Trumps Presidency 2025

[Tiger337]

2 minutes ago, CMRivdogs said:

As do dogs and cats...I wouldn't want them to govern the country either

I'd take them over Trump though.  

[Motown Bombers]

[Tigermojo]

He might be the greatest cult leader of all time though.

[TJ Rollercoaster]

10 minutes ago, Tigermojo said:

He might be the greatest cult leader of all time though.

I'll only believe that when he convinces all of his followers to drink the Kool-Aid (including himself)

[chasfh]

2 hours ago, Tiger337 said:

Toddlers know how to manipulate people too.  That doesn't make them smart.  

Underestimate him at your peril.

[chasfh]

43 minutes ago, Tigermojo said:

He might be the greatest cult leader of all time though.

I've been assured he's too stupid like a toddler for this to be true.

[Tiger337]

1 minute ago, chasfh said:

Underestimate him at your peril.

What does that mean?  The peril is there whether I underestimate him or not.

[Tiger337]

1 minute ago, chasfh said:

I've been assured he's too stupid like a toddler for this to be true.

The Trump haters are turning against each other.  That's what he wants!😀

[chasfh]

1 minute ago, Tiger337 said:

What does that mean?  The peril is there whether I underestimate him or not.

I don't mean you personally.

[Mr.TaterSalad]

On 5/8/2025 at 10:52 AM, Tiger337 said:

That's bully psychology 101.  

Having been very badly bullied growing up in school, I do think Trump is a Nelson Muntz like character and a bully. A guy who gets off on deriding and degrading others, but also isn't terribly smart. That said, my experience isn't that bullies will backdown if you tell them no and/or fight back against them. Sure, some will do that. But in my experience, many bullies will just get twice as mad and become more lethal the next time you cross them. They'll torture you until you hit a breaking point and cannot function anymore.

Trump isn't a smart person in-terms of book smarts or general intellect. He's a complete dolt in that regard. He does however have a certain people smarts and understands marketing and selling to some degree, though not in a way he could articulate coherently. Many of the people around Trump are not that smart either, but they understand bullying and submission strategy to a point. They are using him and manipulating him to do bad things and creating lasting damage to our country's democracy and democratic institutions. They are the bullies that come back twice as strong, twice as vengeful, and twice as determined to get revenge on you for standing up to them. It's partly why we see Trump himself and those around him acting so aggressive towards people they view as hostile to their agenda, i.e. the fake new media, academia, scientists, Democrats, etc. It's also why you see them throwing so many different things at the wall in hopes that something will stick and that you can't possibly stay caught up with all the chaos, craziness, and rapid fire changes they are enacting. They are torturing democracy, our institutions, and decent people until we hit our breaking point. Much like many bullies out there.

Edited 6 hours ago by Mr.TaterSalad

[smr-nj]

Nailed it, Tater.

[Sports_Freak]

Give Trump the parade he actually deserves;

 

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[Tigerbomb13]

8 minutes ago, Motown Bombers said:

 

Pure fascism 

[chasfh]

21 minutes ago, Motown Bombers said:

 

The mayor's black, so red hats dig it.

[chasfh]

56 minutes ago, Mr.TaterSalad said:

Having been very badly bullied growing up in school, I do think Trump is a Nelson Muntz like character and a bully. A guy who gets off on deriding and degrading others, but also isn't terribly smart. That said, my experience isn't that bullies will backdown if you tell them no and/or fight back against them. Sure, some will do that. But in my experience, many bullies will just get twice as mad and become more lethal the next time you cross them. They'll torture you until you hit a breaking point and cannot function anymore.

Trump isn't a smart person in-terms of book smarts or general intellect. He's a complete dolt in that regard. He does however have a certain people smarts and understands marketing and selling to some degree, though not in a way he could articulate coherently. Many of the people around Trump are not that smart either, but they understand bullying and submission strategy to a point. They are using him and manipulating him to do bad things and creating lasting damage to our country's democracy and democratic institutions. They are the bullies that come back twice as strong, twice as vengeful, and twice as determined to get revenge on you for standing up to them. It's partly why we see Trump himself and those around him acting so aggressive towards people they view as hostile to their agenda, i.e. the fake new media, academia, scientists, Democrats, etc. It's also why you see them throwing so many different things at the wall in hopes that something will stick and that you can't possibly stay caught up with all the chaos, craziness, and rapid fire changes they are enacting. They are torturing democracy, our institutions, and decent people until we hit our breaking point. Much like many bullies out there.

True as so much of this is, I do think we've seen some evidence of trump backing down on certain fronts, such as the DC pick just the other day, and Maine last week pushing back on education freezes, and we may see him back down on Harvard yet.

Either way, one thing is true: if Trump pushes and you don't push back, he will destroy you. So, might as well push back, because nothing to lose.

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