William Lindsey :toad: on Nostr: "Trump is … an atavist, inviting citizens to satisfy all of their hungry drives, ...

"Trump is … an atavist, inviting citizens to satisfy all of their hungry drives, all of their libidinous instincts: His America is a place for malign energies to express themselves in action. There’s a certain pleasure in that, perhaps, a kind of psychic relief—to lose oneself in a radical movement and to express feelings normally prohibited by society."

~ Elizabeth Bruenig

The cruelty is the point.

#Trump #fascism #cruelty #future
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https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/11/maga-trump-psychological-appeal/680722/