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Fyrefox

(300 posts)

5. The perfect storm...

Reply to Raven (Original post)

Tue Jul 14, 2020, 08:07 AM

Jul 2020

Trump is the product of genetics and environment growing to blossom in an atmosphere of extreme wealth, privilege, and entitlement where he was indulged completely and held accountable for nothing. Then he grew to power in the fertile ground of conservative Republicanism which had been headed in his direction anyways for decades, and could appreciate his dark gifts for manipulating and controlling an undereducated, mean-spirited mob mentality...

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Question for the psych experts here: Given all the terrible things that Mary Trump [View all] Raven Jul 2020 OP

I am no expert, but I'm guessing that the essential thing would have been if he'd wanted to PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2020 #1

That's a "the Chicken or the Egg" question JHB Jul 2020 #2

ive seen kids who were raised under horrid conditions turn out better.... samnsara Jul 2020 #3

I was raised in a severely dysfunctional family in the South essme Jul 2020 #4

So glad you were able to turn your life around. Bluepinky Jul 2020 #7

Thank you-- I still have constant running anxiety essme Jul 2020 #8

You have something that Trump has never had: empathy for others. Bluepinky Jul 2020 #15

The perfect storm... Fyrefox Jul 2020 #5

I am of the opinion that Cluster B disorders are entirely genetic. Laelth Jul 2020 #6

Only use I can think of for them would be fertilizer. lagomorph777 Jul 2020 #9

Probably more than one. Laelth Jul 2020 #10

Most definitely - but I only have to deal with one. lagomorph777 Jul 2020 #11

It's interesting. Laelth Jul 2020 #13

I think you've nailed it. lagomorph777 Jul 2020 #14

prenatal alcohol exposure lagomorph777 Jul 2020 #18

Strange. Laelth Jul 2020 #19

I'm an expert on being a patient receiving mental health treatment. My professional abqtommy Jul 2020 #12

The only way America can get well is to purge the disease of Trumpism. lagomorph777 Jul 2020 #16

Trump told his son he bought him a puppy Johnny2X2X Jul 2020 #17