I don't know that he studied mass influencing techniques. He is a bona fide sociopath who can smell a victim and work him. It's probably a DNA thing. As for the Jim Jones parallel, there is no question. He is already going scorched earth, the only question is how close to the edge he will be allowed to go. There are funny clowns and there are dangerous clowns. Trump is not a funny clown.
Forty-two years after the Jonestown massacre, lame duck President Donald Trump's rhetoric reminds her of cult leader Jim Jones.
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Donny is not Adolf or Benito but he studied and uses the mass influencing techniques of fascism developed and is similar to all cult leaders, David Koresh, Ron Hubbard, Sun Myung Moon etc. grifters and sadists. Now having failed in all his promises instead of shame, his followers are apologising to him for his failure to do one thing that would have won him a second term, show empathy and sincerity for Covid victims and giving him their money and tears.
Moonies, Trumpies..
I don't know that he studied mass influencing techniques. He is a bona fide sociopath who can smell a victim and work him. It's probably a DNA thing. As for the Jim Jones parallel, there is no question. He is already going scorched earth, the only question is how close to the edge he will be allowed to go. There are funny clowns and there are dangerous clowns. Trump is not a funny clown.
Seriously, I doubt he reads anything. He may have held books in his hand, but I'd bet a dollar that's pretty much as far as it went. As for Cohn, Trump didn't have to read about him; Roy Cohn was both Trump's mentor and lawyer.I am sure he did do a little reading. He will have heard the likes of Roy Cohn
Seriously, I doubt he reads anything. He may have held books in his hand, but I'd bet a dollar that's pretty much as far as it went. As for Cohn, Trump didn't have to read about him; Roy Cohn was both Trump's mentor and lawyer.
I heard about that book on his nightstand. He may have aspired to it. He may have fondled it, and someone may have told him the gist of it. But his own ghostwriter said he wasn't able to focus for more than a moment at a time, if that. So while I have no doubt that he revered the book, I don't think its pages saw much daylight.Sorry the post was truncated, fixed.
Its in court filings from Ivana he had the speeches of Hitler next to his bed stand. When asked about this he instead assumed the question was about Mein Kampf and his comment was a jewish friend gave it to him.
He took and built on. Its what he had always done and what men of his level do.
I heard about that book on his nightstand. He may have aspired to it. He may have fondled it, and someone may have told him the gist of it. But his own ghostwriter said he wasn't able to focus for more than a moment at a time, if that. So while I have no doubt that he revered the book, I don't think its pages saw much daylight.
I doubt it. Based on what? His old man had to get him into Wharton, someone else took his SAT, and he threatened to sue the school if they released his transcripts. He then went on to blow his old man's money, deal after deal.A friend who was a professor in Harvard said she thought Trump had an IQ of about 120 at his best when young
I doubt it. Based on what? His old man had to get him into Wharton, someone else took his SAT, and he threatened to sue the school if they released his transcripts. He then went on to blow his old man's money, deal after deal.
120? Not that it is anywhere near exceptional, but I don't think so. I think he's closer to the bare minimum three digit mark. Remember, he may think he's smart, but he also thinks he's good-looking.![]()