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In reply to the discussion: Trump is a Psychopath [View all]LT Barclay
(2,810 posts)34. I agree but we may have a skeptical streak or something that makes us suspicious of the personal
adjustments it takes to fit in. After being bullied in middle school I gave up on the idea of fitting into a large group and find myself rejecting group activities that require some change be it in appearance, required structured social settings etc. I can function in groups but find myself comfortably on the outskirts.
I think that imparts some immunity to mass hypnosis.
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I agree but we may have a skeptical streak or something that makes us suspicious of the personal
LT Barclay
Yesterday
#34
They are not usually - in the case of Trump it is because he speaks the language of millions
walkingman
Yesterday
#5
L. Fletcher Prouty said the nation's psyops apparatus was turned inward after WW2. Probably high jacked by the same kind
LT Barclay
Yesterday
#38
I think he was lumping what is typically classed as "propaganda" with more intense brainwashing, but fundamentally both
LT Barclay
17 hrs ago
#57
That's why he's so craved pure power. He wasn't physically attractive or wealthy enough to
allegorical oracle
7 hrs ago
#61
Implied: Trump thinks he's perfectly normal. Unaware of consequences or damage to other humans. /nt
bucolic_frolic
Yesterday
#4
He's such a twisted mess that there should probably be a unique diagnostic code...
3catwoman3
20 hrs ago
#54
The only reason the revocation of parole criterion on the Hare scale is zero for Trump...
3catwoman3
20 hrs ago
#55