Postby Castle Doctrine » Wed Jul 22, 2015 11:51 am
So, Ralph, you are really just in it for the show? That makes an odd sort of sense. But then, so do you...sometimes, at least. As performance art it is pretty impressive. He could probably get a grant from the NEA...or other lefty organization. Hey, could you explain to me how art got to be a lefty thing?
Sue, don't you think that the "ramifications" are exactly what Trump is after. He hasn't jumped into the Pub lead on reason or charisma...he has no significant signs of either. He is playing on the hoopla his tirades create. Truth and reality have no relation to the things he says. He says the most insulting and outlandish things and thrives on the backlash.
Why does this work? Because the people he is speaking to already believe what he is saying and they have been carefully trained and conditioned not to ask meaningful questions...meaning any questions, generally. They are true believers. Trump is playing to that. And, he is playing to the traditional American distrust and dislike of politicians. He isn't one so their usual restraint and consideration can't be expected of him. He is just a huckster. He needs the furor over his comments to cover and avoid the fact that he has no substance. He is really just the class bully doing standup at the expense of the decent kids...and blaming them for being targets.
When my youngest girl was 15 she had some emotional issues. I was gone a lot and she had issues with her mother. She felt neglected (she was my favorite so felt my absences more than the older girl). She turned to doing anything she could to garner attention...what kind didn't matter (and negative was much easier to get) just the attention. For her, even bad attention was better than none. Sort of similar here. Trump is operating on the BUSINESS assumption that any attention is inherently GOOD. He doesn't care what is said about him...just be sure you spell his name correctly.
I believe he does this intentionally to avoid the fact that he has no substance. Look at what little real policy he has discussed. No, his pronouncements have been inflammatory on purpose...about McCain, Graham, Mexicans...all designed to create a furor free of substance. Increasingly, I see this approach working to carry the jacka** to the Republican nomination. People have an incredible level of confirmation bias and he is confirming all the worst thoughts they have...haters just love that stuff.
Wouldn't it be nice if Trump WERE in an NVA prison? Who would do his hair?
