re: #205 HappyWarrior

Eh we all have interpretations. I agree with you on Trump FWIW- the narcissism is more important than the racism than understanding what makes him tick.

I’ve found Josh Marshall to be the best Trump Interpreter. Trump is, above all, extremely needy. He needs adulation, respect, etc. What he gets from his base isn’t enough, but he can’t do without it. They LOVE that dominance, bullying, blustering. But that’s all he knows how to do. Consider the Al Smith dinner - he had no ability to make the sort of barbed, but civil jokes that are required. He only knew how to throw punches.

I’ve come to see him as a real sad sack. Look at his performance in Houston this weekend. He doesn’t know how to display empathy. “Have a great time, folks”? What the fuck is THAT?

So, he’s trapped with the 30% of America who think the bullying and blustering = strength and leadership, while being constitutionally incapable of demonstrating REAL strength and leadership, because it’s beyond his abilities. He really is only parts of a person.