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11 Bravo

(24,075 posts)
Wed Sep 25, 2024, 10:59 AM Sep 25

As Trump neared the end of his indescribably creepy "Protector of Women" screed, am I the only one ...

who expected him to close with, "It puts the lotion on its skin"?

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CrispyQ

(38,542 posts)
3. This one's from 2020 but applies this year, too, sadly.
Wed Sep 25, 2024, 11:31 AM
Sep 25


I like the pic with the little dog, better.

Grammy23

(5,912 posts)
4. Has anyone else noticed he uses a different
Wed Sep 25, 2024, 11:43 AM
Sep 25

Tone of voice when he is trying to show a kinder, gentler side? He almost uses a sing-song tone. Kind of hypnotic. That is by design, I am sure. Has he been informed about techniques used by other cult leaders? I don’t know, but there is definitely something different when he goes into a speech designed to appeal to women.

Some women seem almost drawn to him. Their admiration/devotion does not make sense, given what we know about him. He is a predator and probably a pedophile if we are to believe his fascination with younger victims. But for some reason there is a group of women who don’t see him that way. That special tone of voice he uses is designed to lure them into thinking he is safe and not the guy that is dangerous or to be feared.

My radar goes off when I hear him use that voice. I feel very nervous and suspicious, since I’ve also heard his angry, vicious voice. I wish there was a way to get the devoted women to realize he is manipulating them. Disarming them with charm. 🤔😔😢

livetohike

(23,037 posts)
5. He remind me of a hypnotist lounge act. He does that
Wed Sep 25, 2024, 11:47 AM
Sep 25

voice and cadence on purpose. He’s evil and slimy.

Irish_Dem

(59,466 posts)
8. Rapists and serial killers of women know how to appeal to women to trap them.
Wed Sep 25, 2024, 12:32 PM
Sep 25

If you look at serial killer psychological profiles and crime scene facts, it is apparent they can
trick and trap women using various techniques which appeal to women.

Ted Bundy would pretend to be impaired physically and need help.
This appeals to women who have been taught to help others in need.
Or the killer/rapist acts as an authority figure who can help women. This appeals to women
who are subjected to violence and treated as second class citizens by males.

We can see Trump using these techniques to trap and rape women.
He pretended to need E. Jean Carroll's help with picking out a dress for another woman.
When she was in the dressing room trying on the dress, Trump trapped her there and raped her.

With Stormy Daniels, Trump pretends to be her protector. He is going to make her a mainstream star
and take her out of the trailer park as he called it. Then he traps her in his bedroom with a guard outside the
door.

peggysue2

(11,510 posts)
9. From my perspective, the man has absolutely no charm
Wed Sep 25, 2024, 01:18 PM
Sep 25

He merely possesses the ability to lie and gaslight. Woman who've been lulled by this 'protective' shtick are (I suspect) women who think The Snake recitations apply to Democrats and/or anyone that opposes Agent Orange, rather than identifying with the woman who is tricked, then fatally poisoned.

Trump has all the markings of a cult leader, a demagogue who poisons the mind and heart in order to exert absolute power over his devotees.

For the mesmerized, it's worked.

Irish_Dem

(59,466 posts)
10. E. Jean Carroll and Stormy Daniels are smart, sophisticated women.
Wed Sep 25, 2024, 01:37 PM
Sep 25

And they both fell for Trump's charming, harmless persona predator con job.

peggysue2

(11,510 posts)
12. I'm not so sure Stormy Daniels ever thought of Trump as charming
Wed Sep 25, 2024, 04:28 PM
Sep 25

She was/is a business woman; Trump was someone to tap. As for Carroll? She may have been taken with the attention at first, then quickly realized she was terribly wrong when he forced himself on her.

Live and learn.

Female devotees now have had 9 years of watching and listening to this ignorant thug and are still under the 'spell'.

For me, there's a big difference.

Irish_Dem

(59,466 posts)
13. Stormy said when she was trapped in Trump's bedroom she kicked herself for not seeing it ahead of time.
Wed Sep 25, 2024, 05:10 PM
Sep 25

That Trump had planned it in advanced.
With a guard at the door.

Those are her words.
So even she was fooled.

peggysue2

(11,510 posts)
14. Still think there's a difference between being fooled and charmed
Wed Sep 25, 2024, 06:58 PM
Sep 25

Over a relatively short timeline. Daniel’s’ had plenty experience with men like Trump. She most likely thought she could control the situation.

She was wrong.

To me this is vastly different than women who have watched and listened to this maniac since he rode down his escalator, heard the ugliness coming out of his mouth, witnessed J6th and are still enamored, devoted.

Think we’ll have to agree to disagree on this one. 😊

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