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empedocles

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3. ' . . . a prisoner of his resentments'

Reply to teach1st (Original post)

Tue Jul 21, 2020, 12:35 PM

Jul 2020

'Resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die.' - Carrie Fisher

[traitortrump is a serious prisoner, drinking his own poison, it seems].

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Donald Trump Is a Broken Man [View all] teach1st Jul 2020 OP

He always has been. Nt dflprincess Jul 2020 #1

+1. We knew early 2016 if not before. Now w Mary Trump we understand how he broke: monster father.nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2020 #7

He defines The Dunning Kruger Effect agingdem Jul 2020 #15

broken things need to fixed or dumped Kali Jul 2020 #2

' . . . a prisoner of his resentments' empedocles Jul 2020 #3

I can imagine the psychic torment this man suffers under teach1st Jul 2020 #5

' . . . and physical torments, which may be a product of trump's sick life' empedocles Jul 2020 #6

Oh, that was Carrie Fisher? lagomorph777 Jul 2020 #11

Brainyquote.com says St Augustine said it. You hear it raccoon Jul 2020 #17

Ah, thanks! lagomorph777 Jul 2020 #18

His unprecedented predictability and penchant for grandiosity and self-pity makes Mike 03 Jul 2020 #4

he IS his dysfunctions. NRaleighLiberal Jul 2020 #8

He simply wasn't all there. Xipe Totec Jul 2020 #9

Further down in the article Rorey Jul 2020 #10

Reagan was at least smart enough to hire good speechwriters. lagomorph777 Jul 2020 #12

And not only did he have good speech writers Rorey Jul 2020 #13

Reagan had old-school Hollywood acting experience. lagomorph777 Jul 2020 #14

Well one thing I can say that gives me some satisfaction BillyBobBrilliant Jul 2020 #16

Trump completely blows a wiffleball question. yellowcanine Jul 2020 #19