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tanyev

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7. Revenge fantasies. That's why Donald Trump had so much appeal for them.

Reply to fightforfreedom (Original post)

Sat Feb 25, 2023, 09:24 AM

Feb 2023

His entire existence is revenge fantasy.

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Oath Keepers and Proud Boys were like little kids living out a fantasy. [View all] fightforfreedom Feb 2023 OP

Hey, I live among the Magats in central Pa. gab13by13 Feb 2023 #1

There's a Poud Boys chapter in Harrisburg. Lasher Feb 2023 #13

Believe it or NOt homegirl Feb 2023 #40

Then come vist my neck of the woods. Philly! The Jungle 1 Feb 2023 #15

It's Philly. Of course they ran. paleotn Feb 2023 #26

Well, there is that Santa story. The Jungle 1 Feb 2023 #37

Never gets old. paleotn Feb 2023 #45

How exactly does that disprove the OPs point? paleotn Feb 2023 #28

Your post indicates you seem to think the OP is a fool. What orifice Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2023 #49

Well that's the thing about being delusional vlyons Feb 2023 #2

Living among them it didn't take me long to figure that out gab13by13 Feb 2023 #6

It's a dead giveaway when adult members cyclonefence Feb 2023 #3

Yikes!! You just reminded me about those yellow skirts! Mind bleach, quick! niyad Feb 2023 #4

Start with gamers, Larpers, and cosplay... FalloutShelter Feb 2023 #16

Hey, a lot of people into gaming, larping, and cosplay... Silent3 Feb 2023 #46

As I said, and I have personally seen it turn the corner- FalloutShelter Feb 2023 #47

Back in '86, I met two displaced young men from Idaho who were no_hypocrisy Feb 2023 #5

Revenge fantasies. That's why Donald Trump had so much appeal for them. tanyev Feb 2023 #7

+1. That makes sense. Back during the early part of 2016 CNN was at a rally Hotler Feb 2023 #19

--- inability to distinguish between cosplay 3Hotdogs Feb 2023 #8

There's this guy I know... Archae Feb 2023 #9

It's the broken hero's cycle nuxvomica Feb 2023 #10

I cannot tell you how much I love this. Brilliant. Scrivener7 Feb 2023 #12

It's an idea I've been working with since that old post nuxvomica Feb 2023 #34

It really does explain all the things that make no sense. And it tells us one of the meanings Scrivener7 Feb 2023 #43

yes Locrian Feb 2023 #14

Not to mention the effect of the MSM, gab13by13 Feb 2023 #22

Such an insightful explanation--thanks. Timeflyer Feb 2023 #18

Good post. fightforfreedom Feb 2023 #25

Thank you for sharing that remarkable insight. KPN Feb 2023 #35

They probably thought they were protecting you nuxvomica Feb 2023 #44

They must have been raised in a barn vlyons Feb 2023 #11

Well, that's what Fred Trump was like with his family. wnylib Feb 2023 #29

When 1/6 was going down I thought well this is Fort Sumter. The Jungle 1 Feb 2023 #17

For a brief moment I thought I was watching a new episode of the Walking Dead. fightforfreedom Feb 2023 #27

The Walking Dead, now that is funny The Jungle 1 Feb 2023 #39

Great post, fightforfreedom! Martin Eden Feb 2023 #20

I spent almost two years impersonating a sheriff, Ptah Feb 2023 #21

That is profound. gab13by13 Feb 2023 #23

Lol! fightforfreedom Feb 2023 #30

Lol. Sums it up in a nutshell! KPN Feb 2023 #36

Adults committing sedition. spanone Feb 2023 #24

No, they are dangerous, radicalized adults EleanorR Feb 2023 #31

K&R, Isolated info sources and an echo chamber can make anything look normal uponit7771 Feb 2023 #32

they do it by not growing up, barbtries Feb 2023 #33

"It's a revolution" she says. Poor baby got maced. keithbvadu2 Feb 2023 #38

Hitler spent time in prison in the 1920's for his child like fantasies. We know how that ended. jalan48 Feb 2023 #41

Living in a very rightwing area left me with the feeling that the far right started snowballing Chainfire Feb 2023 #42

As if a couple hundred nuts can create a race war and a real revolution. Self-aggrandizement Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2023 #48