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Abolishinist

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35. It aslo touched on the 'mythical' in more detail, but I'll skip to the Summary. Spot on.

Fri Jul 4, 2025, 04:44 PM

Jul 4

Trump’s mythmaking operates not through traditional storytelling, but through fragmented repetition, symbolic victories, and personal mythos. Though chaotic on the surface, his narrative style constructs a modern political mythology with him cast as a larger-than-life figure: embattled, triumphant, chosen, and persecuted — often all at once.

Summary: Myth in the Trumpian Style

Trump’s mythmaking:

• Reduces complexity to emotionally charged binaries (good vs evil, hero vs corrupt).

• Uses repetition, exaggeration, and symbolic victories to build legend.

• Blends personal identity with national destiny.

• Evokes oral traditions and folk storytelling, with intuitive, nonlinear logic.

• Requires loyalty to the myth, not to facts — reinforcing belief as belonging.

It’s not about persuading skeptics. It’s about fortifying the faithful, crafting a political identity rooted in mythic meaning, not measurable governance.

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Chat GPT analyzed Trump's speech. The conclusion was spot-on! [View all] mainer Jul 4 OP

Wow, that's the orange piece of shit perfectly. a kennedy Jul 4 #1

When a COMPUTER can recognize it... NCDem47 Jul 5 #56

Can't, won't are two different issues. nt eppur_se_muova Jul 5 #59

This is clinically quite accurate. Irish_Dem Jul 4 #2

In a normal world DENVERPOPS Jul 4 #11

Evaluating him in the ER would be a no brainier. Irish_Dem Jul 4 #16

Not really. returnee Jul 4 #36

What's incomprehensible to me is that tens of millions love and follow him. yardwork Jul 4 #21

Yes, the biggest mystery is why so many people adore a ruthless psychopath. Irish_Dem Jul 4 #24

People always have followed psychopaths.. That is why they are such great conmen. Something about their LiberalArkie Jul 4 #27

Interesting point. yardwork Jul 4 #31

I think I answered my question downthread, ironically with the help of AI. yardwork Jul 4 #29

"the biggest mystery is why so many people adore a ruthless psychopath" Wiz Imp Jul 4 #39

Yes PutinGOP have been using a very sophisticated psy-ops propaganda war against the US. Irish_Dem Jul 4 #40

It's pretty clear a lot of people admire ruthlessness, as long as it's turned on the people they've chosen to hate. eppur_se_muova Jul 5 #60

The sight of all those people laughing it up electricmonk Jul 4 #44

Assholes Gonna Love Assholes lavoosh99 Jul 4 #45

Bingo! OldBaldy1701E Jul 5 #53

No one needs a chatbot trained on stolen intellectual property to analyze Trump. And the guy who asked highplainsdem Jul 4 #3

I didn't see that as the point of the exercise. yardwork Jul 4 #22

ChatGPT isn't intelligent, period. It's cobbling together other analyses of Trump. highplainsdem Jul 4 #23

I didn't say it was. But it chose an interesting angle to cobble together. yardwork Jul 4 #26

lol chatgpt isn't unbiased WhiskeyGrinder Jul 4 #30

I realize that. yardwork Jul 4 #32

"unbiased review?" Surely you're kidding. emulatorloo Jul 4 #33

Interesting. I entered the same 'speech, and although I didn't mention his name Chat GPT made the connection. Abolishinist Jul 4 #4

As I explained in reply 3, it was obvious from what was said that it was Trump. What was the highplainsdem Jul 4 #10

I was trying to make it very basic/generic, so I entered this Abolishinist Jul 4 #12

This is actually quite on-target. yardwork Jul 4 #25

It aslo touched on the 'mythical' in more detail, but I'll skip to the Summary. Spot on. Abolishinist Jul 4 #35

About AI Robertmiller1220 Jul 4 #5

Welcome to DU! PatSeg Jul 4 #6

Thanks Robertmiller1220 Jul 4 #7

Thank you PatSeg Jul 4 #8

Keep talkin' like that, Chat GPT and... 3825-87867 Jul 4 #9

Most of us realized the long ago. Martin68 Jul 4 #13

Most of us here must be sdfernando Jul 4 #14

Yes. THAT"S a real coverup by GOP and MSM. And a much much more dangerous one. nt wiggs Jul 4 #15

I could have told you that ten years ago! OMGWTF Jul 4 #17

Der Antichrist spake. B.See Jul 4 #18

Read the entire article karin_sj Jul 4 #19

I've gone from deep deep concern to true fear of what he can do. Dixiegrrrl Jul 4 #43

The whole thing is well worth the read Warpy Jul 4 #20

I'm Sorry, I'm not going to believe a computer program over analyzes by a human being. Jacson6 Jul 4 #28

Well it's an amalgamation of nearly all written knowledge. Lucky Luciano Jul 4 #46

Recommended. H2O Man Jul 4 #34

Those that fear A.I. will find it very hard to compete with. SalamanderSleeps Jul 4 #37

Oh guy's, double funny, my title for this post was supposed to be; "Those that ignore A.I. are doomed to repeat it." SalamanderSleeps Jul 4 #38

Those who are impressed by generative AI are being dumbed down by it. highplainsdem Jul 4 #41

Ouch, I guess I'll just take my Master's degree and shove it up my ass. SalamanderSleeps Jul 4 #42

The gist of your two posts was apparently this, from one of your prompts: highplainsdem Jul 5 #61

I work at felony daycare. SalamanderSleeps Jul 6 #62

Ask your AI about that. SalamanderSleeps Jul 6 #63

Chat GPT isn't telling us anything we didn't already know. Aussie105 Jul 4 #47

The megalomania should have been detected but it is accurate imho. live love laugh Jul 4 #48

I have had numerous discussions with ChatGPT, mostly not about politics--- but Jack Valentino Jul 5 #49

I had better things to do and did not watch his delusional ramble. appleannie1 Jul 5 #50

I also scoop 4 litter boxes daily..... LPBBEAR Jul 5 #52

What's with all this with Chat GPT? RandySF Jul 5 #51

Much as I hate AI, I have to rec this. Scrivener7 Jul 5 #54

Hey, we're as smart as AI! We've said the same for years. sinkingfeeling Jul 5 #55

"...but no clinical diagnosis can be responsibly made without a full assessment." 3catwoman3 Jul 5 #57

And yet the conservative majority on the Supreme Court Politicub Jul 5 #58