Mac1958
Diamond Member
Victims.
Look at this: Even solid conservative Rich Lowry is laughing at you:
www.politico.com
Trump has created a dynamic for his supporters where the more seemingly victimized he is, the better.
Heās a victim because heās strong and has stirred the hornetās nest in a way no one else would dare.
Heās a victim because the system is rigged against him and anyone who challenges it.
Heās a victim because heās so closely identified with his supporters, who have been, likewise, allegedly treated unfairly by large-scale economic and social forces. āWe will be attacked,ā he told his fans at his announcement. āWe will be slandered. We will be persecuted just as I have been.ā
In other words, Trumpās self-described victimhood accords with his populism, which tends to see people, writ large, as being victimized by a corrupt elite.
Weak. Wimps.
Look at this: Even solid conservative Rich Lowry is laughing at you:
![www.politico.com](https://www.politico.com/dims4/default/0d14343/2147483647/legacy_thumbnail/1200x800%3E/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.politico.com%2F8e%2F11%2F050de85543299bc1ce51df339851%2Ftrump-93872.jpg)
Opinion | Trump Canāt Quit the Victim Act
The former president has turned it into his one real superpower.
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Trump has created a dynamic for his supporters where the more seemingly victimized he is, the better.
Heās a victim because heās strong and has stirred the hornetās nest in a way no one else would dare.
Heās a victim because the system is rigged against him and anyone who challenges it.
Heās a victim because heās so closely identified with his supporters, who have been, likewise, allegedly treated unfairly by large-scale economic and social forces. āWe will be attacked,ā he told his fans at his announcement. āWe will be slandered. We will be persecuted just as I have been.ā
In other words, Trumpās self-described victimhood accords with his populism, which tends to see people, writ large, as being victimized by a corrupt elite.
Weak. Wimps.