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MineralMan

(152,224 posts)
Fri Jul 17, 2026, 02:22 PM Yesterday

Donald Trump Is Trying as Hard as He Can to Avoid Thinking about His Own Death

Keeps him busy, it does. So, he plans for a future he will never see. It keeps his mind off his mortality.

Lots of people do that. Sadly, a few of them become leaders of nations.

He doesn't care about what happens five years from now. He thinks he'll live to be 120 year old and relishes the wealth and power he dreams of.

Won't happen, Donald. Like me, you're approaching the end of your life. I'm almost 81 years old now. Think about it. Do something memorable that makes the world better. You'll be glad you did. Otherwise, you'll just die without ever reaching any reachable goal. Be remembered well, rather that being remembered for your greed and power-seeking.

Just some advice. Take it or don't. I won't care after I'm dead. That's the end of me, and it will be the end of you, too.

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Donald Trump Is Trying as Hard as He Can to Avoid Thinking about His Own Death (Original Post) MineralMan Yesterday OP
I ponder his death several times a day. Maru Kitteh Yesterday #1
I'd say the same, though "ponder" might understate the, shall we say, "wistfulness" of my thoughts AZJonnie Yesterday #2
Way recommended. H2O Man 23 hrs ago #11
I wish I could be an optimist but I believe Trump only respects the worst among us. OGBuzz Yesterday #3
I believe prison would be a great place for him to avoid thinking about death rurallib Yesterday #4
They better set aside two of those trump coins to put over his eyes! RedWhiteBlueIsRacist 23 hrs ago #5
I'm 52. MikeyDi 23 hrs ago #6
What type of chip do you have? 31j20b3 23 hrs ago #8
Oh, do you really think I'll have options? MikeyDi 23 hrs ago #9
Well there is a possibility your can escape via Mickys Run 31j20b3 23 hrs ago #10
Potato H2O Man 23 hrs ago #12
Sounds like a personal problem behind his compulsion to buiid monuments to himself 31j20b3 23 hrs ago #7
He's so insecure... 2naSalit 23 hrs ago #13
Mega-Dittos, MineralMan. SergeStorms 22 hrs ago #14
Which is funny because his own death is what's going to save him from facing any consequences... Iggo 22 hrs ago #15
Making the world better Nasruddin 22 hrs ago #16

AZJonnie

(4,338 posts)
2. I'd say the same, though "ponder" might understate the, shall we say, "wistfulness" of my thoughts
Fri Jul 17, 2026, 02:32 PM
Yesterday

OGBuzz

(1,079 posts)
3. I wish I could be an optimist but I believe Trump only respects the worst among us.
Fri Jul 17, 2026, 02:37 PM
Yesterday

Mao was responsible for up to 80 million lives, Stalin was responsible for at least 20 million lives, and Hitler at least 50 million lives. These are the "strong" men that Trump admires.

rurallib

(64,984 posts)
4. I believe prison would be a great place for him to avoid thinking about death
Fri Jul 17, 2026, 03:33 PM
Yesterday

as he worries about other inmates who are crazier then he.

MikeyDi

(78 posts)
6. I'm 52.
Fri Jul 17, 2026, 04:00 PM
23 hrs ago

I fully expect to have to stories on his social media posts being downloaded into the chip in my brain when I'm 80 and living in The Forbidden Zone.

31j20b3

(351 posts)
10. Well there is a possibility your can escape via Mickys Run
Fri Jul 17, 2026, 04:09 PM
23 hrs ago

IMO if you can avoid the implant for 10-15 years, there will not be a US Federal government who can make that happen.

It all depends upon who will be around to pick up the pieces and how interested they are in authoritarianism

31j20b3

(351 posts)
7. Sounds like a personal problem behind his compulsion to buiid monuments to himself
Fri Jul 17, 2026, 04:00 PM
23 hrs ago

The good news is Trump WILL NOT be buried in Grant's Tomb. Or any facsimile thereof...

His face will never appear on Mt Rushmore

His riches will likely be used to pay victims of his crimes against women.

And miles and miles of ketchup stains will be washed away.

2naSalit

(105,430 posts)
13. He's so insecure...
Fri Jul 17, 2026, 04:19 PM
23 hrs ago

That he's afraid to go alone so he wants to make us all go with him.

SergeStorms

(21,193 posts)
14. Mega-Dittos, MineralMan.
Fri Jul 17, 2026, 05:08 PM
22 hrs ago

Sorry about the "mega-dittos" Rusty Limpballs reference. It just makes my heart sing when I remember he's dead.

I'm slightly younger than you, but not by much. I embrace whatever time I have remaining and I'm as kind as possible to everyone in my orbit. I'm totally satisfied with the life I've lived and I'm not afraid of my death. I've made peace with death. I haven't made peace with tRump and those like him, and those who support him. My goodwill can only be stretched so far, right? 😉

tRump is definitely afraid of dying and being forgotten. That's why he's naming everything he can after himself. He's lived a horrible life, done horrible things to people, and still believes that makes him a "winner." He couldn't be more wrong. What he fails to admit to himself, is there will be exponentially more people celebrating his death than mourning it.

I don't believe in heaven or hell. I don't presume to know what happens after death, so it's possible I'm wrong about an afterlife. What will be, will be, but I'll meet it like everything I did in life: head on, and with purpose. I hope. 😉

Thanks for the thought provoking post.

Iggo

(50,200 posts)
15. Which is funny because his own death is what's going to save him from facing any consequences...
Fri Jul 17, 2026, 05:14 PM
22 hrs ago

…for mouth-raping that 13 year old girl and punching her in the head.

Epstein files, kids.
Don’t forget.

Nasruddin

(1,324 posts)
16. Making the world better
Fri Jul 17, 2026, 05:20 PM
22 hrs ago

The problem is, he thinks he is doing that.
It's true he's not very concerned about what the NPC's happen to think.

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