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stopdiggin

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1. OK - fine - whatever ..

Reply to Uncle Joe (Original post)

Wed Sep 10, 2025, 12:22 PM

Sep 10

(won't bother to argue the 'shrink spin' here)

Now to the larger question - of why the American people found this sad case of arrested development (and starkly obvious ugly and mean-spirited character) a popular choice - as leader of the free world? THAT'S the part that interests me! (far more than antecedents)

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A Psychiatrist Explains Why Much Of Trump's Emotional Development Froze At The Toddler Stage [View all] Uncle Joe Sep 10 OP

OK - fine - whatever .. stopdiggin Sep 10 #1

I believe this goes to a post that I made here yesterday regarding his "loving the smell of napalm" post. Uncle Joe Sep 10 #2

+1 leftstreet Sep 10 #3

so - the 'explanation' would be that Trump makes a lot of people feel 'nifty keeno'? stopdiggin Sep 10 #4

No he's a demagogue which speaks or spoke to non reasoning anger. Uncle Joe Sep 10 #5