He liberated their inner Deplorable Martin Eden Dec 2022 #61
My thoughts are, these YAHOO'S think he is the chosen one! Plus he's untouchable! bluestarone Dec 2022 #63
I never fully understood the grip Hitler had on Germany nightwing1240 Dec 2022 #68
i don't either. barbtries Dec 2022 #70
He allows, even encourages his followers CanonRay Dec 2022 #71
unlikable like unlikable. Javaman Dec 2022 #75
The evangelical ministers are complicit - they gave Chump their stamp of approval FakeNoose Dec 2022 #78
I think many, if not most of these evangelical "preachers" are in it only for the money. Cyrano Dec 2022 #104
He represents the hate the repugs have for Dems and Libs. The hate for us is all that drive them. nt Hotler Dec 2022 #79
He has given a voice to them that are filled with hate and violence. They would never patricia92243 Dec 2022 #80
All of the reasons here are valid, but they Jakes Progress Dec 2022 #81
They love him because their hatred is aspirational. Prairie_Seagull Dec 2022 #86
+1 betsuni Dec 2022 #119
He gives them permission to be who they already were, and to say the quiet parts out loud. deurbano Dec 2022 #87
So sad. The stupidity of the MAGAts is far more dangerous and deadly than COVID. Cyrano Dec 2022 #105
Me either! The biggest mystery I know of. nt LAS14 Dec 2022 #88
Trump attended the "WWE School of Acting" where everything is over the top. world wide wally Dec 2022 #89
Either someone on DU or in an article I read posited this TlalocW Dec 2022 #90
Some people like him LeftInTX Dec 2022 #91
I don't get it either Mad_Machine76 Dec 2022 #92
Something is broken in them. nt wiggs Dec 2022 #93
People feel they're being screwed over, bossed around, and judged gulliver Dec 2022 #94
The cruelty is the point IronLionZion Dec 2022 #95
I never liked him kimbutgar Dec 2022 #96
Racism, Sexism, Anti-Semetism, Anti-POC immigrants & Refugees, Uber Greed, etc.... electric_blue68 Dec 2022 #98
Remember the TV show, "Dallas"? J R Ewing became an unexpected hero and sex symbol. Midnight Writer Dec 2022 #99
Pervasive fascist propagana across multiple platforms, Mysterian Dec 2022 #100
It seems to be a common thing where many dictators and would-be dictators... Silent3 Dec 2022 #101
Good analogy. "Ignore the man behind the curtain." Cyrano Dec 2022 #109
The difference between that...thing and assorted Genki Hikari Dec 2022 #108
Well, it's true that he didn't murder countless millions as did those other psychopaths. Cyrano Dec 2022 #110
I don't think they love him Tree Lady Dec 2022 #111
+1 betsuni Dec 2022 #116
He gives people permission mzmolly Dec 2022 #113
He had them at "They're criminals. They're rapists." Jack the Greater Dec 2022 #114
this "Christian nation"t thing is a bunch of BULLSHIT Skittles Dec 2022 #118
Because media told people Hillary was unlikable and they believed it. betsuni Dec 2022 #120
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