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[–] unknownuserunknownlocation@kbin.earth 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Not sure why you find it ridiculous, I find it fairly fitting. This part was especially poignant:

Going back to 2015, people who’ve lived with chronic abusers recognized [Trump's] type — palpably, intuitively, from experience

I couldn't agree more. Before I had experienced domestic abuse, I struggled to understand how he got people on board the Trump train. Then I landed in an abusive situation, and after I was out, I wanted to understand what in the actual fuck was going and (and is still going on for those who are/were still in that situation), so I did a shit ton of reading, research, etc., until I finally could grasp how the dynamics and patterns in these situations work. And then at some point, looking at the whole Trump thing, it suddenly clicked - those are the same patterns, just on a much, much larger scale. Especially after noticing how a softball interview with him triggered something pretty bad in me.

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Going back to 2015, people who’ve lived with chronic abusers recognized [Trump’s] type — palpably, intuitively, from experience

My wife's mother is an abusive narcissist, so my wife had to learn how to placate her to try to keep the angry beatings to a minimum. She'd be a pro at playing to Trump's ego, as would anyone who's learned how to survive living with a narcissist with power over you.