I often remind people that what we refer to as “personality disorders” don’t appear out of nowhere. The most narcissistic person you know is paralyzed with fear that they’re unlovable. When they speak highly of themselves, they’re desperate for you to tell them they’re good and special, because they can’t find that goodness in themselves. Unfortunately when their efforts repel everyone around them, they end up confirming what they fear the most.

For all the darkness and evil Trump has brought to this world, remember that he’s never really felt loved a day in his life.

Goodbye! You’re right that much or most of the fanbase is childish morons, but some of us are not that.

Everyone is entitled to their opinion about why this is happening, and I share yours.

We need a president who runs the country like a business, i.e. creates a front, scams everyone, then shutters the company to avoid accountability.

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I feel like “willful” implies that everyone is equally capable of distinguishing between facts and lies, and that people aren’t easily swayed by propaganda. If the latter were true, the advertising industry wouldn’t exist. Republicans have been working to dismantle public education for decades. How many people have been psychologically manipulated like this since before they could speak? They might be “old enough to know better” but did they ever have an opportunity to learn critical thinking skills? Look at what they’re teaching kids in Oklahoma. What chance do they have?

Thank you for articulating all my thoughts better and faster than I ever could.

Right. They don’t say what THEY believe, they say what they want YOU to believe.

I would argue they also want the government to collect money from taxpayers and distribute it to the rich in the form of subsidies and contracts.

Those are paraphrases of Kirk’s words. It might be more accurate to say those are his positions.

Small detail - it was a metal two-wheeled dolly. Much heavier than a chair, and a much higher likelihood of killing someone.

Less than half the *voters, assuming the last election was not fucked with.

Doesn’t he realize that nobody will vote for a washed-up sexual predator whose only asset is name recognition?

Congratulations! Are you willing to share where you’re headed?

Absolutely maddening that this is the standard they’re begging people to meet. Michael Che had a stand-up special where he said something like, “Did you know that it’s controversial now to say that black lives matter? What would be more acceptable? Black lives exist?”

International responses were swift. The United Kingdom expressed hope that Israel would reconsider its decision

Incredible bravery.

Damn. Yeah.

Rushkoff: You could try being nice to them.

Billionaires: But where does that end? How many people do I have to be nice to?

Rushkoff: Well, ideally you’d be nice to everyone.

But what’s their long-term plan, really? They don’t realize how utterly dependent they are on other people, and when shit hits the fan, other people aren’t going to feel so motivated to defend them. There’s a great video of Douglas Rushkoff talking about a billionaires convention he attended. They really think they’re going to chill in their bunkers and eat gourmet food indefinitely.

https://www.youtube.com/live/2XOrvxZRyVI

Might be more efficient for them to publish a daily count. “Today IDF has killed ___ civilians waiting for food and water.” Just disgusting.