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Context: They blanketed the city with pictures of his face (Original Post) kpete May 2017 OP
The Saudis played Chump like a fiddle... ADX May 2017 #1
Exactly. dalton99a May 2017 #2
His language is that of an anti-social individual. David__77 May 2017 #3
!! leftstreet May 2017 #4
Always been that way... Wounded Bear May 2017 #5
Rub that doggie's belly! get the red out May 2017 #6
 

ADX

(1,622 posts)
1. The Saudis played Chump like a fiddle...
Thu May 25, 2017, 10:34 AM
May 2017

...all they had to do was stroke his fragile ego and give Ivanka some money.

David__77

(23,420 posts)
3. His language is that of an anti-social individual.
Thu May 25, 2017, 11:01 AM
May 2017

He routinely uses generalizations:

Everybody
Nobody
Everyone

Watch for it. It's quite striking.

He does not speak to specific content of time, place, and action. His intention is to press the right buttons only.

Wounded Bear

(58,666 posts)
5. Always been that way...
Thu May 25, 2017, 11:04 AM
May 2017

it's kind of an Internet-speak to me. Lots of superlatives and non-specific adjectives, like those you listed.

He likes terms like: wonderful, nice, good guy, etc.

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