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I find myself hugely depressed by the overall tenor of our society and unsurprisingly that is reaching a crescendo as the inauguration nears. Im not depressed by Donald Trump. He's a performer and a grifter. He's not very different from a PT Barnum or Jerry Springer.
I am constantly blown away however by the number of people who truly embrace him, that persona, and the worst aspects of his public presence. It feels terribly personal to me in ways that I find it hard to express. It's become this weird internal equation that if they love those things in a person then they are bound to hate me. I dont know how to shake that relationship in my mind.
Is this common? Do others feel like this?
I recognize this is probably a lot of narcissism on my part as well.
I am constantly blown away however by the number of people who truly embrace him, that persona, and the worst aspects of his public presence. It feels terribly personal to me in ways that I find it hard to express. It's become this weird internal equation that if they love those things in a person then they are bound to hate me. I dont know how to shake that relationship in my mind.
Is this common? Do others feel like this?
I recognize this is probably a lot of narcissism on my part as well.
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