This is possibly one of the best articles I've read recently about
why the now-disgraced former president continues to enjoy political
and personal support from an element of the American public.

Many explanations are proposed for the continued rise of Trump,
and the steadfastness of his support, even as the outrages and
criminal charges pile up. Trump is king of the extrinsics.

People with a strong set of intrinsic values are inclined towards
empathy, intimacy and self-acceptance. They tend to be open to
challenge and change, interested in universal rights and equality,
and protective of other people and the living world.

People at the extrinsic end of the spectrum are more attracted to
prestige, status, image, fame, power and wealth. They are strongly
motivated by the prospect of individual reward and praise. They are
more likely to objectify and exploit other people, to behave rudely and
aggressively and to dismiss social and environmental impacts. They
have little interest in cooperation or community. People with a strong
set of extrinsic values are more likely to suffer from frustration,
dissatisfaction, stress, anxiety, anger and compulsive behaviour.

To beat Trump, we need to know why Americans keep
voting for him. Psychologists may have the answer.

   The last para (above) sums up Trump to the letter.

AusGeoff wrote on Jan 29^th, 2024 at 8:40pm:


Well, they voted for him, but more people voted for Clinton and Biden.

In popular polls - among the general population - he's not popular.

He's only popular within his cult.

AusGeoff wrote on Jan 29^th, 2024 at 8:40pm:


Thanks, that is good.
Many americans are extrinsics, for them to win is the only thing that matters.
Is this also displayed by very 'competitive' sportsmen and women?

remember that female skater who had the legs of her opponent broken?

Dopey/Creepy Joe jogged on stage to prove to voters he was still young and vibrant.
Once he became President - the con was over, he couldn't even walk up stairs.

Jasin wrote on Jan 29^th, 2024 at 10:32pm:


No, dear, once he became prez, SJ fixed the depressed covid economy, rolled out infrastructure, returned manufacturing jobs to the US, lifted share prices, lowered unemployment, crime, fuel prices, drug prices and student debt, and in sum, outflanked your DL by nearly every measure possible.

In fact, in three short years, he's already surpassed every metric of the Trump administration in every measure there is. In numerical terms, there's no longer any doubt whatsoever. Sleepy Joe is the best man for the job - by far. The only con is those trying to talk it down, so I'm curious.

Ever get the feeling you've been cheated?

well said mort

you are on the money

trump also reveals a truth the leftie intellectual does not want to admit

that society flourishes when people understand that the truth is not the goal because everyone has a different truth
the truth is a poor leading indicator.
a gazans truth is not an israelis truth
a white welder from arkansas truth is not a black trans uni students truth at UCLA.

trump understands that you just leave people alone and let winning be the aim, not trying to make everyone comply to a set of fascist rules (which is now the view of the PC left),


winning is a better measure then truth because it can be measured in the marketplace.

the israelis can see if they are winning (by piling up hamas corpses)
the american auto manufacruors can see if they are winning (by building beautiful gas vehicles)


even germany just commissioned 10 large gas fired power plants , allowing us to say that in the climate change debate there are winners and losers (and the truth is malleable)

a country that doesnt get that (and biden certainly doesnt) is not a country.

its like a stag that refuses to fight (win) for the right to exist.

biden and his goons would have the american stag just stand there impotent and meek and timid whilst the parasites ate it down to the bone and it disappeared.

biden supporters are just naive

they really think 10 million illegals are coming to america to build the american dream for them
they dont understand that the illegals are about winning, not about the truth.(why they throw their documents away and make up a lie)

its why, in the end, trump probably wins in 2024.

peoples naivety is coming to an end as they wake up from the woke fantasy

Mortdooley wrote on Jan 29^th, 2024 at 10:20pm:


Well, unless you're an ex-wife who "accidentally" falls down the stairs and ends up buried on a golf course or a best friend (who just so happens to be a convicted child sex offender) who "commits suicide" whilst under 24/7 surveillance by prison guards and cameras.