2. In terms of not understanding Trump's charisma, I think the missing ingredient is nihilism (as I said back in early 2016). If you don't have a little bit of nihilism in your soul, it's hard to understand Trump's appeal.https://twitter.com/HeerJeet/status/692880960006672384 …
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3. A lot of people who support Trump don't have the nihilism either, but they don't really love him. They support him for courts or taxes or some other policy reason. The people who really, really love Trump -- let's call them the Q people -- have nihilism.
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4. If you want to break a window, any brick will do. For many people who want to break windows, Trump is a convenient brick. Understanding the desire to break the window is the key. QAnon is also a brick.
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Its used car salesman charisma, which is what trump would be if his dad wasn't in the real estate business
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I say this all the time.
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Yeah I don’t get it at all. I’ve always got itching but a sleezy rapey vibe from him. And not just now, but for about as long as I’ve been aware of his existence.
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Always got nothing but a sleezy... good god autocorrect
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The charisma is that he gives people permission to say what they actually think.
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That's why his base will follow him to the literal end of the world - because he said the terrible things they felt in their heart of hearts.
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Just like apparently there are some people who can’t “see” Trump’s narcissism. They know that he talks and brags a lot, but they can’t see the toxic part.
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