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JudyM

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22. Commercialization, monetization of emotion. Leveraging this solely for their own benefit.

Reply to calimary (Original post)

Wed Mar 1, 2017, 06:16 PM

Mar 2017

They did such a good deed by clapping that long, I'm sure they feel like they're all patriotic and empathic now.

In reality their empathy is uniquely shallow and brittle. They have no idea, so this artifice is the best they can do.

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The most disgraceful moment in trump's speech. [View all] calimary Mar 2017 OP

The M$M has battered persons syndrome or some shit. they WANT him to be normal but he's not going to uponit7771 Mar 2017 #1

Stockholm Syndrome and no im not joking bravenak Mar 2017 #3

RIGHT !!! Here is a PERFECT example of it LIVE ... this is the real Stockholm shit uponit7771 Mar 2017 #4

That and him using that girl in the wheelchair as a prop bravenak Mar 2017 #2

Like he gave one shit about her. sheshe2 Mar 2017 #7

Yep, she knew. Felt bad for her bravenak Mar 2017 #8

Not to mention the totally... 3catwoman3 Mar 2017 #5

Made me just STEAMING mad. calimary Mar 2017 #6

I agree LeftInTX Mar 2017 #9

trump is such a piece a shit gopiscrap Mar 2017 #10

trump teslar Mar 2017 #11

Welcome to DU, teslar! calimary Mar 2017 #21

Cringeworthy for sure. nt oasis Mar 2017 #12

That stuff is just rude, but the VOICE program to aid the victims of immigrant crimes MrPurple Mar 2017 #13

It was disturbing. Twisted. zentrum Mar 2017 #14

She's only been a widow for about 2 weeks, and his death an unexpected one, too. No Vested Interest Mar 2017 #15

Beautifully, poignantly written, Mary.. Mahalo Cha Mar 2017 #16

The most disgraceful thing about the speech was the person delivering it Synecdoche Trope Mar 2017 #17

Welcome to DU, Synecdoche Trope! calimary Mar 2017 #19

I didn't watch the speech LittleGirl Mar 2017 #18

and just think of how he railed about the Khans, and how he spoke of them. niyad Mar 2017 #20

Commercialization, monetization of emotion. Leveraging this solely for their own benefit. JudyM Mar 2017 #22

They used that poor woman as a prop. It was sickening. Vinca Mar 2017 #23

the father had it right mnmoderatedem Mar 2017 #24

Disgusting. Lifelong Protester Mar 2017 #25

I used to teach college students about the ways theatric can manipulate Lucinda Mar 2017 #26