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Newest Reality

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46. I do think it is time to look a little deeper...
Sun Aug 11, 2019, 03:48 PM
Aug 2019

First, Don is, in my opinion, a poorly educated, vulgar, crass, mouthy, aggressive, bigoted, not very literate, (include you favorites here) person. I make that pronouncement based on observation of his overall behaviors.

Then, you can add the dark triad of malignant narcissism, Machiavellian, psychopathy.

Even though he may pretend to be a billionaire, we don't even know what his net worth really is, do we? We do know he probably has a sizable amount of debt and has done some bankruptcies. We can also consider his numerous business failures and his tendency to stiff contractors and now, El Paso. So, I certainly wouldn't approve a car loan to this marauding cretin who seems to be acting more as the emergence of the US Id, in a Freudian sense.

So, barring the volumes of accurate descriptions of this human canker sore who desperately wants to be a reality TV despot, there is one factor that I don't think should be overlooked here. In other words, know your enemy.

The public face of DT is having an obvious, demonstrable and deletorious impact. Isn't that success on his part? Methinks this is intentional and skillful. It has many, many ramifications for his intent to cease the power of the Office, disintegrate the country, (in order to make it vulnerable to the interests who are vying for ascendancy in that event) and that includes the theocratic shadow of the the rather quiet and pensive Pence casting the cross of our cultural crucifixion he would bring in any aftermath.

That said, this pox on humanity that has become the pResident is an expert manipulator. Cries about what an idiot he is are only true in other respects. In this case, that only feeds into what I think are his intents, motivations and, more importantly, what is going on by way of action on the sidelines.

If you underestimate that, then he has the upper-hand and a great advantage. Remember that the emotions he stirs on both sides are useful and this is not about emotions, but facts, reality, laws, legislation and other pragmatic factors!

In that case, it would behoove our current candidates for the Party to have professional analysts investigate trumps strategies and behaviors in the past very, very carefully, down to the slightest detail. I assure you, their are many techniques he uses expertly like a samurai's sword to get his way, ultimately. This is not just about low information voters and his base, though they are very prone to these expert manipulations. There are some breakdowns on his tactics available online. This was all obvious in the debates that he participated and you are seeing it daily and the the practiced, methodical political and social prestidigitation is working well as you may have noticed.

If you then see his strategy then anybody who interviews him, comments on his inanity, or goes into a debate best be WELL PREPARED in order to not fall prey to a master predator, (socially, politically, economically and sexually). You are toast in that case. I would hope that Bernie and the other candidates are going to truly wise up and see into the rotten core of this wormy apple we have there.

If we don't rapidly shift over to noticing and understanding the methods he uses and we only manage to focus on word slinging and derogatory remarks about his "intelligence", or the emotions he intentionally exploits, the point is really being missed and shame on us this time because we are being fooled and fooled well.

It is my opinion that the outcome of the 2020 election will hinge on this, among other things. We do, (en masse) ignore it at our peril.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided

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lol. As much as I wish this sort of twittering wasn't the new norm Sapient Donkey Aug 2019 #1
Go Bernie!! Thekaspervote Aug 2019 #2
Take your pick of topics True Dough Aug 2019 #3
Well said Bernie! jimlup Aug 2019 #4
I approve this message. EveHammond13 Aug 2019 #5
You go Bernie! Tipperary Aug 2019 #6
About time. George II Aug 2019 #7
DID HE TWEET IT ALL CAPS? lapucelle Aug 2019 #15
No he didn't. George II Aug 2019 #16
No he didn't. As you can see in the tweet. In the OP. Autumn Aug 2019 #17
IN THE OP HEADLINE, THE QUOTE IS ALL CAPS. lapucelle Aug 2019 #19
YES IT IS! I copied and pasted it into the thread title from Newsweek! Autumn Aug 2019 #20
THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN WITH ANY OF THE FOUR BROWSERS I TRIED IT WITH. lapucelle Aug 2019 #21
no it's not. It happens on my Chromebook. MAYBE your BROWSERS are broken. Autumn Aug 2019 #22
IT DOESN'T HAPPEN ON CHROME WHEN I TRY. lapucelle Aug 2019 #25
My new Chromebook is fine, it works very well. I can copy and past from any site Autumn Aug 2019 #28
MAYBE NEWSWEEK IS BROKEN. lapucelle Aug 2019 #31
MAYBE! THANKS FOR THE KICK! Autumn Aug 2019 #32
YOU'RE WELCOME. IT'S GOOD TO KNOW THAT BS AGREES WITH EVERYONE ELSE lapucelle Aug 2019 #35
To quote you "SO SOMEBODY RESTATED THE OBVIOUS? LET'S ALL CELEBRATE!" Autumn Aug 2019 #39
WE ALL CALL HIM AN IDIOT. sheshe2 Aug 2019 #95
THANKS FOR CONFIRMING THAT IT'S NOT A BROWSER ISSUE. R B Garr Aug 2019 #75
MY CAPS ARE LOCKED, AND I CAN'T MAKE IT STOP! sheshe2 Aug 2019 #96
IT DOESN'T BOTHER ME AND IT'S GOOD TO KNOW THAT FOLKS ON DU lapucelle Aug 2019 #27
Thanks for kicking the thread. Autumn Aug 2019 #29
MY PLEASURE. IT'S ABOUT TIME THAT BS ACKNOWLEDGED THAT TRUMP IS AN IDIOT. lapucelle Aug 2019 #33
Don't cry but this isn't the first time Bernie has called Trump an idiot. Autumn Aug 2019 #37
SO SOMEBODY RESTATED THE OBVIOUS? LET'S ALL CELEBRATE! lapucelle Aug 2019 #38
Yes, if they all called Trump an idiot as you say it sounds like they did it a year after Bernie. Autumn Aug 2019 #41
IT TOOK HIM UNTIL 2018 TO SAY IT? MANY DEMOCRATS WERE SAYING IT IN AUTUMN 2016. lapucelle Aug 2019 #48
THERE YOU GO. Were all those MANY DEMOCRATS campaigning by any chance? Autumn Aug 2019 #52
I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT POINT YOUR ARE TRYING TO MAKE. lapucelle Aug 2019 #56
Well, you go rest up, You're probably just tired. Autumn Aug 2019 #60
I'M NOT TIRED. WHAT POINT WERE YOU TRYING TO MAKE? lapucelle Aug 2019 #64
MY POINT IS, IT'S HARD TO TYPE IN ALL CAPS!BUT I FEEL I SHOULD BE POLITE AND REPLY Autumn Aug 2019 #66
THEN WHY DID YOUR POST REFERENCE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES RUNNING IN 2018? lapucelle Aug 2019 #73
Because were are discussing candidates in the Democratic Primaries forum? Autumn Aug 2019 #78
I DIDN'T MENTION CANDIDATES. lapucelle Aug 2019 #82
Umhm. sheshe2 Aug 2019 #99
..... ehrnst Aug 2019 #62
It's all caps in Safari too. JudyM Aug 2019 #67
Awesome! I love my new Chromebook and would hate to think it was defective. Autumn Aug 2019 #69
if you won't think of the caps...what about the treatys? questionseverything Aug 2019 #92
I'm still of the same opinion on treaties. I'm fine with some being broken. Autumn Aug 2019 #93
me too! questionseverything Aug 2019 #94
What's a fours browser? melman Aug 2019 #34
IT WAS A TYPO. NOW IT'S A CORRECTED TYPO. lapucelle Aug 2019 #36
What browsers automatically convert case? melman Aug 2019 #40
Mahalo! Everyone's. Autumn Aug 2019 #42
You ever wonder why ismnotwasm Aug 2019 #44
Yeah it's been noticed. Autumn Aug 2019 #47
I asked you if you ever wondered why. ismnotwasm Aug 2019 #101
Mahalo! melman Aug 2019 #50
THAT'S NOT CORRECT. MY BROWSER DOESN'T DO THAT. lapucelle Aug 2019 #51
Nah, I'll keep it. It works fine except for NEWSWEEK, since they USE ALL CAPS in the headlines Autumn Aug 2019 #55
Mahalo! Hassin Bin Sober Aug 2019 #84
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? IT WAS A TYPO. I WAS OBVIOUSLY USING AN ADJECTIVE, lapucelle Aug 2019 #45
I'm talking about your magic case-converting browsers melman Aug 2019 #49
I DON"T HAVE A MAGIC, CASE CONVERTING BROWSER. lapucelle Aug 2019 #53
"OCCUM'S RAZOR" melman Aug 2019 #54
Gotta watch those typos, they might be construed as evil.... George II Aug 2019 #61
Oddly enough, when I see a headline that is in upper case TexasTowelie Aug 2019 #57
Good for you. As soon as it's a rule that I have to retype the headline to put it in the thread Autumn Aug 2019 #58
I wonder how much time you would have saved if you had retyped the headline? TexasTowelie Aug 2019 #59
Bazinga! George II Aug 2019 #63
As if they wouldn't have found something else to complain about melman Aug 2019 #65
This message was self-deleted by its author TexasTowelie Aug 2019 #68
Hey, I don't mind people kicking my thread, it's not like I'm twisting arms. Autumn Aug 2019 #70
Autumn, the thing is TexasTowelie Aug 2019 #71
Yes they are. That's why the recs and positive comments until... Autumn Aug 2019 #74
I thought that you had plenty of time since it was lazy Sunday afternoon? TexasTowelie Aug 2019 #76
I haven't contradicted myself. Some times I just get bored and decide not to respond. Autumn Aug 2019 #79
. TexasTowelie Aug 2019 #80
I believe your now deleted post applies here. Autumn Aug 2019 #81
You've got to be kidding. TexasTowelie Aug 2019 #83
It's true! I didn't. Just wanted to know what all the yelling in this thread was about. betsuni Aug 2019 #97
Win! sheshe2 Aug 2019 #98
That's awesome ismnotwasm Aug 2019 #8
Just sayin... MontanaMama Aug 2019 #9
Bernie is 100 percent correct lambchopp59 Aug 2019 #10
My name may not be Bernie Sanders rpannier Aug 2019 #11
CORRECTION: a FUCKING idiot! BigmanPigman Aug 2019 #12
Traitor Trump sharedvalues Aug 2019 #13
Benedict Donald EveHammond13 Aug 2019 #14
k&r! bigtree Aug 2019 #18
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Aug 2019 #23
You're welcome Uncle Joe. Autumn Aug 2019 #24
K & R! Sing it! 50 Shades Of Blue Aug 2019 #26
Sometimes the simplest message works best, love how concise it is. BeckyDem Aug 2019 #30
Excellent crazytown Aug 2019 #43
I do think it is time to look a little deeper... Newest Reality Aug 2019 #46
Perhaps he's responding strategically to the public's current info overload. Sometimes less is more. JudyM Aug 2019 #72
Stating the obvious n/t Lulu KC Aug 2019 #77
Oh no! Not TEH CAPS! Hassin Bin Sober Aug 2019 #85
TEH CAPS! Autumn Aug 2019 #88
Swing and a miss, but I like the idea. gulliver Aug 2019 #86
... demmiblue Aug 2019 #87
"DONALD TRUMP IS AN IDIOT" IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT TWEET Vegas Roller Aug 2019 #89
Oh. Autumn Aug 2019 #90
sad indeed. sheshe2 Aug 2019 #103
ITS GOOD THAT BS JOINED THE CHORUS. lapucelle Aug 2019 #100
BS always joins the chorus Vegas Roller Aug 2019 #102
+1 betsuni Aug 2019 #104
Here is Bernie calling Trump an idiot July 16, 2018. Autumn Aug 2019 #105
"WE PEOPLE HAVE ALWAYS CALLED HIM AN IDIOT". SO THE TWEET DID RESTATE THE OBVIOUS. lapucelle Aug 2019 #106
It not obvious that all elected Dems call him an idiot. Autumn Aug 2019 #107
ISN'T BS AN ELECTED INDEPENDENT? lapucelle Aug 2019 #108
HE'S RUNNING ON THE DEMOCRATIC TICKET SO PARTY LEADERS THINK HE IS A DEM. Autumn Aug 2019 #109
SO BS IS CURRENTLY AN ELECTED INDEPENDENT / DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE. lapucelle Aug 2019 #110
NOT CURRENTLY, THAT WAS 10/18/2017. THIS IS 8/12/2019! Autumn Aug 2019 #111
YES, BUT AT PRESENT, BS IS STILL AN AN INDEPENDENT AS AN ELECTED POLITICIAN, lapucelle Aug 2019 #112
OMG! LETS CONTACT SOMEONE IN THE PARTY AND LET THEM KNOW! MAYBE THEY Autumn Aug 2019 #113
EVERYBODY ELSE ALREADY KNOWS. I'M GLAD TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ENLIGHTEN YOU AS WELL lapucelle Aug 2019 #114
I CERTAINLY DO HOPE YOUR WORK IS DONE! Autumn Aug 2019 #115
The caps :( Joe941 Aug 2019 #91
good to see Celerity Aug 2019 #116
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