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Trump's so-called "Virtues": More threats of violence against his enemies
Trump's so-called "Virtues": More threats of violence against his enemies
Trump's "astonishing" propaganda video gets short shrift in mainstream media. Is it cowardice or complacency?
By CHAUNCEY DEVEGA
Senior Writer
PUBLISHED APRIL 12, 2024 5:45AM (EDT)
(Salon) Last weekend, Donald Trump issued a new barrage of threats against Americans who decline to vote for him or who otherwise resist the resurgence of the MAGA movement.
This came in the form of a new video repeatedly shared on Trump's personal disinformation platform, Truth Social. Titled Trumps Virtues Part II, it extols the virtues Trump notably lacks, basically declaring that the manifestly corrupt and multiply-indicted ex-president should be followed and obeyed unquestioningly and implying that dissent is unpatriotic because Trump is a warlord facing a state of emergency. This video was reportedly created by Tom Klingenstein, partner in a Wall Street investment firm and board chairman of the Claremont Institute, who is waging what he calls a personal war against the existential threat of the woke regime.
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In a post on X/Twitter, former federal prosecutor Joyce Vance described the video as an utterly astonishing message for a candidate for the presidency to embrace. And, just a clue, it's not about virtues":
It starts with a command even if you can't stand Trump, you must get behind him. Has any candidate ever run like that? It gets worse. GOP voters shouldn't care if he's a conservative, a role model for children, or modest & dignified ... The tone & pacing of the video carries an echo of WWII fascism that makes me feel queasy. The important message Trump endorses about himself? "He knows we're in a war. He knows how to win." Who is the enemy? It's us. You and me. It's Democrats. It's anyone who doesn't support Trump, anyone who is [the] Other. Believe him when he tells us who he is before it's too late.
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Seen in a larger context, Trumps sharing of this dangerous propaganda becomes even more ominous. Trump has repeatedly demonstrated his affinity for violence, his God complex and his antipathy for democracy. Numerous mental health professionals have argued since 2015 that he is an apparent sociopath, if not a full-on psychopath. ..............(more)
https://www.salon.com/2024/04/12/so-called-virtues-more-of-violence-against-his-enemies/
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Trump's so-called "Virtues": More threats of violence against his enemies (Original Post)
marmar
Apr 2024
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Lovie777
(14,248 posts)1. And there is such a thing called Karma........................
dweller
(24,574 posts)2. HE'S A WARLORD
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