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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHow Come Groper Don the Con attacks the integrity of anyone who criticizes him?
What does that say about this scumbag?
If Hillary is crooked there is no word for treasonous Kim Con Il
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,674 posts)Narcissists can't tolerate criticism and will furiously lash out at anyone who doesn't kiss their ass.
malaise
(268,930 posts)and even when they are clearly the best in their field. I remember when he went after Meryl Streep.
procon
(15,805 posts)it worked for him. Not now. This is Big Government and they have more money, more clout, more resources and more knowledge than Trump could ever muster.
emulatorloo
(44,116 posts)Psychological projection
Psychological projection is a theory in psychology in which humans defend themselves against their own unconscious impulses or qualities (both positive and negative) by denying their existence in themselves while attributing them to others. For example, a person who is habitually rude may constantly accuse other people of being rude. It incorporates blame shifting.
According to some research, the projection of one's unconscious qualities onto others is a common process in everyday life.
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Republicans do this all the time.
Everything Trump accused HRC of in 2016 is something we know he did. When he talked about her character he was talking about himself.
For example:
Trump: 'Clinton unhinged, mentally unbalanced'
https://www.democraticunderground.com/12512346349
malaise
(268,930 posts)He even did it with election fraud suggesting that her folks were going to do it while his were actually doing it
emulatorloo
(44,116 posts)"Donald Trump's dark warning that dead will rise to rig the election"
Ben Jacobs in Washington
Tuesday 18 October 2016 07.41 EDT First published on Monday 17 October 2016 23.12 EDT
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/oct/18/donald-trump-rejects-election-result-before-the-votes-have-been-counted
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Trump also insisted without evidence: We have voters all over the country where theyre not even citizens of the country and theyre voting.
Snip
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This was in October. I am not a CT person but I sit here thinking about the Russians attempts to hack voter databases etc before the election.
"Feds believe Russians hacked Florida election-systems vendor"
By Evan Perez, Shimon Prokupecz and Wesley Bruer, CNN
Updated 9:36 PM ET, Wed October 12, 2016
http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/12/politics/florida-election-hack/index.html
malaise
(268,930 posts)He was pushing the line that if he didn't win it was stolen while he was stealing it.
emulatorloo
(44,116 posts)malaise
(268,930 posts)I am still in shock
anneboleyn
(5,611 posts)malaise
(268,930 posts)of projection
Zing Zing Zingbah
(6,496 posts)customerserviceguy
(25,183 posts)You can explain anything Trump has ever done, if you look at it through that lens.
malaise
(268,930 posts)but do you think he lies down at night and knows he's not in Obama's league?
pangaia
(24,324 posts)malaise
(268,930 posts)customerserviceguy
(25,183 posts)he thinks of it in those terms, unfortunately.
I think he sees the world as whoever comes charging out as though they have the biggest balls, wins. He has described President Obama as weak, and while he can paper over that when he sees Mr. Obama, like at the inauguration and such, he still fundamentally feels that he is the more alpha male.
You can still be an alpha male and be insecure. In fact, I'd say that they often go hand-in-hand.
malaise
(268,930 posts)but he must know that people like Obama way more than they like him
customerserviceguy
(25,183 posts)unencumbered by reality. In that world, you inflate the size of the inauguration crowd, and exaggerate your strengths, while minimizing your weaknesses. It's what got him through the business world in New York City, and we now see it displayed on a national, if not a world stage.
It's the self-delusion of the salesman, writ large.
0rganism
(23,944 posts)thereby reinforcing their allegiance to Trump and his con: "that person criticized Trump, but Trump says that person is a liar, therefore Trump is being persecuted again with fake news!" -- it's an opportunity for them to double down and become even more tuned-in to his "vibe" if that makes sense.
it says he has a method that works for him and he's sticking to it
if Hillary is crooked, then Orange Foolius is a Hilbert Space Filling Curve
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilbert_curve
C_U_L8R
(44,998 posts)Totally rotten.
malaise
(268,930 posts)SAD
C_U_L8R
(44,998 posts)malaise
(268,930 posts)that big ass on the golf course
countryjake
(8,554 posts)malaise
(268,930 posts)coming from him - after his lying attacks on Obama and Hillary
malaise
(268,930 posts)bagelsforbreakfast
(1,427 posts)malaise
(268,930 posts)That is true
WinkyDink
(51,311 posts)BlueStater
(7,596 posts)He projects his billions of faults onto everyone else.
malaise
(268,930 posts)or a Mueller?
pangaia
(24,324 posts)Anyone, anything tha threatens his deep-seated fear...
malaise
(268,930 posts)lpbk2713
(42,753 posts)Trump has been socially dysfunctional his entire life. Don't expect him to change now.
malaise
(268,930 posts)people recognized as excellent in their field
jmg257
(11,996 posts)EVERYTHING is about him.
spanone
(135,823 posts)pangaia
(24,324 posts)😊
colsohlibgal
(5,275 posts)The quicker we jettison that orange lying jerk the better.
Amaryllis
(9,524 posts)american_ideals
(613 posts)And thats what dictators do.
See Masha Gessen on Putin and Traitor Trump.