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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDonald Trump Is All Done Caring
His only reason for getting re-elected is so that he can keep having rallies.by WINDSOR MANN JULY 2, 2020 5:03 AM
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After his election, he discovered that running for president was easier and more fun than being president. Which is why he continued to hold campaign rallies even after he was elected. He wasnt campaigning for anything. He just liked hearing crowds screaming his name. Unlike most politicians, who campaign in order to govern, Trump campaigns as a way to avoid governing.
By the same token, his politics are an extension of his egowhich is why, at his rallies, he tells the crowds how big his crowds are and not what his policies are. Trump says hell hold rallies after he wins the 2020 election, tooeven though he will be ineligible to run for the presidency again.
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Trump cares more about his Twitter account than peoples lives. It took him months to respond to the pandemic and a few weeks to be bored by it. Yet, two days after Twitter flagged two of his tweets, Trump signed an executive order targeting social media companies and said he would shut down Twitter if he could.
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The problem for Trump is that his presidency has no point. It is as devoid of purpose as his days are of work. He doesnt want to make America great. He wants America to make him feel great.
https://thebulwark.com/donald-trump-is-all-done-caring/
This is a great analysis of trump except for the title. He has never cared about anything but himself.
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Donald Trump Is All Done Caring (Original Post)
catbyte
Jul 2020
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(52,489 posts)1. He presidency does have a point. He's a single-issue politician:
Privilege.
Virtually everything he says or does drips with privilege, and the goal is to foist that worldview on the rest of us. The idea that whites should have privilege over blacks, men over women, etc.
Even his incompetence drips with privilege. Who else could stay in a job after failing so horribly? The incompetence proves that white skin and maleness makes all the difference.
The sooner we get rid of him and move past the antiquated, sick worldview, the better.
Laelth
(32,017 posts)3. Beautifully-written essay. k&r n/t
-Laelth
Ferrets are Cool
(21,116 posts)4. Feeding that enormous EGO. nt