Why Trump Appeals to So Many Americans, IMO

Revoltingest said:

Regarding that need to feel superior, no one lords
their superior morality & intelligence over me more
that do liberals. So I don't think that's the difference
with MAGAs. Listen to them...thoughtfully.
What I hear from them....
- Says what he feels, & echoes their feelings.
- Anti-liberal & anti-socialist.
- Pro-Israel.
- Pro-Ameristan (they believe Dems aren't).
- Secure borders.
- Pro-business.
- Pro-military & police.
- He fights liberals (they hate liberals).

Caution:
I don't buy their reasons.
This is just what they tell me.

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KenS said:

@joe1776 - definitely has nothing to do with "superiority".

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Revoltingest said:

I'm going by actual discussions with them.

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KenS said:

Certainly he has helped more the middle and lower class which also has been a drawing card that increased his support.

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joe1776 said:

I think psychiatrists are onto something when they say that the superiority complex always masks a feeling of inferiority.

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joe1776 said:

I think Donald Trump appeals to Americans who, like him, have a stronger-than-average need to feel superior to others.

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joe1776 said:

Psychologists sum up the narcissist this way:

Narcissism is characterized by a grandiose sense of self-importance, a lack of empathy for others, a need for excessive admiration, and the belief that one is unique and deserving of special treatment.

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PureX said:

I think this is a very valid observation. I also think that there have been some very strong cultural forces fueling this need for, and sense of self-importance. Not the least of which is a century of industrial strength commercial advertising, telling us all how superior we are or will be (when we buy this product). And how important is it to be, and to show everyone else how superior we are (so you'd better buy this product right away!). I think it's also being fueled particularly in the white middle and working class people because they are feeling, keenly, the loss of their past privileged position in society, due to an economy that has become more and more competitive and brutal in the last 40 years or so. And due to "liberal" reforms in attitudes toward minorities. They are feeling very ignored and very unsafe, socially and economically. And they're blaming all those people who used to be "beneath" them in the social-economic 'pecking order'. And of course all those "liberals" that liberated them and made them equals.

Trump and the republican party has been preying on these fears and resentments and feeding this need for a sense of superiority and privilege for a long time, now, and using it to inspire anger and loathing toward their political opponents (to win elections). And its worked so well that the republican party has gained massive control of government and pushed the whole nation far, far to the right. And now they just can't stop doing it even though it's destroying the country and tearing our whole society apart.

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KenS said:

I echo most of the list. I'm sure there are those who hate liberals, but I wouldn't broad brush that since I don't hate liberals. There are some portions of liberal thoughts that I don't agree with, yes. At the same time, joining in many areas.

I would qualify "pro-American" - it should say "America first" (not that we are against helping other nations)

I would add that he is more pro-life vs pro-choice.

Certainly he has helped more the middle and lower class which also has been a drawing card that increased his support.

Thank you for "thoughtfully" listening.

@joe1776 - definitely has nothing to do with "superiority".

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Twilight Hue said:

Just like the Democrats. Mirror images of each other.

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KenS said:

I echo most of the list. I'm sure there are those who hate liberals, but I wouldn't broad brush that since I don't hate liberals. There are some portions of liberal thoughts that I don't agree with, yes. At the same time, joining in many areas.

I would qualify "pro-American" - it should say "America first" (not that we are against helping other nations)

I would add that he is more pro-life vs pro-choice.

Certainly he has helped more the middle and lower class which also has been a drawing card that increased his support.

Thank you for "thoughtfully" listening.

@joe1776 - definitely has nothing to do with "superiority".

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ecco said:

You must know many Trump supporters.
You must be close to them for them to confide in you.

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KenS said:

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Certainly he has helped more the middle and lower class which also has been a drawing card that increased his support.
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PureX said:

I think this is a very valid observation. I also think that there have been some very strong cultural forces fueling this need for, and sense of self-importance. Not the least of which is a century of industrial strength commercial advertising, telling us all how superior we are or will be (when we buy this product). And how important is it to be, and to show everyone else how superior we are (so you'd better buy this product right away!). I think it's also being fueled particularly in the white middle and working class people because they are feeling, keenly, the loss of their past privileged position in society, due to an economy that has become more and more competitive and brutal in the last 40 years or so. And due to "liberal" reforms in attitudes toward minorities. They are feeling very ignored and very unsafe, socially and economically. And they're blaming all those people who used to be "beneath" them in the social-economic 'pecking order'. And of course all those "liberals" that liberated them and made them equals.

Trump and the republican party has been preying on these fears and resentments and feeding this need for a sense of superiority and privilege for a long time, now, and using it to inspire anger and loathing toward their political opponents (to win elections). And its worked so well that the republican party has gained massive control of government and pushed the whole nation far, far to the right. And now they just can't stop doing it even though it's destroying the country and tearing our whole society apart.

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Daemon Sophic said:

Yeah. I’m going to have to echo @ecco on this one.

How, exactly has Trump so greatly improved the lives of the middle class, and the lower economic classed during his 4 years?

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joe1776 said:

If you're speaking for yourself, your own motives, I certainly won't judge. You might well be an exception.

However, research psychologists are blaming narcissism (imagined superiority) for so many human failures that one of them recently in an article in Psychology Today griped that he thought his comrades were going much too far.

The point this writer overlooked is that theories which explain more of the observed effects are preferred by scientists -- more likely to be valid.

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ecco said:

How?

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joe1776 said:

The man's opinion jolted me because I realized that, based only on his photograph, I had judged HIM as ugly and stupid.

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joe1776 said:

I think Donald Trump appeals to Americans who, like him, have a stronger-than-average need to feel superior to others.

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joe1776 said:

Now, I do acknowledge that the feeling of moral superiority is an arrogant position and that a minority of liberals do act that way.

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Lyndon said:

And fake Christians actually believe that Jesus wants us to put America first and not care about most of the people of the world, how stupid is that?

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