• HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com
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    5 days ago

    Its so funny the way he accuses everyone of going after him personally with witch hunts and all and the way republicans talk about choosing winners and losers. Projection really defines this party.

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      Because it works.

      Think of when you were a kid. When you and your siblings got into a fight and ran to mommy, who won? Whatever kid got to mommy first. Mommy really didn’t care about the story itself. Whoever got there first won, and the rest were told “stop annoying your brother.” And then when they do exactly what you just got in trouble for, mommy just said not to make up stories and accuse your brother of doing what you just got in trouble for. Any attempt at defending yourself was often met with “I said enough! Now go to your room before you get grounded.”

      Same thing applies here. Trump has mastered the political equivalent of running to mommy (the public) first. Trump has mastered the art of accusing everybody else of doing what he either is doing or intends to do, knowing full well that any attempts at holding him accountable will look like petty sour grapes. And the rest of the party have been taking notes.

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        When you and your siblings got into a fight and ran to mommy, who won?

        I did. I had the longest memory and was the meanest son of a bitch in the family.

        Trump’s a whiner and a liar. But he wouldn’t stand a chance against an organized and committed mass opposition. And anyone who cares how that might look to the average Fox viewer isn’t committed.

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      Yep. The minute the qons started up with the qanon narratives, I was pretty sure prominent members of the qons are trafficking kids. I’m also not entirely certain that they are not trying to utilize adrenochrome somehow…