I was in an abusive relationship [View all]
This was many years ago and the lessons learned have never left me. Trump's strategy reminds me of it.
They say or do something and immediately contradict themself, then get angry at others for not understanding and use that an excuse to lash out. It's always something else's fault for their nasty tantrums. They spread fear and offer a chance to belong to a tribe to deal with those fears.
Spread unreasonable fears, isolate your followers by pretending to be the only one who really understands them, inspire dependence, be unclear and contradictory, then blame everyone else for your own actions.
"You made me act this way". "How can you be so stupid to not understand?" "How dare you question me? ". Etc.
It's appalling to see so many fall for this abusive behavior and I am very glad the press is starting to call him on it.
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