Donald Trump, Egomaniac

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I think Trump is some form of "egomaniac." (I'm am very loosely using psychological terms that probably can't really be sharply defined even by the pros.)

And so, when this egomaniac claims:

"And at the end of four years I guarantee that I will get over 95% of the African-American vote. I promise you."

I believe he is being very sincere. He is an egomaniac. He wants to be loved by everyone.

Including Hispanics:

"I’ll take jobs back from China, I’ll take jobs back from Japan. The Hispanics are going to get those jobs, and they’re going to love Trump."

Including LGBTs:


I see no reason to doubt that Trump really wants to be loved by all of these groups: that's what an egomaniac would want.

So let's work to stop the fear mongering!

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  1. Josiah Neeley3:01 PM

    I think this is largely right with respect to the groups you mentioned. However, I'm not sure you can say the same thing about Muslims (I tried to find some examples of Trump saying that Muslims loved him and couldn't, and he's been more consistently negative about Islam than he has about other groups).

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