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OldBaldy1701E

(11,687 posts)
24. I have said this many times in my life.
Mon Jan 27, 2025, 11:47 AM
Jan 2025

Whenever I hear someone go on about "Well, they change so much when they get drunk. Normally, they are not like this."

YES, THEY ARE! When you see this phenomenon, what you are seeing is not that the person 'changed'. They are now just unable to maintain the facade they created to make sure those parts of them are not readily visible. Alcohol removes inhibitions and it also removes any 'firewall' on the bad parts of a person's personality. They did not change at all. They just stopped worrying about how they look.

That guy has enough of a history when he is drunk, so that tells me that he is a first rate asshole who has managed to keep some cover over the worst parts of his mentality. But, once he gets into office, he will see no need to keep that facade going any more.

Just watch. I spent 40-some years as an entertainer, and I have been around FAR too many people who 'change' when they get drunk. No, they did not change. You are just finally seeing the real person.

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And that's their point. nt in2herbs Jan 2025 #1
Who lied to her and why? Irish_Dem Jan 2025 #2
I keep looking for the names of those who lack immunity doing the bidding. Hugin Jan 2025 #5
Thomas and Kavanaugh redux. magicarpet Jan 2025 #3
Don't forget Trump's Child Rape* via Jeffery Epstein too. And Gaetz's underage sex that he paid for too. Botany Jan 2025 #14
G.O.P. is completely untrustworthy BoRaGard Jan 2025 #4
GOP loves people who kill, rape, murder, assault women. Irish_Dem Jan 2025 #6
Of course they did... LakeVermilion Jan 2025 #9
Gang bang threats to control and silence good women. Irish_Dem Jan 2025 #10
God damn it name who it was that promised you! HereForTheParty Jan 2025 #7
Help me understand what that would accomplish... rubbersole Jan 2025 #13
It would hold the person who made the promise accountable HereForTheParty Jan 2025 #16
OK, thanks. rubbersole Jan 2025 #18
I think she is referring to the vote MerrilyMerrily Jan 2025 #8
Clearly to both HereForTheParty Jan 2025 #17
Not sure how she could believe a "promise" that her statement would shift some votes. TheRickles Jan 2025 #11
Thats a plus Figarosmom Jan 2025 #12
Great. The secretary of defense should have to blow into an interlock device before he can issue an order. Comfortably_Numb Jan 2025 #15
No telling what that psycho will do without a drink. rubbersole Jan 2025 #19
And we all pay the price. I hate the tragedy that the US has become. Comfortably_Numb Jan 2025 #20
We'll never know. I think he will always have a bottle handy. JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2025 #22
No it won't. And I've known some mean drunks, and he sounds like an abusive Neanderthal when he's loaded. Comfortably_Numb Feb 2025 #25
Seeing the type of person he is, I would say he is, most certainly. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Jan 2025 #21
An alcoholic with Nazi/white supremacist tattoos? Odds are, yes he's a mean drunk. JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2025 #23
I have said this many times in my life. OldBaldy1701E Jan 2025 #24
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