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DebJ

(7,699 posts)
19. They can only feed their egos by crushing other people. They are very, very small
Fri Jan 31, 2014, 11:49 AM
Jan 2014

of mind and heart.

No ProSense Jan 2014 #1
No it isn't that simple. It is about appearing "hard" "masculine" "strong" etc. Warren Stupidity Jan 2014 #3
Actually, I think ProSense Jan 2014 #8
They earned theirs ... you didn't ... they are superior. JoePhilly Jan 2014 #21
Deliberate yes. Standard right wing authoritarian bullshit. Appeal to the worst in all of us. Warren Stupidity Jan 2014 #2
I believe some are and others go along to achieve what they want rurallib Jan 2014 #4
For Them The Dollar Reigns Supreme grilled onions Jan 2014 #5
But they're not bothering to gloss that overt with salesmanship anymore Armstead Jan 2014 #12
They are deluded Kelvin Mace Jan 2014 #6
not *just* to be mean.... unblock Jan 2014 #7
That is what is consistent Armstead Jan 2014 #13
greed and hatred and stomping on others just becomes a habit after a while. unblock Jan 2014 #15
I think there's a little bit of that in there. denverbill Jan 2014 #9
That's true. Armstead Jan 2014 #14
First Rule of Being a Good Republican: Take the Asshole Position on Everything NightWatcher Jan 2014 #10
Its often struck me that way Armstead Jan 2014 #17
Technically they PLACE themselves in an information bubble, same with Germans during WW2 uponit7771 Jan 2014 #11
I used to give them more credit than that, but my experience and observations here in Wisconsin ... Scuba Jan 2014 #16
Problem with that is that more and morre people are fitting into that definition Armstead Jan 2014 #18
They can only feed their egos by crushing other people. They are very, very small DebJ Jan 2014 #19
Well, when someone... pipi_k Jan 2014 #20
I'm well aware of tghat dynamic -- I've often been reasonable to a fault Armstead Jan 2014 #23
They don't think they're being mean at all NewJeffCT Jan 2014 #22
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