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ItsjustMe

(11,236 posts)
Thu Aug 19, 2021, 07:25 PM Aug 2021

Mary Trump Believes Her Uncle allowed people 'to be their worst selves' (MSNBC)

Mary Trump, a clinical psychologist and niece of former President Trump, discusses her newest book “The Reckoning” where she writes about America’s collective historic trauma and how it enabled the rise of Trump as well as right wing extremism

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Mary Trump Believes Her Uncle allowed people 'to be their worst selves' (MSNBC) (Original Post) ItsjustMe Aug 2021 OP
He encouraged it. Turbineguy Aug 2021 #1
This CanonRay Aug 2021 #6
he gave them permission..can you imagine how he treated his kids when they were younger? samnsara Aug 2021 #2
It really is true - he was the symptom and brought out the people Tadpole Raisin Aug 2021 #3
Some white peoples used to claim it was unfair that blacks use the N-word, while it's unacceptable Dream Girl Aug 2021 #4
Yeah, Trump really knows how to bring the worst out of people. Haggard Celine Aug 2021 #5
He has been a terrible role model for children and adults. kimbutgar Aug 2021 #7
He still encourages it. It's a sickness. Bristlecone Aug 2021 #8
No doubt bluestarone Aug 2021 #9

samnsara

(17,625 posts)
2. he gave them permission..can you imagine how he treated his kids when they were younger?
Thu Aug 19, 2021, 07:33 PM
Aug 2021

..no wonder they are effed up.

Tadpole Raisin

(972 posts)
3. It really is true - he was the symptom and brought out the people
Thu Aug 19, 2021, 07:37 PM
Aug 2021

who hid their hate for years. I knew there were a lot of people like that but there were far more than I even realized.

It was a great segment. Nicolle Wallace has become a real favorite of mine. Thanks for posting!

 

Dream Girl

(5,111 posts)
4. Some white peoples used to claim it was unfair that blacks use the N-word, while it's unacceptable
Thu Aug 19, 2021, 07:45 PM
Aug 2021

For whites to do so. It stuck that when they invaded the Capitol, they used it against the black officers. It must have been such a rush for them to get to do that. Call a big black cop a n* word to his facewhile in a crowd of like minded racists wh have your back. So feeing!

Haggard Celine

(16,847 posts)
5. Yeah, Trump really knows how to bring the worst out of people.
Thu Aug 19, 2021, 07:48 PM
Aug 2021

He's like the devil standing on your shoulder, saying "yeah, go ahead and make that racist remark.' Or he might say, " you better take what you can get in life, and fuck everybody else!" And we unfortunately have too many people in this country who either aren't strong enough to stand up to temptation, or they're just waiting for someone to come along and give them permission to be a bastard. We can't let Trump or anyone like him be President again. I don't think the country would survive it if it happened again.

kimbutgar

(21,172 posts)
7. He has been a terrible role model for children and adults.
Thu Aug 19, 2021, 08:09 PM
Aug 2021

He made his supporters it’s ok to be cruel and evil. I have a repuke brother in law who treats me like I don’t exist when visit from out of town. I go to their state twice a year and since TFG he has been rude and racist towards me.

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