I mean, I find the image of Trump above and the many like it that I've seen over the last three years to be profoundly creepy and disturbing. Yet his fans love them, share them on social media, and even use them as avatars and background images for their accounts. Why?
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Is there something about the image of a old man in shadow and muted colors scowling or starting at us disapprovingly that somehow taps into our lizard brain and makes us want to follow and obey him? That seems to be true for a big chunk of the population.
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I thought I'd just add more such images as I come across them. Here's another one. Trump doesn't look quite so menacing, but still fairly Big Brotherish.pic.twitter.com/zy3nqblSPK
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And here's another collection.https://twitter.com/VoteTrumpPics/status/1052002151269113857 …
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Oy. This one takes the cake! I assume the soldiers behind him are supposed to be Spartans. Too bad Trump is one of the least Spartan-like men I've ever seen. In any event, the authoritarianism and militarism are jarring.pic.twitter.com/3PVuYR7n2C
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My brother thinks of him with reverence, believes all the right wing media tell him and only tends to agree with me about our healthcare system and vaccinations.
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The obvious echo in my head that this image produces is "... or else." These people DO NOT love Democracy, liberty or personal freedoms!
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#AbuserInChief has an image to maintainpic.twitter.com/EgWl0rmCtx
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