What he is saying is that Hitler was a demagogue who rose to power playing on the worst elements of his society, but did so because he believed in something. Trump is pursuing power, exploiting the worst elements in his society, but for no reason at all other than self aggrandizement.
Or more directly, Trump is asking the irredeemable and deplorable to support his candidacy to help him sell books, to start a cable news network, and to steal money from his campaign by overcharging for hotel rooms his staffers use.
This is what the author says, not my opinion at all. I grow very tired of armchair psychology very quickly. Nobody really knows what drives or motivates other people’s decisions. We only have their actions to judge them by.
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Beck started this - and he’s said he’s proud to be the father of it on the radio numerous times.
Beck, with the crazy mystery Brain illness, that HE said made him look crazy.
My contemporaries supporting Hillary lived for their Hate for Richard Nixon - and how that identified them.
Now, they embrace crooked Hillary, who is dirty as any President of the last 100 years.
How the self righteous have fallen.
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“Nobody really knows what drives or motivates other people’s decisions. We only have their actions to judge them by.”
True. Which begs the question: why the sensational headline?
People tend to accuse others of things they do or would do themselves if given the opportunity.