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Current Affairs Donald Trump POS: Judgement cometh and that right soon
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Matt Taibbi was right about him even before the election.
He's no ordinary con man. He's way above average — and the American political system is his easiest mark ever
All the big issues eh
On that note:
summerisle
The rain, it raineth every day
Clint Planet
Utter Cad.
The past year of research has made it very clear: Trump won because of racial resentment
Or "racism," as it used to be known.
Full article....
https://www.vox.com/identities/2017/12/15/16781222/trump-racism-economic-anxiety-study
Or "racism," as it used to be known.
Full article....
https://www.vox.com/identities/2017/12/15/16781222/trump-racism-economic-anxiety-study
I've heard about one study along these lines, but this is a great summary of numerous studies that I'm gonna have to track down. But I'm not surprised frankly. I never understood the vituperative hatred towards Obama, and the usual litany of complaints against him--to me--sound like a long-winded disguise that masks the basic sentiment that some folks don't like a black man as president. The capacity for forming "Us versus Them" (black/white, male/female, Republican/Democrat, etc.) fall on razor thin margins; this has been known via experiments since the 60s, but only recently also been traced within our brain and fueled by hormones such as oxytocin and dopamine. Trump, like other demagogues through history (even if they were unaware of the neurological mechanisms), simply exploited these divisions. It is not an orginal statement to say he offers nothing useful or uniting.
Yet another daft rant. He even managed to name check the editor of Vogue in a tirade about Vanity Fair.
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