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H2O Man

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26. I agree.

Mon Mar 5, 2018, 10:06 PM

Mar 2018

Trump is a symptom -- a severe, dangerous one. But a symptom of the sickness that has infected our society for a long time. He could not have been elected at any previous time, for it required the exact degree of decay that surfaced in 2016.

By no coincidence, there are other historical examples of psychopaths rising to power in similar circumstances. They appeal to the darkest impulses of at least one or two military leaders, which helps them consolidate the power to do severe damage to the social structure. And they count upon the gross ignorance of those prone to violence within the population to assure "emergencies" needed to restrict the rights of their political opposition.

Regarding the super ego, the sad truth is that no, he does not have brain functioning that allows for that. As the old saying about psychopaths goes, he knows the words, but can't carry the tune.

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"We have yet to see a single person leave due to conscience" dalton99a Mar 2018 #1

Sam Nunberg's melt-down H2O Man Mar 2018 #15

My take is that Stone engineered Nunberg's demonstration albeit with a sober script eleny Mar 2018 #28

I agree, H2O Man Mar 2018 #29

Yup, I agree with you, too eleny Mar 2018 #30

I worry about when Trump really does fall apart el_bryanto Mar 2018 #2

Why wait until 2020? Shipwack Mar 2018 #9

I think your meds are perfectly calibrated. The 30% supporting the overthrow of democracy erronis Mar 2018 #11

I do not think H2O Man Mar 2018 #17

We have "degenerated" more than we realize in the last year or so. kentuck Mar 2018 #3

Nuts to that. I have not "degenerated." Like millions Hortensis Mar 2018 #13

Right. H2O Man Mar 2018 #20

Excellent post malaise Mar 2018 #4

Thank you, H2O Man Mar 2018 #21

Oh H2O man, cilla4progress Mar 2018 #5

Many years ago H2O Man Mar 2018 #22

Yes, I agree. cilla4progress Mar 2018 #24

Very good! H2O Man Mar 2018 #25

Ugh cilla4progress Mar 2018 #27

K&R smirkymonkey Mar 2018 #6

Thank you! H2O Man Mar 2018 #23

It's been like that poem for a long time, though... malthaussen Mar 2018 #7

I agree. H2O Man Mar 2018 #26

And what rough beast, its hour come round at last Stonepounder Mar 2018 #8

I think that H2O Man Mar 2018 #31

From your mouth to God's ear! Stonepounder Mar 2018 #38

Agree with you, H2O Man. gademocrat7 Mar 2018 #10

Thank you! H2O Man Mar 2018 #32

I expect Trump to make an unexpected exit. gordianot Mar 2018 #12

I agree! H2O Man Mar 2018 #33

KnR H2O Man Hekate Mar 2018 #14

Thank you! H2O Man Mar 2018 #34

Another wonderful think piece, H2O Man. calimary Mar 2018 #16

Thank you! H2O Man Mar 2018 #35

K&R... spanone Mar 2018 #18

Thanks! H2O Man Mar 2018 #36

This is the first time I could fully grok many a good man Mar 2018 #19

Thanks, many a good man! H2O Man Mar 2018 #37

"The best lack all conviction" is one of those tricky lines... malthaussen Mar 2018 #40

Thanks, H2O Man for creating a good review. KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2018 #39

Thanks! H2O Man Mar 2018 #41

Thanks for that reference, now in my wish list! KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2018 #42

Right. Well said. H2O Man Mar 2018 #43

Thank you again, H2O. KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2018 #44

Yes. H2O Man Mar 2018 #45