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gab13by13

(32,761 posts)
Sun May 17, 2026, 09:11 PM Sunday

WTF People Where Is The Reporting About What Krasnov Is Doing To Cuba

He is killing them, he is starving them, he is destroying their economy just to own another country.

He is a fucking inhumane piece of shit. Fucking right Cuba should attack us with drones, we started a war with them.

I suppose the Cubans in Miami will still vote for Magats.

How many professional baseball players have families in Cuba? They should all join together and go on strike, but then they would lose millions of dollars.

I hate all of these cruel bastards.

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ShazzieB

(22,876 posts)
8. "Mental illness" is too broad of a term for what's wrong with him.
Sun May 17, 2026, 10:39 PM
Sunday

That term includes many people who are completely harmless. Most people who qualify for the label "mentally ill" are not violent and do not go out of their way to harm others.

Many experts believe Trump exhibits a group of negative personality traits known as the dark triad which includes Narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy. You can read all about it here: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/dark-triad

wnylib

(26,454 posts)
11. Dr. Gartner believes that Trump's dementia is
Sun May 17, 2026, 11:03 PM
Sunday

exacerbating his psychopathy. Frontal lobe dementia destroys the part of the brain where reason and restraint come from. Whatever little restraints Trump had in his behavior are gone. Gartner says that Trump's brain is now just an unleashed id lashing out all his grievances on the world.

ShazzieB

(22,876 posts)
19. Oh yes!
Mon May 18, 2026, 04:15 PM
10 hrs ago

I've heard him talk about that, and it's absolutely true. Trump has lost his filter, which is why he's so much more blatantly rude (like calling reporters names to their faces when they ask a question he doesn't like). He used to be able to fake being a half decent human being at least some of the time, but that is gone now, especially when anyone challenges him in any way.

The only way to avoid diect atracks, either f2f or on Twitter, is to constantly butter him up and kow tow to him. That still seens to be working for now, but I can't hekp wondering if it will lasppt. As his inhibitions continue to erode, will he become such a hateful, vituperative ball of abuse that no one can stand to be around him any longer? Will a time come when catering to him constantly will no longer be enough to stave off his wrath and he starts lashing out viciously even at people who are still crawling on their bellies for him? Will any of them ever get sick of it and turn on him? We can only hope.

ShazzieB

(22,876 posts)
20. That's definitely part of the picture.
Mon May 18, 2026, 04:29 PM
10 hrs ago

It doesn't go far enough, though, imo. The Dark Triad includes that and much more. From the article I linked yesterday:

The term “Dark Triad” refers to a trio of negative personality traits—narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy—which share some common malevolent features. The construct was coined by researchers Delroy L. Paulhus and Kevin M. Williams in 2002.

People with Dark Triad traits tend to be callous and manipulative, willing to do or say practically anything to get their way. They have an inflated view of themselves and are often shameless about self-promotion. These individuals are likely to be impulsive and may engage in dangerous behavior—in some cases, even committing crimes—without regard for how their actions could affect others.

While many researchers consider psychopathy, narcissism, and Machiavellianism three distinct traits with overlapping characteristics, others believe the commonalities suggest an underlying personality construct that has yet to be fully understood. Also, some psychological researchers have recently expanded on the Dark Triad concept, including sadism—the tendency to derive pleasure from the pain or humiliation of others—as the fourth trait in what they refer to as the Dark Tetrad.

More here: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/dark-triad

GiqueCee

(4,736 posts)
3. He wouldn't have been able...
Sun May 17, 2026, 10:12 PM
Sunday

... to accomplish half of what he's done if Republicans hadn't run the political version of a Flying Wedge formation to protect him. Every goddamn one of them is just as much to blame for all this as he is. Party Before Country, as always. Fuck 'em all sideways with a fencepost.

Johonny

(26,593 posts)
4. The RW has wanted to fuck over Cuba for forever
Sun May 17, 2026, 10:22 PM
Sunday

With Russia trapped in a forever war, they find Cuba ripe for fucking over.

fujiyamasan

(2,025 posts)
5. This is what expats of these countries want
Sun May 17, 2026, 10:35 PM
Sunday

Just like the Persians here in SoCal doing the fucking Trump dance.

They’d rather be the king of the ashes in those countries. We have a government dumb enough (and cruel enough) to do their bidding.

The Wizard

(13,856 posts)
17. They think Trump will restore their property ownership.
Mon May 18, 2026, 07:11 AM
19 hrs ago

That will happen when Europe's Jews are restored to what they had in 1933.

Bev54

(13,517 posts)
7. Russia is getting supplies and arms through to Cuba.
Sun May 17, 2026, 10:38 PM
Sunday

You know because Trump won't let any ally nations provide provisions to Cuba, but sure its ok for Russia. He is such a fucking idiot.

Skittles

(172,850 posts)
9. he has killed people all over the world with USAID cuts
Sun May 17, 2026, 10:49 PM
Sunday

simply put, the "pro-life Christian" party killing people is SOP

debsy

(1,037 posts)
12. Indeed, he and his minions have no conscience
Sun May 17, 2026, 11:18 PM
Sunday

All they care about is themselves. And we are stick with them until…?

BaronChocula

(4,739 posts)
14. It's hard to keep up with the magnitude
Sun May 17, 2026, 11:55 PM
Sunday

This dopey maga beast is killing people right here by skyrocketing their life-saving insurance. He's killing people all over the world by taking away food and medicine. He's pushing people all over the world closer to the margins with his stupid war on Iran. He's blowing up people on boats in the Caribbean. He's using his position to enrich himself. He's using the power of his office to do favors for friends. And so on. He's such a corrupt specimen that there isn't enough space in the 24/7 news cycle to give it all the time it deserves.

C Moon

(13,736 posts)
15. I just keep thnking he wants to rush to make Cuba and Venezuela states so he can try to siphon votes from them.
Mon May 18, 2026, 12:24 AM
Yesterday

...in the mid terms. But now that I think about it, that is not realistic in a few months time.

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