According to 1st wife Ivana he kept a copy of Hitler's speeches next to his bed.
Trump is not stupid. He is a master practitioner of the grifter's art and the power of persuasion. Hitler may be one of the few books he would read but it would be for a purpose.
💯💯💯💯💯exactly I wish people would stop calling him an idiot or stupid. He is intentionally ignorant on everything except his craft of deceit, stealing, grift, etc. which he has honed to perfection
Christy, those of us who grew up in New York City during his real estate slash and burn, know all too well he was never stupid. But like all mob bosses, he has gotten away with murder. I think his karma is coming around to bite him in the ass.....
In rebuttal, TC: Cassidy Hutchinson. Bolton. Pompeo. Eastman. The last three named are indescribably evil; the first one naive. There are buttloads of mentally agile folks supporting T💩p. It’s best not to ignore that fact, and give support to the mentally agile on our side with scruples instead of greed, honesty without prevarication, and empathy without sociopathy.
When l consider what people can believe if it's presented as religious truth, I am not even surprised. Long, long ago I learned the aphorism "A fanatic is someone who's lost sight of his purpose." There's a lot of truth in that.
Just a side issue, TC, having just read your last personal piece on Trump at CPAC including the subject of Mussolini. You might also like to read Paul Corner's recent book entitled "Mussolini in Myth and Memory". He looks at the recent myth-making, what people actually remember against reality and how it is being shaped to serve today's purpose....for some!
KEM, I didn't listen to him, but read some of the BS he was spewing. I got a strong impression he was trying to resurrect his role as their messiah again.
His remarks that Heather quoted reminded me of the religious right and their rhetoric.
The excerpts from Trump’s speech are eerily like Hitler’s appeals in Germany. Chilling to read.
According to 1st wife Ivana he kept a copy of Hitler's speeches next to his bed.
Trump is not stupid. He is a master practitioner of the grifter's art and the power of persuasion. Hitler may be one of the few books he would read but it would be for a purpose.
https://twitter.com/BeschlossDC/status/1550283560380145664?lang=en
💯💯💯💯💯exactly I wish people would stop calling him an idiot or stupid. He is intentionally ignorant on everything except his craft of deceit, stealing, grift, etc. which he has honed to perfection
Christy, those of us who grew up in New York City during his real estate slash and burn, know all too well he was never stupid. But like all mob bosses, he has gotten away with murder. I think his karma is coming around to bite him in the ass.....
🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼It’s about time!!!
I can only hope!!!
Yes, Christy, I do agree. Dumb is dumb. He is not that. Stupid is a choice. He is that. I am extremely cautious of stupid people.
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He kept a copy of Mein Kampf at his bedside.
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Seems like his speech writer relied rather heavily on a thesaurus.
Anyone dumb enough to work for Trump couldn't spell thesaurus, let alone know what it was used for.
In rebuttal, TC: Cassidy Hutchinson. Bolton. Pompeo. Eastman. The last three named are indescribably evil; the first one naive. There are buttloads of mentally agile folks supporting T💩p. It’s best not to ignore that fact, and give support to the mentally agile on our side with scruples instead of greed, honesty without prevarication, and empathy without sociopathy.
It is absolutely astounding to me what people will ignore in order to hold on to their "principles."
When l consider what people can believe if it's presented as religious truth, I am not even surprised. Long, long ago I learned the aphorism "A fanatic is someone who's lost sight of his purpose." There's a lot of truth in that.
Fascists are morons. It's why they were defeated in World War II. That doesn't mean they're not dangerous.
Sizzlin’, TC. Sizzlin’.
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Just a side issue, TC, having just read your last personal piece on Trump at CPAC including the subject of Mussolini. You might also like to read Paul Corner's recent book entitled "Mussolini in Myth and Memory". He looks at the recent myth-making, what people actually remember against reality and how it is being shaped to serve today's purpose....for some!
Or AI?
I'd like to complete his speech with: "I am your delusion, your demon, your destruction."
KEM, I didn't listen to him, but read some of the BS he was spewing. I got a strong impression he was trying to resurrect his role as their messiah again.
His remarks that Heather quoted reminded me of the religious right and their rhetoric.
The redeemer theme is crazy Hitler speak.