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lunatica

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6. The reptilian brain unleashed

Reply to H2O Man (Original post)

Tue Jul 4, 2017, 12:04 AM

Jul 2017

He's giving them permission to think in those terms and more than that, to embrace the violence. He's reading their hearts and letting them know he champions them. He speaks for them. They have his permission to act out.

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brilliant as usual librechik Jul 2017 #1

Thank you. H2O Man Jul 2017 #9

"It is worth noting..." panader0 Jul 2017 #2

Right. H2O Man Jul 2017 #10

When a member of the U.S. media is killed, that is when I will go shopping at the gun store. rzemanfl Jul 2017 #3

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Well put SCantiGOP Jul 2017 #4

Thanks! H2O Man Jul 2017 #12

Stochastic... Hekate Jul 2017 #5

Yep. H2O Man Jul 2017 #13

The reptilian brain unleashed lunatica Jul 2017 #6

Key point. H2O Man Jul 2017 #14

Absolutely Horrifying blue-wave Jul 2017 #7

I believe H2O Man Jul 2017 #16

A 33 year old man named Tom once wrote DFW Jul 2017 #8

Outstanding. H2O Man Jul 2017 #17

Such profound and beautiful prose by young Tom. Yes please, make this an OP. nt Hekate Jul 2017 #20

Historical Note: Lee Harvey Oswald tried unsuccessfully to assassinate General Walker before KingCharlemagne Jul 2017 #15

He may have H2O Man Jul 2017 #18

i meant only to point out that LHO was a Communist (the polar opposite of a KingCharlemagne Jul 2017 #19

"He said that Trump would like to have several of them murdered... Different Drummer Jul 2017 #21

Right. H2O Man Jul 2017 #22