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Understanding Trump.
It& #39;s simple. No psychology necessary.
It& #39;s his world view.
He sees the world vertically. Everyone is either above him or below him.
He always punches down. He can& #39;t punch up. He kowtows to anyone above him.
That& #39;s why he wanted to be president. 1/
It& #39;s simple. No psychology necessary.
It& #39;s his world view.
He sees the world vertically. Everyone is either above him or below him.
He always punches down. He can& #39;t punch up. He kowtows to anyone above him.
That& #39;s why he wanted to be president. 1/
There& #39;s nothing higher than president.
Except one person.
The person who can destroy him financially, politically, & personally.
Vladimir Putin. 2/
Except one person.
The person who can destroy him financially, politically, & personally.
Vladimir Putin. 2/
Financially he owes Putin billions. Call in that in & he& #39;s dead.
Politically Putin made him & can break him. His base can feed his ego but that& #39;s it. PS they& #39;re just like him, vertical, & enjoy the illusion of being on top.
Personally, he wants a Trump Dynasty. 3/
Politically Putin made him & can break him. His base can feed his ego but that& #39;s it. PS they& #39;re just like him, vertical, & enjoy the illusion of being on top.
Personally, he wants a Trump Dynasty. 3/
The best example of that is his objection to having a Don Jr. What if the kid is a loser?
Viewed that way, his autocracy makes perfect sense & so does his fawning attitude to Putin.
Right now, he punches down on everybody, except Putin.
For now. 4/
Viewed that way, his autocracy makes perfect sense & so does his fawning attitude to Putin.
Right now, he punches down on everybody, except Putin.
For now. 4/
If he ever achieves absolute power, that may change.
That dynamic also controls his Republican acolytes.
Why? Because Trump& #39;s vertical rise depends on blackmail, like Putin& #39;s.
He has people investigated, e.g. Black Cube, & controls them with that knowledge. 5/
That dynamic also controls his Republican acolytes.
Why? Because Trump& #39;s vertical rise depends on blackmail, like Putin& #39;s.
He has people investigated, e.g. Black Cube, & controls them with that knowledge. 5/
Apply this verticle dynamic & his actions in Helsinki start to make sense.
He bowed to Master in secret & hasn& #39;t acknowledged a lot of Master& #39;s claims since.
He got punched down & is hiding it.
They are all thugs & bullies. 6/
He bowed to Master in secret & hasn& #39;t acknowledged a lot of Master& #39;s claims since.
He got punched down & is hiding it.
They are all thugs & bullies. 6/
Putin knows this & will never let him get enough power to break free.
But we can & must.
By voting out ALL the corrupt elected criminals. And prosecuting their unelected conspirators.
America& #39;s existence & ours depends on it.
Restore horizontal society.
7/ end
But we can & must.
By voting out ALL the corrupt elected criminals. And prosecuting their unelected conspirators.
America& #39;s existence & ours depends on it.
Restore horizontal society.
7/ end
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