Some observations from Peter Nicholas, writing in the Atlantic, on demagogue and narcissistic sociopath Donald "COVID Donnie" Trump's deadly Nuremberg rally in Tulsa tomorrow:
"Anyone who catches the disease will have sacrificed their health for the televised illusion that Trump is in control, the virus is in retreat, and the country is back to normal, when in fact cases are hitting record highs in Oklahoma and elsewhere and millions of people are out of work. Trump’s team is expecting the 19,000-seat arena to be full, a campaign spokesperson told me, with attendees packed shoulder to shoulder. They’ll be getting temperature checks at the door, and the campaign will offer masks. But many will likely decline, taking cues from a president who refuses to wear a mask in public or acknowledge either his own vulnerability or the epic crisis that happened on his watch." (our emphasis)One of the greatest delusions held by Trump's rabid cult is that he cares for them because he purports to hate the same people they do. As his former longtime friend radio host Howard Stern said last month,
"The oddity in all of this is the people Trump despises most, love him the most.They'll show up for him, sign a waiver not to hold him responsible for any infection, many will catch COVID-19, and the ones most susceptible to the virus will die. But as long as he gets out without contracting the virus, that's the important thing to him. Trump will have had his adrenaline rush and affirmation from his sad cult's cheers, and that's the only thing that Trump cares about.
'The people who are voting for Trump for the most part... he wouldn't even let them in a f***ing hotel.
'He'd be disgusted by them. Go to Mar-a-Lago, see if there's any people who look like you,' he said. 'I'm talking to you in the audience.
'The Trump voter who idolizes the guy, he despises you.'" (our emphasis)
BONUS: Meanwhile, the rancid s.o.b. is threatening harm to protesters who might show up in at his super spreader event --
Any protesters, anarchists, agitators, looters or lowlifes who are going to Oklahoma please understand, you will not be treated like you have been in New York, Seattle, or Minneapolis. It will be a much different scene!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 19, 2020
2 comments:
Trump¡s followers are a brainwashed cult. I just saw one of the Tulsa Trump rally attendees interviewed on MSNBC about the threat of Covid 19. He said he knew someone who had it and died, so he knows that it's real, but went on to say that he still believes that the Left is somehow manipulating it and isn't convinced that it's contagious.
So, these morons are so deeply invested in this charlatan's leadership that some of them will acknowledge that there is a killer virus, but still think it's a Democrat-controlled infection.
How do you fight this cult mentality? We can vote in huge numbers to get rid of these criminals.
donnah -- The Rethuglican Party / Conservative movement has been indoctrinating these wingnuts for decades through right wing media. Trump has used their manipulated minds to his advantage, and they're unable to mentally function like the majority of people.
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