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I knew another guy just like him (but vastly less advantaged). Honey-tongued little devil. Suicidal. I suspect Trump is shielded by power.

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You really think that he could be miserable underneath it all?

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Who? There is no centralized you. Some part of him is. So it is for all of us. But on the whole? Doubt it. These fucks love power.

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suspects he's actually mentally ill. Maybe it doesn't actually all make sense in there at all (I mean moreso than usual).

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Overwhelming majority of people in power suffer severe delusions and cognitive distortions. What do you suppose it does to Trump?

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It's a bloody miracle that we're still here as a species.

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I guess Trump seems worse because he's so obviously an awful person. It's so much easier to pretend that Obama is good.

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Obama was more conservative, and illusions do matter. But some illusions ought not exist.

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It's easier to forgive people who thought/think that Obama is good… I guess that's the key in terms of hope for humanity.

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With Trump it seems like people actually wanted an arsehole.

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Obama 1, sure. Obama 2 was the preference of a comforting lie to an ugly reality. But eh, I don't blame the people. They are not free.

11:52 AM · Sep 30, 2017Twitter Web App

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Since

's latest round of advice, I can feel the fetters tug constantly. So, so heavy. And I am relatively liberated already.