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In reply to the discussion: He's just so.....horrible. At times, I'm just at a loss for words because he's just so horrible. [View all]mnhtnbb
(31,375 posts)He watched the Forums the other night--Trump and Clinton--I can't stand to watch.
He told me he was fascinated by how Trump pulls you in--just like a snake oil salesman, I said--and he agreed.
A lot of people have very self-destructive inclinations, and Trump appeals to them. He validates that it's someone or something else
that is responsible for their miserable, unhappy lives and that also, magically, he will fix things for them (rather than someone having
to do the hard work to take responsibility for their own lives). And there's zero empathy. Zero understanding that not everyone
can change their lives without help..and even then, sometimes, it's the luck of the draw.
And he really is offering white supremacy. Boy, oh boy, white male supremacy. The country was founded on it and that's exactly what
Trump means when he says he'll "make America great again". Think about it. When the Declaration of Independence was written, it
was penned by white male property owners. You weren't included in the "all men are created equal" if you were a man of color. And they didn't mean
mankind--they meant men. Not women. The people who are Trump devotees want a return to those days.
Scary, scary stuff. But this country is inhabited by a lot of people who really want a return to the days of white male supremacy.