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I'm just going to plunk this down here.

Response to ShazzieB (Original post)
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sheshe2
(92,935 posts)He is HUUUUGE in that picture.
SoFlaBro
(3,577 posts)sheshe2
(92,935 posts)He can't even sit up straight in a chair. He is always hunched over.
SoFlaBro
(3,577 posts)sheshe2
(92,935 posts)MorbidButterflyTat
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BigmanPigman
(53,373 posts)Is he just "happy" to see Kristi or are those two orders of cheeseburgers with fries?
Years ago a psychiatrist said tRump is not a psychopath but he IS a sociopath. His cult followers have a whole separate mental illness.
Our country is beyond classic "crazy". When the POTUS and his constituents are bat shit crazy we are in a very fucked up time in history. It was NEVER like this before. Nixon..nope. Raygun...nope. Bushes 1 and 2
BoRaGard
(6,421 posts)She's worse than a republicon, if you can imagine.
MorbidButterflyTat
(3,342 posts)for Gigantic Ass to skim off most of it for himself.
paulkienitz
(1,452 posts)because the essence of fascism is not how the country is governed, but how the officially supported social group is put above other social groups. The abuse and oppression of those not aligned with the fascist subculture is the foundation of the whole movement. The authoritarian government is secondary, and they don't care much how it actually governs. It's popular only when it's establishing the desired oppression of targeted groups.
From what I've seen of polling lately, it looks like the Big Baleful Bill hurt Trump's popularity, but it went back up again once the news cycle was more about Alligator Auschwitz. That horrific concentration camp is exactly what MAGA wants from their government.
Festivito
(13,753 posts)IGNORE THE FOLLOWING. I WAS TRYING TO TAKE NOTES AND RAN OUT OF TIME.
Trump wing tend toward authoritarianism (rules, hierarchy, LEADER)
Not all the time. Authoritarianism is not stable. Reactivate by fear.
Trump supporters are not poor, not ultra rich, but they have perceived social status.
Automatic right to superior social status is threatened. Cultural dethronement.
Whites are threatened by browns and blacks being educated, in business, ...
Men are threatened by women taking over. Also educated. Getting advancements.
Hispanics are threatened by immigrants. To be taking their positions.
Blacks with local social status fear upheaval. Losing their earned social position.
Fear invokes authoritarians to be mean.
Kid Berwyn
(21,367 posts)Absolutely.
And how un-American and un-Christian.
MAGA is complete NAZI.
Baitball Blogger
(50,499 posts)To see it in writing is giving dimensions to the cult were fighting against. Yes, they are racists. But that word no longer has any effect. So exposing them in a new way is another tool in the box.