The former president and front-runner for the GOP nomination has skipped the first two debates — as several of his rivals attacked him for not attending — and said he wouldn’t participate in the future.
Man, this guy is literally too busy being convicted of numerous felony crimes and sued for fraud, that he can’t attend the primaries, but he’s still the leading candidate…
I don’t give a rats ass about republicans, but it’s like watching a woman make excuses for her abusive partner, and then going back to him. I realize there’s a lot that goes on in the abusive scenario, and I, in no way, mean to trivialize domestic abuse, but it’s the best analogy I could think of.
The whole thing is complete insanity.
In their statement, senior campaign advisers Susie Wiles and Chris LaCivita say the November debate in Miami and all future debates should be canceled. “Anything less, along with other reasons not to cancel, are an admission to the grassroots that their concerns about voter integrity are not taken seriously and national Republicans are more concerned about helping Joe Biden than ensuring a safe and secure election” they said.
Not just women but anyone who has suffered any sort of abuse can act very similarly and for the same reasons. On such a large scale it would seem to implicate that would be the case. I offer a different opinion.
Hierarchy.
People like the things they see themselves in others. If, as we are starting to learn about this group of supporters is that it’s all projection. This person is literally telegraphing who they are and what they feel about things, these supporters are eating it up because that’s who they are as well. What could be ascribed to the reaction of the abused I would counter it is because that’s who these supporters simply are are.
These people will line up behind a meat grinder so long as they get a turn at the crank and everyone else be fed in.
Agreed, complete insanity. The republicans voting for him are literally brain washed and cannot see the forest through the TREE. It is fascinating though I must admit. A cult on this scale was unimaginable. At least with religious cults there is some good that comes from them. With this cult it is all very, very bad.
Generally I agree with you. However, I’m still not convinced that there is anything approaching a net positive outcome from religion either currently or historically, and I would in fact argue it is that exact kind of priming that led to the rise of the neo-fascist movement in the first place.
At least with religious cults there is some good that comes from them. With this cult it is all very, very bad.
It would seem that you are suggesting that there is some type of positive impact on society from religion or magical thinking that causes you to hold it in higher regard, or consider it to be at least less dangerous than the post-modern conservative ideoligical movement.
I understand what you are saying, I just disagree with that premise…partly because of the fact that the two are fundamentally interwoven ideologically but also because it is clear that the destructive cult dynamics of religion are what psychologically primed these followers of the post-modern conservative movement in the first place.
Sigh, you’re one of those people who loves to argue about nothing. Im blocking you because you’re making up something incredibly silly based on your lack of reading comprehension skills. So read this: cya bud.
“Anything less, along with other reasons not to cancel, are an admission to the grassroots that their concerns about voter integrity are not taken seriously and national Republicans are more concerned about helping Joe Biden than ensuring a safe and secure election”
Translation: the debates are giving some airtime to our opponents and we really don’t like that. But since we’re too cowardly to show up in person, let’s just cancel the whole thing, yeah?
He’s like openly gaslighting the RNC to go all in on his completely unmasked sedition. Like, holy shit. I mean, completely predictable, but there’s gotta be a bottom here, right? Republicans are not actually going to start a civil war over Donald Trump’s ego, are they?
Because Donald Trump is definitely going to declare himself president in exile if he loses this election. You guys gonna go along with that?
Partly brainwashing. Mostly willful self delusion–so like you say, akin to abuse. They want to believe Trump can fulfill their fantasy, and ignore all the ample evidence to the contrary.
Man, this guy is literally too busy being convicted of numerous felony crimes and sued for fraud, that he can’t attend the primaries, but he’s still the leading candidate…
I don’t give a rats ass about republicans, but it’s like watching a woman make excuses for her abusive partner, and then going back to him. I realize there’s a lot that goes on in the abusive scenario, and I, in no way, mean to trivialize domestic abuse, but it’s the best analogy I could think of.
The whole thing is complete insanity.
Complete brain washing.
Not just women but anyone who has suffered any sort of abuse can act very similarly and for the same reasons. On such a large scale it would seem to implicate that would be the case. I offer a different opinion.
Hierarchy.
People like the things they see themselves in others. If, as we are starting to learn about this group of supporters is that it’s all projection. This person is literally telegraphing who they are and what they feel about things, these supporters are eating it up because that’s who they are as well. What could be ascribed to the reaction of the abused I would counter it is because that’s who these supporters simply are are.
These people will line up behind a meat grinder so long as they get a turn at the crank and everyone else be fed in.
Agreed, complete insanity. The republicans voting for him are literally brain washed and cannot see the forest through the TREE. It is fascinating though I must admit. A cult on this scale was unimaginable. At least with religious cults there is some good that comes from them. With this cult it is all very, very bad.
Please explain to me what good you think comes from “religious cults” because I’m dying to hear it…
I see all religious groups as cults. Does that help? Or do you want to argue about your definition of cult?
Generally I agree with you. However, I’m still not convinced that there is anything approaching a net positive outcome from religion either currently or historically, and I would in fact argue it is that exact kind of priming that led to the rise of the neo-fascist movement in the first place.
I did not say “net” good. I said “some good”. You still disagree with that?
Based on this statement:
It would seem that you are suggesting that there is some type of positive impact on society from religion or magical thinking that causes you to hold it in higher regard, or consider it to be at least less dangerous than the post-modern conservative ideoligical movement.
I understand what you are saying, I just disagree with that premise…partly because of the fact that the two are fundamentally interwoven ideologically but also because it is clear that the destructive cult dynamics of religion are what psychologically primed these followers of the post-modern conservative movement in the first place.
Sigh, you’re one of those people who loves to argue about nothing. Im blocking you because you’re making up something incredibly silly based on your lack of reading comprehension skills. So read this: cya bud.
It’s more that religious cults don’t really have much positive going for them beyond some superficial “I feel so much better with them”
Translation: the debates are giving some airtime to our opponents and we really don’t like that. But since we’re too cowardly to show up in person, let’s just cancel the whole thing, yeah?
He’s like openly gaslighting the RNC to go all in on his completely unmasked sedition. Like, holy shit. I mean, completely predictable, but there’s gotta be a bottom here, right? Republicans are not actually going to start a civil war over Donald Trump’s ego, are they?
Because Donald Trump is definitely going to declare himself president in exile if he loses this election. You guys gonna go along with that?
Partly brainwashing. Mostly willful self delusion–so like you say, akin to abuse. They want to believe Trump can fulfill their fantasy, and ignore all the ample evidence to the contrary.
The party as a whole treats Democrats like the other member in an abusive relationship.
No, he wasn’t going to attend them regardless because he has nothing to gain
Technically he wasn’t invited because didn’t sign the loyalty pledge. https://www.axios.com/2023/08/10/trump-republican-loyalty-pledge-rnc-debate