The Unbearable Heaviness Of Thinking Everything Is Good For Trump

[Ocelot II]

Some perspective....

Democrats are always “looking for the dark lining in the silver cloud at all times,” especially with regards to Trump, says Dan Pfeiffer, former adviser to President Barack Obama and current podcast host, whose inbox and text messages filled up with this kind of anxious talk after the Trump verdict.

“It’s only natural that people would become catastrophizers about Trump,” Pfeiffer says. “But it’s actually not true that he hasn’t faced accountability. Every time he has been on the ballot since 2016, literally and figuratively, he has lost.”

Mythologizing Trump as some kind of invincible monster who can absorb all attacks and only become stronger — that might be the thing that helps Trump and his Republican allies, Pfeiffer says. “When we pretend like he can survive anything, it imbues him with strength and gives him political advantage with a lot of people,” he says. “But the reality is, how bad a criminal do you have to be to be one of the most politically connected and richest guys around, and still be convicted of 34 counts of falsifying business records? The truth is he’s kind of a clown.”

“If you actually think it’s good to be convicted of multiple felonies, you probably need to go outside and touch grass,” says Jesse Ferguson, a Democratic consultant and former spokesman for the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign. “He’s far more Darth Vader than Obi-Wan Kenobi. If you strike him down, he doesn’t become more powerful than you could possibly imagine.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/2024/06/18/trump-2024-anxiety/
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[hlthe2b]

1. I think the issue is the intense evil abilities of those around him--the Stephen Millers, Bannons, Kash Patels & others

The head of the snake may be fallible--but can we remove all the collateral "demons?"

So, I can agree with the article but I likewise see a complexity that it does not address.

[gab13by13]

2. I listen to Pfeiffer, he is smart

The best thing to do to a Narcissist is to put out ads showing his physical and mental disabilities. Hammer the airwaves.

[CrispyQ]

3. New York has restored some of my faith & hope in the system.

E Jean Carroll, the tax fraud case, the "hush money" case. Prior to all that I was kind of down.