Robert B. Talisse, Professor of Philosophy at Vanderbilt University, writes an interesting article in Salon.com about the demented Malignant Fascist's perceived lies are meant to demean his detractors. An excerpt, but please read the entire article:
"By resolutely asserting unbelievable falsehoods, Trump is expressing contempt. He is deriding the enterprise of journalism, in effect forcing reporters to write stories about his incredible statements, thereby indirectly controlling the news cycle.
It seems to me that his purpose is not to convince anyone, but rather to declare to the press, and perhaps also to his opposition, 'You cannot stop me.' For a political movement rooted in the idea that U.S. politics is a swamp in need of draining, Trump’s defiant style has been successful.
But here’s the catch. It appears that Trump’s supporters are now beginning to feel that they, too, are on the receiving end of his contempt.
His recent claims that grocery prices are falling, his tariffs are working, the economy is roaring and the operation in Iran is a 'little excursion' that has already been successful are not only obvious falsehoods.
In asserting them, Trump belittles those who must bear the effects of a struggling economy and an ill-conceived war. From this perspective, the shift among his base is not due to their realization that Trump lies. It’s that he has betrayed them. " (our emphasis)
Some have caught on, and are leaving his camp, but far more of his cult are too deep into it to understand his deep contempt for them.
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