I understand what tRump is all about now.

[trof]

This man WILL get revenge on his enemies.
At any cost.
Even if he damages himself in the process.

At the 2011 White House Correspondents Dinner Obama really raked him over the coals.
As did Seth Meyers in his stand-up bit.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/entertainment/trump-jokes-from-the-2011-white-house-correspondents-dinner/2016/04/27/6a4384de-0bec-11e6-bc53-db634ca94a2a_video.html?utm_term=.643ea7fb2c9e
And Donald was PISSED!

He really just intended to mess with Obama using Hillary as proxy.
He wanted to get back at Obama in any way he could.
He was as surprised as the rest of us when he actually 'won' the presidency.

But now that he has it, all he wants to do is repeal or negate ANYTHING that he perceives as an Obama accomplishment.

That's it.
That's all he has.
There are no "policies".
It's just "What did Obama do? OK, we do the opposite."
Yep. That'll show the bastard.
He is entirely predictable.

Until we can relieve this child of his 'powers' we are in deep serious shit.
But you already knew that.

[cilla4progress]

1. Oh absolutely.

True from the beginning.

As I’ve always put it, he just wants to take a big dump on the Obama presidency.

If there is any justice in this world, this will backfire on him big time!!!

[The Genealogist]

2. Sure, he wants to destroy Obama's legacy

He also wants to wring as much personal gain out of the position as he can.

[applegrove]

3. He has no big picture because that would involve thinking of what is good for

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all other people. He is his own sun. Which is rare for dyslexics. They usually excel at the big picture. He revolves only around himself and synthesizing a political base for himself. No matter who it hurts. Trying to suppress climate change science, agreements and environmental laws will kill millions.

[unblock]

4. He is a caricature of himself. Base fears and instincts

Completely superficial, completely transparent.

Completely amoral. Zero empathy. Loyal to himself only.

Impulsive. No planning. no deep thinking.

Obvious. Easily manipulated.


All the ingredients of a great puppet.

[lostnfound]

5. The boy on the playground in 2nd grade who threw sand on everyone and always pouted

The one who couldn’t wait his turn, who threw sand on your clothes, who was blustery and dopey and seemed to have no self-awareness and still threw tantrums li,e a terrible toddler.

[trof]

6. That's our guy.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

7. Trump told anyone listening

Link to tweet

Donald J. Trump Verified account @realDonaldTrump

“Revenge is sweet and not fattening.” - Alfred Hitchcock
15 Dec 2014

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/10/donald-trump-obsessed-with-revenge/
Oct. 2016 Donald Trump is Completely Obsessed with Revenge

At a speech in 2007 in Toronto, Trump railed against actor Rosie O’Donnell, recalling that he had recently said, “If she stopped looking in the mirror, I think she’d stop being so depressed.” He then expanded to his deeper message: “The point is, one of the things I say later is…get even. When somebody screws you, you screw them back in spades. And I really mean it. I really mean it. You’ve gotta hit people hard. And it’s not so much for that person. It’s other people watch.” For Trump, acts of revenge are an essential way for a person to demonstrate he or she is tough.

During another 2007 speech in which Trump (of course) assailed O’Donnell—once again calling her a “pig” and a “degenerate”—he explained his first rule of business:

It’s called “Get Even.” Get even. This isn’t your typical business speech. Get even. What this is a real business speech. You know in all fairness to Wharton, I love ’em, but they teach you some stuff that’s a lot of bullshit. When you’re in business, you get even with people that screw you. And you screw them 15 times harder. And the reason is, the reason is, the reason is, not only, not only, because of the person that you’re after, but other people watch what’s happening. Other people see you or see you or see and they see how you react.

In speeches and public talks, Trump has repeatedly expressed his fondness for retribution. In 2011, he addressed the National Achievers Congress in Sydney, Australia, to explain how he had achieved his success. He noted there were a couple of lessons not taught in business school that successful people must know. At the top of the list was this piece of advice: “Get even with people. If they screw you, screw them back 10 times as hard. I really believe it.”

This “get even” bit was a key part of his shtick when Trump spoke before crowds of people about the keys to his success. In a 2012 speech, he offered a longer version of this riff:

One of the things you should do in terms of success: If somebody hits you, you’ve got to hit ’em back five times harder than they ever thought possible. You’ve got to get even. Get even. And the reason, the reason you do, is so important…The reason you do, you have to do it, because if they do that to you, you have to leave a telltale sign that they just can’t take advantage of you. It’s not so much for the person, which does make you feel good, to be honest with you, I’ve done it many times. But other people watch and you know they say, “Well, let’s leave Trump alone,” or “Let’s leave this one,” or “Doris, let’s leave her alone. They fight too hard.” I say it, and it’s so important. You have to, you have to hit back. You have to hit back.

There is more in that article.

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/01/if-you-want-to-understand-trump-understand-this-revenge-is-what-he-cares-about-most/
January 2018

[ProudLib72]

8. I just hope he utterly destroys his own legacy in the process

I want his grandchildren to be forced to change their last name.

[erronis]

9. And find out that dump's dna is not to be found anywhere

It's not like his consorts have been models of fidelity, either.

Anyone run a search on the genetic/ancestor-type sites to find out how many people of color/etc. have contributed? I know I look like lily-white/pilgrim-type heritage, but I know and hope that I've got lots of other strong mixtures

[ProudLib72]

11. I was giving the grandkids a break

The kids, no. They don't get a break. I'll apply the same standard to illegitimate children as I do to the grandkids (they already have a different last name, so they are off to a good start). As soon as I see any one of them trying to cash in on the name, all bets are off.

[LoveMyCali]

10. The only part I disagree with

is that he was surprised he won. He knew the fix was in long before election night.

Remember during the debates when he kept blathering about how the election was rigged and we thought he was building his case for why he got beat so bad? Now we know he just always blames others for his own misdeeds.

[BobTheSubgenius]

12. I do believe you're right.

It's classic Republican non-governance; all they have is "no." Or "NO!" They have no policies, nothing to be 'for.' They are only against things.

[SCantiGOP]

13. Trof: that is a horrible and pessimistic observation

And to my great misery it is accurate.

But we’ve been through a Revolution, a Civil War, two World Wars, a Great Depression and many other challenges. I trust that our institutions are strong enough to withstand the horrible aberration that is Donald Trump.