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BootinUp

(50,960 posts)
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 09:30 AM Wednesday

Pete B. comments on Stephen Miller's worldview

"Iron laws of the world"? Some of America's most important national accomplishments are about leading humanity away from this kind of bullshit.

If we let ideologues like Stephen Miller drag us back into a world where brute force is all that matters, all of us will be less safe.



https://substack.com/@petebuttigieg/note/c-196162197

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Irish_Dem

(79,886 posts)
1. Miller does not care about how many people he kills with his brutal world view.
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 09:40 AM
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In fact he and Trump love the idea of getting people killed.

PatSeg

(52,214 posts)
3. Yeah, much more exciting
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 11:57 AM
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than watching violence in movies and on television. A real life "Hunger Games".

Irish_Dem

(79,886 posts)
4. Yes you can see how excited Trump gets when he keeps talking about the kidnapping of Maduro.
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 11:59 AM
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PatSeg

(52,214 posts)
6. Yes, it is unnerving
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 12:01 PM
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Reminds me of when he sat for hours watching the insurrection on TV. I'm sure he got a thrill out of that.

surfered

(11,579 posts)
2. I don't know why I have this overwhelming urge to steal his lunch money band stuff him in a locker.
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 10:44 AM
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PatSeg

(52,214 posts)
5. That might account for why he's the way he is
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 12:00 PM
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I'm sure he got picked on a lot in school. Though honestly, I think it is who he is and has always been.

TheRickles

(3,174 posts)
8. I know his family has pretty much disowned him, and he wrote some awful stuff in high school.
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 12:17 PM
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But I haven't seen anything about being bullied, or the like. It'd make sense as an explanation - does anybody know if this has been described by a reputable source? A link would be great - thanks.

PatSeg

(52,214 posts)
9. I never saw anything about him being bullied
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 12:21 PM
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in school either, though he certainly looks like the type who would be vulnerable to such attacks.

It is pretty sad that he is nothing like his family. It is hard to understand why he turned out so nasty. Maybe he is a reincarnated Nazi?

TheRickles

(3,174 posts)
10. There's actually a book about reincarnation and the Nazis, based on case histories from a therapist.
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 12:47 PM
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More often the Nazis came back as healers, in order to make amends, but I suppose anything is possible.

https://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Ashes-Cases-Reincarnation-Holocaust/dp/0876042930

PatSeg

(52,214 posts)
11. I would like to believe that,
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 12:59 PM
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though I'm inclined to think some might feel they need to finish what they started. It is hard to imagine how there are so many people today who appear to be Nazified, many of them super hardcore. Did they not see the movies or read the books where the Nazis were the undisputed ultra bad guys?

Makes you wonder who they root for in the movies - Darth Vader, Hannibal Lecter, Voldemort, Thanos?

surfered

(11,579 posts)
13. I have posted that before...probably bullied in junior high by brown skinned students.
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 04:34 PM
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PatSeg

(52,214 posts)
14. I can picture that
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 04:51 PM
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Or some envy and resentment because they were better than him in many respects.

surfered

(11,579 posts)
15. Miller seems to be saying might makes right or the powerful can take advantage of the weak. I'm sure he doesn't believe
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 04:57 PM
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he should be victim of such actions, which prompted my reply. He'd call the cops and want the rule of law.

PatSeg

(52,214 posts)
16. Like Trump, he probably wants to take his revenge
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 05:09 PM
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to the extreme using the power of government to persecute people he views as lesser than himself. Also like Trump, he would never attempt to do so himself.

JI7

(93,227 posts)
17. Miller is able to do this because of Trump
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 06:01 PM
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Miller himself would never get enough support to win any office.

It might be a good idea to focus more on him and less on Trump.

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