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Originally posted by carpedm9587 View PostAn interesting question. I think that, for most people, the idea of doing this would be repugnant without regard to any incentive/price suggested to justify it. Based on what I have seen and know of Trump, I have to admit that I am not confident he is that kind of person. I suspect, based on the level of corruption I have already seen, that he would have a price at which he would most likely justify this kind of action. He doesn't appear to have much of a moral compass.
But that's a guess. It way well be influenced by my revulsion for this man and almost everything he stands for.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostI think he has a compulsion to be liked -- mostly by himself -- but a lot of the stupid things he says are to stroke his own ego, not to purposely cause harm to others.The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy...returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Martin Luther King
I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong. Frederick Douglas
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostEGGzackly --- to assign actual malice on top of ignorance or buffonery or incompetence or whatever just shows the degree of hatred...The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy...returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Martin Luther King
I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong. Frederick Douglas
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Originally posted by carpedm9587 View PostYeah...not so much. He does do a lot of ego stroking, but he is also a vindictive person who clearly enjoys bullying.
Someone who enjoys bullying has already started down the path of enjoying doing harm to others, leaving only the question: "how much motivation is needed to escalate the harm?"The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by carpedm9587 View PostSee my other post...The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostSure, which gets him "liked" by his defenders.
Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostBut I know you don't believe he would actually round up 900 people and purposefully have them drink deadly toxins.
And that is not a screaming endorsement of Trump by any means. It's pretty sad that I have to answer "I don't know."The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy...returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Martin Luther King
I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong. Frederick Douglas
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostSee my other post...The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy...returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Martin Luther King
I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong. Frederick Douglas
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In context, yes, he wasn't suggesting anybody try it on their own. But given that in the past people still have interpreted similar comments as direct suggestions, he really shouldn't have said it this time."I am not angered that the Moral Majority boys campaign against abortion. I am angry when the same men who say, "Save OUR children" bellow "Build more and bigger bombers." That's right! Blast the children in other nations into eternity, or limbless misery as they lay crippled from "OUR" bombers! This does not jell." - Leonard Ravenhill
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Originally posted by carpedm9587 View PostNo - YOU see my other post...The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by KingsGambit View PostIn context, yes, he wasn't suggesting anybody try it on their own. But given that in the past people still have interpreted similar comments as direct suggestions, he really shouldn't have said it this time.The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy...returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Martin Luther King
I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong. Frederick Douglas
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The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy...returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Martin Luther King
I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong. Frederick Douglas
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So does anyone still think it's a good idea for a semi-literate politician that occupies the oval office to make medical suggestions from the podium? After the mess with chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine, you'd think people would learn.The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy...returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Martin Luther King
I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong. Frederick Douglas
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Originally posted by KingsGambit View PostIn context, yes, he wasn't suggesting anybody try it on their own. But given that in the past people still have interpreted similar comments as direct suggestions, he really shouldn't have said it this time.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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