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Irish_Dem

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7. Yes Trump does not care about the immigration issue.

Reply to PatSeg (Reply #4)

Thu Nov 6, 2025, 03:09 PM

Nov 6

It is about power, intimidation, fear, control.
Yes it is done for the purpose of power and making people compliant.
And yes Trump is a sadist and he loves the cruelty and brutality.

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Excellent irony. usonian Nov 6 #1

Perfect, sums it up quite well PatSeg Nov 6 #2

Yes everything was a total lie. Irish_Dem Nov 6 #3

It was all about fear, not immigration PatSeg Nov 6 #4

Yes Trump does not care about the immigration issue. Irish_Dem Nov 6 #7

Not to mention that PatSeg Nov 6 #8

Two of his wives were immigrants. Melania was an illegal. Irish_Dem Nov 6 #9

AND Trump's mother was an immigrant as well PatSeg Nov 6 #12

Yep mother too. Irish_Dem Nov 6 #13

Yes, create division in order to gain PatSeg Nov 6 #14

Divide and Conquer. Ancient Roman tactic. Irish_Dem Nov 6 #15

It's a cliche for a reason PatSeg Nov 6 #16

Yes. All textbook moves - but they work on some people. yellow dahlia Nov 6 #18

Obviously, being tyrants have PatSeg Friday #21

I suspect a lot of the people working for him also enjoy the cruelty and sense of power over. Biophilic Nov 6 #10

Trump is running a crime syndicate so of course he hires sadistic psychopaths. Irish_Dem Nov 6 #11

I can hear the sadism in his voice sometimes. yellow dahlia Nov 6 #17

Yes the insulting, sneering, cruel tone. Irish_Dem Nov 6 #19

K & R malaise Nov 6 #5

and if you're not going into high crime / gang controlled areas and making arrests, azureblue Nov 6 #6

All that military gear, traveling in ICE gangs to places where criminal gangs NEVER are bunch of overpaid cowards Attilatheblond Friday #20

All true, and they love every minute of it dwayneb Friday #22

Right out of the Gestapo play book. Irish_Dem Friday #23