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In reply to the discussion: Ex-Trump Casino President Tells CNN He Reprimanded Trump for Showing Up With 'Best Friend' Epstein and 19-Year-Old Girl [View all]
Moostache
(10,719 posts)From a legal standpoint, yeah, he buys immunity and acquittals like some people buy drinks.
From an ethical standpoint, he has no ethics, so it bothers him not at all...
BUT!!!
He hates himself. Its clear from his bullying behavior, his narcissism and constant lying and yes, even his cheating at golf. It is a person that truly cannot abide happiness in others because that reflects the emptiness and hollowness of his own existence.
He is President of the United States, but he is loathed the world over and mocked for his imbecilic nature and buffoon-like mannerisms.
He is a "billionaire" (probably even a real billionaire now with his constant graft and scheming), but he cannot truly enjoy any of it because he obsesses over anyone who has "more" - more power, more control, more forced adoration...anything. He is hollow and the echoes of desire rot his soul from within.
He is famous (or infamous) and yet he cannot enjoy accomplishments because he obsesses on the smallest negative 10,000X more than he worries about making the lives of others even a sliver better.
He has constant meetings with powerful and famous people, yet NONE of them stay when he cameras leave or to simply socialize without an agenda - including his third 'trophy' (if THAT is your thing) wife, who is patently clear that she would rather luxuriate in dog feces than touch his rotting flesh any longer.
He has 5 children (same as me) from 3 different baby mamas (alas I am a stickler for marriage vows and integrity, so all of my children have the same mother). He has access to anything in the world that he might possibly want only for the asking... and yet, I guarantee you I lead a happier, more fulfilling life with my wife, my kids, my friends and my co-workers than we can imagine. The reason why? I don't live my life in desperate need of external validation. I validate myself and live according to the values of my parents and what makes me happy. That does not require I lord over people or have them blow bullshit up my ass daily. That does not require everyone to constantly praise me or thank me or lust after me or my stuff.
One day, hopefully VERY SOON for him, we will both shuffle off this mortal coil. There is no doubt that Trump will leave a larger crater on humanity than almost anyone living in the 21st century so far - but for all the wrond reasons and wrong things. I know I will die in relative obscurity and annonymity and by comparison some would be tempted to believe that is a "win" for him, but reality is that life is not a zero sum game with winners and losers. From a biological perspective, we both will hit the finish line with the same thing - 5 direct descendants to procreate and extend the human race into the future, but I will not be 79 years old obsessing over press coverage and worrying about putting make-up on my bruised hands or sewing straw into my head or painting my stained skin with orange-tinted chemicals.
And in the end, that makes me smile.
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