Donald Trump Is All Done Caring

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His only reason for getting re-elected is so that he can keep having rallies.

by WINDSOR MANN JULY 2, 2020 5:03 AM

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After his election, he discovered that running for president was easier and more fun than being president. Which is why he continued to hold campaign rallies even after he was elected. He wasn’t campaigning for anything. He just liked hearing crowds screaming his name. Unlike most politicians, who campaign in order to govern, Trump campaigns as a way to avoid governing.

By the same token, his politics are an extension of his ego—which is why, at his rallies, he tells the crowds how big his crowds are and not what his policies are. Trump says he’ll hold rallies after he wins the 2020 election, too—even though he will be ineligible to run for the presidency again.

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Trump cares more about his Twitter account than people’s lives. It took him months to respond to the pandemic and a few weeks to be bored by it. Yet, two days after Twitter flagged two of his tweets, Trump signed an executive order targeting social media companies and said he would shut down Twitter if he could.

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The problem for Trump is that his presidency has no point. It is as devoid of purpose as his days are of work. He doesn’t want to make America great. He wants America to make him feel great.

https://thebulwark.com/donald-trump-is-all-done-caring/

This is a great analysis of trump except for the title. He has never cared about anything but himself.

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1. He presidency does have a point. He's a single-issue politician:

Privilege.

Virtually everything he says or does drips with privilege, and the goal is to foist that worldview on the rest of us. The idea that whites should have privilege over blacks, men over women, etc.

Even his incompetence drips with privilege. Who else could stay in a job after failing so horribly? The incompetence proves that white skin and maleness makes all the difference.

The sooner we get rid of him and move past the antiquated, sick worldview, the better.

[CatWoman]

2. K; R

[Laelth]

3. Beautifully-written essay. k&r n/t

-Laelth

[Ferrets are Cool]

4. Feeding that enormous EGO. nt