Personally. I think the majority, if not all politicians are prob corrupt & nasty individuals. He’s just more open and unforgiving about his ‘negative’ traits imo, which is one reason why a lot of his supporters like him... and why his opponents hate him. He doesn’t play the game the usual way.Originally Posted by Adam Strange
I don't think Trump's approach to politics is the same as most politicians. Yes, I agree that most politicians are more self-interested, more interested in power, and more narcissistic than the average person, but because one rapist wears pants does not mean that all men wearing pants are rapists.
My personal belief is that Trump has tapped into something very fundamental in society by appealing to Authoritaians. As our society becomes more researched and better understood, advertising can target finer and finer divisions between people. Trump has done that like no other politician in recent memory, excluding H!tler.
Consider that Trump has been married and divorced, he pays and pays off prostitutes, he doesn't know anything about the Bible and doesn't attend church, but he's praised by Fundamentalists as being the next prophet. How can this be?
It's because Fundamentalists are also Authoritarians, and they recognize one of their own. A valuable thing to do would be to read up on the Authoritarian mindset, because they exist in every society and they are not comfortable living in a liberal democracy. They want a strong ruler to rule over them.
https://psmag.com/news/authoritarian...trump-triggers
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bxx...1hVFFRUDg/view
https://www.karenstenner.com/
This. He has become the point of reference for insecure people who are afraid of not being able to manage on their own. He plays the role of the strict father figure they never had. And who might be better at that than a messiah figure? But the price to pay to accept someone as an authority is of course that you have to close your eyes to his defects. Classic unhealthy enneagram 6 move.
Papa ou est-tu? People with daddy issues always find each other…
Last edited by lkdhf qkb; 01-13-2021 at 07:32 PM. Reason: Normal police. Most people won't be conviced that they are just looking for someone to trust blindly so why raise the tone?
Yes, he’s been bashed in the media and has still gone pretty far. But still lost this time around. A lot of people who were Democrats before started voting republican because of the far woke left, making them go far in the other direction.
Last edited by Aster; 01-13-2021 at 06:55 PM.
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