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A Complete Psychological Analysis of Trump's Support

Revoltingest

Pragmatic Libertarian
Premium Member
.....you're still sitting there repeating that old ... "Nut-huh! YOU did!" mantra, as if that somehow mitigates the insanity, or worse yet, justifies it.
You misunderstand.
The problem is that the irrationality & meanness pervades both sides.
One should not blame one side & ignore the other (thereby justifying it).
 

PureX

Veteran Member
You misunderstand.
The problem is that the irrationality & meanness pervades both sides.
One should not blame one side & ignore the other (thereby justifying it).
It does not pervade both sides equally, which is what you and others are so desperately and repeatedly trying to imply, as a way of somehow mitigating it, or worse yet, justifying it. But especially, to avoid having to take ANY responsibility for it.
 

Revoltingest

Pragmatic Libertarian
Premium Member
It does not pervade both sides equally....
I never said or even implied "equally", so you cannot
deflect from my point with that tired old liberal trick.

You wondered how people can set aside morality to
vote for Trump. So I wondered how you can set aside
morality to support Hillary (the greater of 2 evils).
Fair is fair.
 

PureX

Veteran Member
In an election with only 2 possible winners,
if you oppose one, this gives power to the other.
Using your language....how do you justify setting
aside morality to give Hillary that support?
I did not have to set aside morality to support Clinton. I don't vote based on how the candidate will effect me, pragmatically, or personally.
 

Revoltingest

Pragmatic Libertarian
Premium Member
I did not have to set aside morality to support Clinton. I don't vote based on how the candidate will effect me, pragmatically, or personally.
Then this would speak to the immorality of your morality.
(I don't vote based upon personal effects either.)
 

Revoltingest

Pragmatic Libertarian
Premium Member
Then why did you even bring it up?
When you don't see the words "equal", "equally", or
"equivalent" in my posts, you shouldn't blithely infer that.
I see the cry of "False equivalency!" t for what it is....deflection
from my point that liberals have a great many of the same faults
we see in conservatives, eg, sanctimony, dishonesty, tribalism.
The article is not about "both sides". It's about the inexplicable support and defense of ongoing, indefensible behavior by a resident.
The traits cited in your article apply to your side too.
Note that you can share traits unequally.
Who is worse? It depends upon the trait.
 

Watchmen

Well-Known Member
Premium Member
Then why did you even bring it up? The article is not about "both sides". It's about the inexplicable support and defense of ongoing, indefensible behavior by a resident.
It’s only inexplicable and indefensible because you suffer from TDS.
 

Audie

Veteran Member
China is probably one of the best examples of tribalism around today.

Nonsense.

But even if it were it has nothing to do with the reasons
people voted for Trump. If you guys want it fight to the
death, go for it. We can fill in for you.

It was just a suggestion thst you guys might try to figure
what your othr half really think, and quit the a priori assunption
that your counterparts are morally weak or insane.
 

Evangelicalhumanist

"Truth" isn't a thing...
Premium Member
It might could be viewed that way.
I was also struck by how it applied to so many in both parties.

What's really going on (IMO) is that each side goes to great
lengths to analyze the other so as to view them as corrupt,
dumb, uneducated, bigoted, & just downright evil.
This attitude avoids seeing any merit in the other side.
Quite right -- when we can talk to one another, rather than at one another, we have some chance of finding common ground.

It's always so important to remember that we have two ears and one mouth -- and should probably use them in that ratio.
 
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