Trump is a bad person. Why would anybody vote for him?

Discussion in 'Political Opinions & Beliefs' started by Golem, Apr 8, 2024.

  1. bringiton

    bringiton Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Mar 11, 2016
    Messages:
    11,875
    Likes Received:
    3,118
    Trophy Points:
    113
    He tells people whatever they want to hear. His book, "The Art of the Deal" made it clear that was his normal business practice, and his other books, like "Think Big" and "Why We Want You to Be Rich" show it is also his default practice in his personal life. Classic narcissistic sociopath. People will follow and obey anyone who consistently tells them what they want to hear.
     
    Golem likes this.
  2. Heartburn

    Heartburn Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Nov 3, 2015
    Messages:
    13,576
    Likes Received:
    5,005
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Get outa here. Do you have any idea how well that describes the Biden/followers relationship?
     
  3. Golem

    Golem Well-Known Member Donor

    Joined:
    Feb 22, 2016
    Messages:
    43,041
    Likes Received:
    19,007
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Do you have any idea how your post illustrates the concept in Psychology of the "Projection" defense mechanism? It's very common among people who find themselves amiss of any arguments to rebut a solid point.
     
  4. bringiton

    bringiton Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Mar 11, 2016
    Messages:
    11,875
    Likes Received:
    3,118
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Yes: not particularly well.
     
    Golem likes this.
  5. dairyair

    dairyair Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Dec 20, 2010
    Messages:
    79,010
    Likes Received:
    19,957
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    Correct. I don't view it as a circus at all.

    Neither does the majority of voters that vote the incompetent out of office.


    Afterall, our constitution places no person above the law. President included.
    Hopefully, the USSC still believes in that.
     
    Last edited: Apr 16, 2024
  6. dairyair

    dairyair Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Dec 20, 2010
    Messages:
    79,010
    Likes Received:
    19,957
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    Very few Biden followers are followers of Biden himself.
    They are either democrat in belief or not for a 2x impeached incompetent incumbent loser.

    It boils down to the lesser of 2 evils. And the race isn't close as to the winner of evil contest.
    It was already voted out for incompetence.
     
  7. conservaliberal

    conservaliberal Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Feb 21, 2010
    Messages:
    2,201
    Likes Received:
    888
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    The OP asks the question, "Trump is a bad person. Why would anybody vote for him?"

    Fair enough... and yes, IMHO, Trump really is a bad person. He has lied, distorted, misrepresented, and "changed-the-deal" whenever it suited him. So, why would anybody vote for him? Only one reason, really -- because with all his laundry list of faults, the Biden regime, Biden's handlers, Biden's 'woke' minions and America-hating toilet dwellers are even WORSE.

    Simple question... simple answer. But, I'll hasten to add I have no doubt that whoever the Democrats finally decide to nominate in August will win the election... mostly because of promises to provide all the welfare-sucking slackers and parasites with even more 'free stuff' than Democrat politicians do already.... :roll:
     
    Last edited: Apr 16, 2024
  8. Heartburn

    Heartburn Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Nov 3, 2015
    Messages:
    13,576
    Likes Received:
    5,005
    Trophy Points:
    113
    The lesser of two evils is also double edged.
     
  9. Heartburn

    Heartburn Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Nov 3, 2015
    Messages:
    13,576
    Likes Received:
    5,005
    Trophy Points:
    113
    I guess my nobility level just isn't high enough for me to be a Democrat.
     
  10. Heartburn

    Heartburn Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Nov 3, 2015
    Messages:
    13,576
    Likes Received:
    5,005
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Oh Lordy.
     
  11. dairyair

    dairyair Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Dec 20, 2010
    Messages:
    79,010
    Likes Received:
    19,957
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    The point is, there is no cult of Biden followers.
     
    bringiton likes this.
  12. dairyair

    dairyair Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Dec 20, 2010
    Messages:
    79,010
    Likes Received:
    19,957
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    Me either.
    Not a fan of any political party.

    But, that wasn't something I was even referring to. So I don't know how that was your response.

    Independent voters are increasing in numbers.
     
  13. Natty Bumpo

    Natty Bumpo Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Nov 28, 2012
    Messages:
    41,532
    Likes Received:
    14,945
    Trophy Points:
    113
    From someone's subjective point of view, no one appointed is ever the "most qualified."

    It is a subjective judgment
     
  14. Turtledude

    Turtledude Well-Known Member Donor

    Joined:
    Mar 9, 2015
    Messages:
    31,487
    Likes Received:
    20,875
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    that has some merit but Jackson wasn't anywhere near the top
     
  15. Turtledude

    Turtledude Well-Known Member Donor

    Joined:
    Mar 9, 2015
    Messages:
    31,487
    Likes Received:
    20,875
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    the cult is of Trump haters
     
  16. dairyair

    dairyair Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Dec 20, 2010
    Messages:
    79,010
    Likes Received:
    19,957
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    AKA, Americans for all Americans.
     
  17. Turtledude

    Turtledude Well-Known Member Donor

    Joined:
    Mar 9, 2015
    Messages:
    31,487
    Likes Received:
    20,875
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    you can call them whatever you want, but the cult of Trump hate is open and notorious
     
  18. Natty Bumpo

    Natty Bumpo Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Nov 28, 2012
    Messages:
    41,532
    Likes Received:
    14,945
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Taking in to account all her qualifications, she was an ideal choice to fill the vacancy.

    There is no objective measure of what some like to characterize, from their perspective, as "the top."
     
  19. bringiton

    bringiton Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Mar 11, 2016
    Messages:
    11,875
    Likes Received:
    3,118
    Trophy Points:
    113
    But not as open or notorious -- or disgraceful -- as the cult of Trump.
     
  20. Turtledude

    Turtledude Well-Known Member Donor

    Joined:
    Mar 9, 2015
    Messages:
    31,487
    Likes Received:
    20,875
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    how so-other than her being black and female? she wasn't anywhere near the top of her law school class
    she was not seen as a major league legal intellect
     
  21. Turtledude

    Turtledude Well-Known Member Donor

    Joined:
    Mar 9, 2015
    Messages:
    31,487
    Likes Received:
    20,875
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    I think there are more Trump haters on this board than Trump worshippers
     
  22. Natty Bumpo

    Natty Bumpo Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Nov 28, 2012
    Messages:
    41,532
    Likes Received:
    14,945
    Trophy Points:
    113
    For most of the Supreme Court's history, the essential qualifications were to be male and white.

    Ketanji Brown Jackson graduated magna cum laude, from Harvard-Radcliffe College, and received her J.D., cum laude from Harvard Law School. She served as a law clerk for Justice Stephen Breyer She worked as an attorney at the U.S. Sentencing Commission, and she served as an assistant federal public defender in Washington, D.C. She served as a Vice Chair and Commissioner on the U.S. Sentencing Commission, and was appointed to the Defender Services Committee of the Judicial Conference and the Supreme Court Fellows Commission. No fellow justice, whether you believe them to be qualified or unqualified, brings her valuable experience and perspective to the Supreme Court. No other public defender has ever served on the Supreme Court,
     
  23. yardmeat

    yardmeat Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Aug 14, 2010
    Messages:
    57,362
    Likes Received:
    31,428
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Source?
     
  24. Heartburn

    Heartburn Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Nov 3, 2015
    Messages:
    13,576
    Likes Received:
    5,005
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Of course not.
     
  25. Turtledude

    Turtledude Well-Known Member Donor

    Joined:
    Mar 9, 2015
    Messages:
    31,487
    Likes Received:
    20,875
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    she wasn't anywhere near being seen as a top jurist. like it or not, white males were the group that had the most top legal scholars
     

Share This Page