Better than a narcissistic, greedy, grifting wannabe dynasty.
Trump would LOVE to make himself king if he could; he already has a court at Mar-a-Lago.
He refuses to condemn the Jan 6th debacle, called covid a hoax, tacitly accepts qanon bullshit etc.
He even has his own taleban in the form of militias and hyper-religious gun nuts.
Biden (whom I know little about) at least has a track record in government and won't be a dictator.
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FeralCatMan Unusual disease collector., Tue 25 Jan 2022, 12:43,
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I think the reality was hiding in plain sight
when you look at the interviews journalists like bob woodward did with the people (many of whom Trump hired) who dealt with him everyday as part of the running of a complex government, it was like dealing with a giant baby. and like a baby it was a matter of finding ways to emotionally manipulate him to either do what they wanted or stop him from doing some really stupid things. he wasn't this martinet that he liked to project, but a deeply incompetent, uncomprehending, emotionally infantile capricious man/baby, well out of his depth, surrounded by people who were almost universally shocked on discovering this, before wondering how the fuck they were going to deal with him and still do their jobs
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cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Tue 25 Jan 2022, 13:24,
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I'd suggest that emotional neediness and sensitivity is part of the desire to be a martinet.
That insecurity and corresponding need for control of others can drive it. I don't believe he would be able to do it, but it would cause a lot of damage and deaths.
Other authoritarian types would take advantage (if they haven't already started).
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FeralCatMan Unusual disease collector., Tue 25 Jan 2022, 14:01,
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fair points
it was more that his stupidity and how those around him were able to manipulate him didn't really get the attention the good journalism deserved, as I reckon by the time they were published people were pretty fatigued and had pigeon-holed him already in their minds
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cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Tue 25 Jan 2022, 22:05,
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I might read about how toxic that workplace was one of these days.
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FeralCatMan Unusual disease collector., Tue 25 Jan 2022, 22:59,
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