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saltpoint

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4. The country has a deep-veined and

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Fri Sep 30, 2016, 04:31 PM

Sep 2016

longstanding Anti-Intellectualism as part of its profile. Probably far too large a part of the profile.

Trump is Anti-Intellectualism personified.

The GOP has been pouring gasoline on that fire for decades.

Throw in naked greed, dangerous egotism, global business skullduggery, stochastic incitement to violence, and overt racism, and you get Donald Trump.

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Why is the country obsessed with Donald Trump? [View all] kentuck Sep 2016 OP

We love a good car crash C_U_L8R Sep 2016 #1

Why? Because when you drive past a bad car wreck you can't help looking. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2016 #2

He is a reslity TV show running 24/7 in our living rooms, Agnosticsherbet Sep 2016 #3

The country has a deep-veined and saltpoint Sep 2016 #4

I don't know. It never occurred to me to watch his TV show LisaM Sep 2016 #5

I think reality TV is poison and he is just 1 product of it loyalsister Sep 2016 #15

he's a media creation. no other human being could get away with half the bullshit he does. spanone Sep 2016 #6

You are correct. jalan48 Sep 2016 #8

never seen anything like it.... spanone Sep 2016 #9

Me either. Worse than Reagan the hero who belonged on Mt. Rushmore. jalan48 Sep 2016 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author kestrel91316 Sep 2016 #11

Possibly. Maybe a new reality TV show in which he plays the President. "West Wing Nut?" jalan48 Sep 2016 #12

BWahahahahaaa spanone Sep 2016 #14

Trainwreck Syndrome Brother Buzz Sep 2016 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author kestrel91316 Sep 2016 #10