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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSo the difference between Charles Manson and Donald Trump is?
Neither were present at the scene of the crime for one
Irish_Dem
(47,107 posts)And he probably won't go to jail for it.
Zoonart
(11,868 posts)Manson was convicted and died in prison. End of comparison.
Alacritous Crier
(3,816 posts)catbyte
(34,393 posts)The Blue Flower
(5,442 posts)There's a good chance of fixing this one, though.
Mike 03
(16,616 posts)Both relied on intermediaries to carry out some of their crimes.
It's a decent point. Of course Trump had actual power and Manson's power was, like David Koresh's, so contingent upon the agreement of his followers that he was their leader--something that can change abruptly.
Evolved thinking about Manson looks at whether his cult was entering a crisis period where Manson feared an emerging dominance contest with Tex Watson, with Manson upping the ante by ordering first the Tate murders and then the Labianca murders. In doing so he jumped the shark, because he wasn't actually willing to kill anybody, and was maybe hoping Tex Watson would get in trouble. I haven't done the research myself but have seen newer analysis by F.B.I. behavioral experts.
colsohlibgal
(5,275 posts)Chitolini inherited 40 or 50 some millions of dollars from Daddy and Charlie didnt.
And Trump managed to go bankrupt despite his inheritance.
Both are/were psychopaths and sociopaths so they have that in common.
Charlie was smarter IMHO but that is quite the low bar between the two.
Tanuki
(14,918 posts)GeorgeGist
(25,321 posts)400000 more victims.
mmbrevo
(123 posts)LastDemocratInSC
(3,647 posts)coti
(4,612 posts)dalton99a
(81,512 posts)Actually shared among Trump cultists: