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smirkymonkey

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25. Very astute observation.

Wed Oct 21, 2020, 07:58 AM

Oct 2020

It's pretty twisted, but fascinating at the same time. What is it about these people that makes them so enthralled by such a sick personality? You have to wonder about their level of mental health. Something is not right with these people.

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I awakened thinking that on top of being insane, [View all] PCIntern Oct 2020 OP

There are a few things that I will never understand. madaboutharry Oct 2020 #1

Quick answers - Citizen Kane empedocles Oct 2020 #18

"...over 40% of the population. What do they see in this damaged and sick man?" jaxexpat Oct 2020 #22

I don't think Trump is an anomaly Buckeyeblue Oct 2020 #24

According to Mary Trump he has been in a form of 'institutionalization' his whole life... Hugin Oct 2020 #44

Good post empedocles Oct 2020 #53

Thanks. Hugin Oct 2020 #65

He's Like a Human Version of a Veal Skraxx Oct 2020 #57

Excellent metaphor. Hugin Oct 2020 #61

Sure, No Problem! Skraxx Oct 2020 #63

They see that he openly hates black people. Kingofalldems Oct 2020 #45

You've pretty much answered questions 1 and 2... Raster Oct 2020 #47

It is pretty mindboggling PatSeg Oct 2020 #48

Traits of Trump supporters Danascot Oct 2020 #68

+1 Hugin Oct 2020 #69

"Intergroup contact" PatSeg Oct 2020 #70

Even 2 different races having a baby makes a difference. I have experienced Maraya1969 Oct 2020 #80

Oh yes PatSeg Oct 2020 #92

the attraction to scammers goes back to the old medicine shows NRaleighLiberal Oct 2020 #50

. . . and movies empedocles Oct 2020 #52

Spectacular, perspicuous, insights. empedocles Oct 2020 #2

I'm just a dentist who has dealt with PCIntern Oct 2020 #5

So impressed here empedocles Oct 2020 #20

Boy, when the "Father of Rhetoric" finds you impressive - ZZenith Oct 2020 #82

Plausible Bayard Oct 2020 #3

He craves fame. I'm pretty sure the name trump will go down in history captain queeg Oct 2020 #4

Agreed Sherman A1 Oct 2020 #7

Trumps narcissism is off the charts. My Pet Orangutan Oct 2020 #17

A grammarian is smarter... PCIntern Oct 2020 #71

A wood box is smarter :) My Pet Orangutan Oct 2020 #72

Your right... N_E_1 for Tennis Oct 2020 #11

PCIntern malaise Oct 2020 #6

And I yours... PCIntern Oct 2020 #8

This applies to every area of his life malaise Oct 2020 #10

There is nothing more wounding PCIntern Oct 2020 #14

and publicly malaise Oct 2020 #15

And say what you want about her: PCIntern Oct 2020 #16

Yep malaise Oct 2020 #19

And we have to suspect that if post-coital signs of affection Ilsa Oct 2020 #41

There was no love in his family home malaise Oct 2020 #46

Post-coitally he probably goes in the bathroom PCIntern Oct 2020 #60

I remember Lava. Ilsa Oct 2020 #64

Lava As A Skin Drying Agent ProfessorGAC Oct 2020 #75

Thanks for the soap lesson I_UndergroundPanther Oct 2020 #78

They Do! ProfessorGAC Oct 2020 #87

What has been your experience with 'Savon de Marseille'? GoneOffShore Oct 2020 #85

It's A True Soap ProfessorGAC Oct 2020 #86

Interesting. I think we're going to stick to Savon de Marseille, not least because Marius Fabre GoneOffShore Oct 2020 #88

Perfectly Good Reason ProfessorGAC Oct 2020 #94

I think you are on to something. smirkymonkey Oct 2020 #9

It is not atypical PCIntern Oct 2020 #12

Very astute observation. smirkymonkey Oct 2020 #25

Morning thoughts birdographer Oct 2020 #55

I think that would be an interesting topic to explore as well. smirkymonkey Oct 2020 #73

Weak sense of self Wicked Blue Oct 2020 #90

my wife said onethatcares Oct 2020 #26

Please assure her for me ZZenith Oct 2020 #83

That's what boggles my mind. GoCubsGo Oct 2020 #28

I briefly encountered him back in the 1980s and was viscerally repulsed Wicked Blue Oct 2020 #77

Ugh. I got a sense of that from my random encounters with him Dark n Stormy Knight Oct 2020 #81

KnR...very interesting...nt N_E_1 for Tennis Oct 2020 #13

He's one defective unit spanone Oct 2020 #21

Interesting insight. That his whole warped personality might revolve around his bathroom "habits" Vinca Oct 2020 #23

My late husband was a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst mnhtnbb Oct 2020 #27

Thank you empedocles Oct 2020 #29

Interesting synthesis. JudyM Oct 2020 #30

What is the psychology behind someone who seems like he is invulnerable Beringia Oct 2020 #31

He doesn't envision that scenario. PCIntern Oct 2020 #32

He is terrified of appearing weak. n/t MicaelS Oct 2020 #51

I hate to say this, but what if he's already undead? Wicked Blue Oct 2020 #89

I had same idea, like the character in Practical Magic who came back from the dead Beringia Oct 2020 #93

The image that comes to my mind, is the photo of him in his shit-stained golf pants. 3Hotdogs Oct 2020 #33

That Marla Maples quote is something else. dubyadiprecession Oct 2020 #34

Here PCIntern Oct 2020 #35

Yes, The 'New York Post'! dubyadiprecession Oct 2020 #37

There were reports that trump did that, and many similiar things for publicity empedocles Oct 2020 #56

"Miss Maples concluded her comments with the admission that Ilsa Oct 2020 #42

THAT I sincerely doubt... PCIntern Oct 2020 #43

Odd question Nexus2 Oct 2020 #36

Having nothing to do with nutrition, PCIntern Oct 2020 #40

He's a hot mess of overlapping mental, emotional, and psychological disorders. Roisin Ni Fiachra Oct 2020 #38

Great analysis PC. The reason for the golden toilet. panader0 Oct 2020 #39

Great stuff! well done...food for thought. NRaleighLiberal Oct 2020 #49

This WAS THE Greatest thing I have read about our onecent Oct 2020 #54

Did trump have a nervous breakdown after divorcing Ivana? Ilsa Oct 2020 #58

I don't know about that at all, PCIntern Oct 2020 #59

I awakened thinking that on top of being insane... Silent3 Oct 2020 #62

Trump's pathologies could provide ample material for an entire abnormal psychology textbook dlk Oct 2020 #66

Trump's defects and dysfunctions could fill up a DSM... 3catwoman3 Oct 2020 #67

Lewis Black was right - you could have a solid gold toilet, you're still going to take a dump in it. Initech Oct 2020 #74

That's a fascinating take on the Mad King. Let me second Malaise: I always look for your posts. Hekate Oct 2020 #76

maybe we shouldn't go where I'm going, but it could be a national security matter. Grasswire2 Oct 2020 #79

excellent analysis Skittles Oct 2020 #84

I have no idea if any of this is true bigtree Oct 2020 #91