re: #8 Belafon

Threats only work if the other person thinks you’re superior in some way.

Threats only work if the other side believes you’re willing to follow through. So far, Trump has made a lot of threats, but carried through on none of them. And even now Gorka is out there, trying to convince folks that “fire and fury” don’t mean military action.

Trump’s proving to be as threatening as an angry gerbil.