John on Nostr: If you ascribe any other motivation to Trump, for example, stuff gets confusing. You ...

If you ascribe any other motivation to Trump, for example, stuff gets confusing. You start to convince yourself that there's a deeper thought process going on; is he, in fact, a genius? you wonder.

But the reality is that literally *everything* he does is in search of greater dominance and more public obeisance to his whims.

Sure, he's surrounded by people who are extremely adept at manipulating this impulse into pursuing their own cruel ends through him.

But...

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