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no_hypocrisy

(45,774 posts)
Wed Aug 1, 2018, 10:52 AM Aug 2018

I don't know what, but there IS something wrong with Trump's mentation.

That is, mental activity.

It's so similar to my friend's brother. While this brother was an alcoholic and Trump abstains from alcohol, both men speak similar tomes.

This brother was the kind of alcoholic who would be celebrated patron at the local bar. They even reserved his seat (sort of like Norm in "Cheers" ). And this guy would sit and drink beer after beer after beer and proselytize politics, sex, religion, life from his bar stool. And nobody corrected him. He just reached around and pulled "facts" out of his ass all night. And he'd make these statements with certitude. And the other bar patrons loved him because he blew his money on drinks for the house. (See any parallels so far?)

He'd come back to his home and try the bar routine and he wasn't as popular as he was in the bar. He'd claim, insist, stuff like "We Will Rock You" was originated in Germany in the 1970s and that Queen stole the song. I mean he'd get worked up about this nonsense. Nearly hysterical. And this was even when he was somewhat not as drunk. (At best, he was dry, but not sober.)

One incident convinced his brother that this drunk was beyond help and redemption. His brother was hyperpatriotic. (He served in Vietnam). In Germany, this guy was anti-American but as soon as he moved back, he was hyper-American. One day, my friend was driving around town with his brother who was screaming and raving, just getting worked up. My friend inadvertently fed him some fuel when he popped in a tape of "God Bless the U.S.A." Instead of calming down his brother, this was like throwing gas on a fire. Whoosh! This guy was leaning towards dangerous with his screaming and hysteria.

My point: I've seen this movie before. I figure not only will Trump not level off, but he'll get worse over time. He needs these rallies where his ravings are welcomed and integrated. He feeds the audience and they feed him back.

It doesn't matter that Trump doesn't drink. He's acting exactly like my friend's brother.

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I don't know what, but there IS something wrong with Trump's mentation. (Original Post) no_hypocrisy Aug 2018 OP
I don't believe for one minute that Trump's not a drunk. Greybnk48 Aug 2018 #1
Who knows if he drinks or not. He's a proven liar. Patterson Aug 2018 #2
Sounds more like Cliff Clavin from "Cheers". tRump thrives on adulation SammyWinstonJack Aug 2018 #3
"Trump's mentation." mitch96 Aug 2018 #4
his language abilities show this clearly. mopinko Aug 2018 #5
Why on earth do people take his claim of sobriety at face value? Recursion Aug 2018 #6

Greybnk48

(10,148 posts)
1. I don't believe for one minute that Trump's not a drunk.
Wed Aug 1, 2018, 11:02 AM
Aug 2018

He is saying he doesn't drink to create a fictitious personna. He insisted he never used swear words on The Apprentice when it first came on years ago. We all know he actually has a filthy mouth. It's all a scam.

Trump drinks and takes drugs. "Believe it."

SammyWinstonJack

(44,129 posts)
3. Sounds more like Cliff Clavin from "Cheers". tRump thrives on adulation
Wed Aug 1, 2018, 11:39 AM
Aug 2018

He gets from his Deplorables. Without these rallies to pump up his ego, he'd have nothing.

mitch96

(13,821 posts)
4. "Trump's mentation."
Wed Aug 1, 2018, 12:17 PM
Aug 2018

So what can be done if the prez is nuts? Who would determine if he is.. You know he will deny it.. Would you impeach for mental instability?
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mopinko

(69,806 posts)
5. his language abilities show this clearly.
Wed Aug 1, 2018, 01:22 PM
Aug 2018

i would give anything to see actual results of tests he bribed ronnie jackson to lie about.

Recursion

(56,582 posts)
6. Why on earth do people take his claim of sobriety at face value?
Wed Aug 1, 2018, 02:21 PM
Aug 2018

He may not be on the sauce but I know a cokehead when I see one, and they all act exactly like Donald Trump.

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