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leftstreet

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Reply to Uncle Joe (Reply #2)

Wed Sep 10, 2025, 12:56 PM

Sep 10

Thanks for re posting that, I missed it

Yes absolutely, people would have freaked at the napalm comment had it been associated with the iconic victim photo. But he (or his people) cleverly used an image invoking wanting to burn it all down! Which is exactly why his voters loved him (drain the swamp, clean up Washington, hurt the liberals, whatever)

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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