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Quixote1818

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2. Right, I was trying to think of how self hate would impact his perception of someone like Putin and other dictators

Reply to iemanja (Reply #1)

Thu Apr 3, 2025, 11:18 PM

Apr 2025

LIke you said, he is either working for Putin or he is tearing everything down out of spite or perhaps both. Trump’s self-hatred may drive him to admire Putin not just out of strategic interest, but because Putin represents everything Trump wishes he was: powerful, respected (at least through fear), and immune to humiliation. Instead of confronting his own failures, Trump gravitates toward authoritarian figures who provide the illusion of strength. In doing so, he rationalizes his own inadequacies and justifies his own destructive tendencies.

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Could Trump's destruction of the US be as simple as self hate? [View all] Quixote1818 Apr 2025 OP

Interesting analysis iemanja Apr 2025 #1

Right, I was trying to think of how self hate would impact his perception of someone like Putin and other dictators Quixote1818 Apr 2025 #2

Sounds right to me. Nt iemanja Apr 2025 #3

You got it! RainCaster Apr 2025 #5

Agree. I also agree that puti put him up to this and tariffs are our Brexit. It weakkens us. This c-rational Apr 2025 #6

It also extends us militarily iemanja Apr 2025 #7

It's the people who voted for him who need to be analyzed. Silent Type Apr 2025 #4