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Miles Archer

(20,674 posts)
7. LONG before he "got into politics"...
Tue Oct 28, 2025, 08:52 AM
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...I found it extremely disturbing that all of his ghost-written books included lengthy passages or full chapters on the importance of "revenge," specifically "striking back 10 times harder."

Napoleon Hill's "Think And Grow Rich" ... published in 1937...was the first major, mass-market "self help / business success" book.

He presented the idea of "Sex Transmutation / Sex Energy." Essentially, re-direct the energy from a primal urge that exists in everyone into business success, projects, etc.

Trump re-directs his energy into seeking revenge, hurting and intimidating people. He constantly shows himself to be beyond "needy," in constant need of reinforcement and praise for "accomplishments" that sometimes exist only in his mind. And, because he never gets enough, the "energy" is re-purposed into hurting people, which makes him feel as good about himself as he's likely to feel.

Napoleon Hill viewed "sex energy" as the most powerful creative force, which he called the "Law of Sex Transmutation"
. He taught that this energy, when not used for physical expression, could be consciously redirected or "transmuted" into creative, intellectual, and professional pursuits, leading to great success, often after the age of 40. This process requires self-discipline to control sexual impulses and channel them into goals through activities like creative projects, work, and visualization.

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Why??? BlueWaveNeverEnd Tuesday #1
To punish America for electing Biden in 2020 Miles Archer Tuesday #3
Let's allow Doc Holiday to explain maxrandb Tuesday #11
Because he loves hurting people. GoodRaisin Tuesday #30
I image this is the only way he can climax now... FarPoint Tuesday #2
Yes this is the essence of sadism, power, control, violence, destruction all feel good. Irish_Dem Tuesday #5
He must be one for Psych manuals. Will be using him as topic for classes. allegorical oracle Tuesday #23
Yes he is a walking Diagnostic Manual. Irish_Dem Tuesday #24
Bankrupt and starve as many Americans as possible. Irish_Dem Tuesday #4
LONG before he "got into politics"... Miles Archer Tuesday #7
Sadism is a personality trait characterized by the enjoyment of inflicting pain, suffering, or humiliation on others. Irish_Dem Tuesday #8
And the MAGAts revel in Trump's sadism, vicariously Miles Archer Tuesday #9
Yes the MAGA cult loves Trump's sadism. Irish_Dem Tuesday #10
What the MAGA cult does not understand is... ProudMNDemocrat Tuesday #12
These are the people who willingly sacrifice their own children for the MAGA cause. Irish_Dem Tuesday #13
And when it happens durablend Tuesday #22
Then the definition of a CULT is made all the more clear. ProudMNDemocrat Tuesday #25
They like Rebl2 Tuesday #19
Right they are the real snowflakes. Irish_Dem Tuesday #20
No news here. Grump is a wast of flesh Gum Logger Tuesday #21
By denying the subsidies underwriting the Affordable Care Act: no_hypocrisy Tuesday #6
I posted something here yesterday about Mike Johnson's endgame... Miles Archer Tuesday #15
And crickets from Democrats. dalton99a Tuesday #14
Maybe it'll become a campaign issue leftstreet Tuesday #16
This will kill my credit. Botany Tuesday #17
It killed mine, so I'm feeling yours. Miles Archer Tuesday #27
The banking industry is not going to like this one. JohnnyRingo Tuesday #18
+1 Why aren't they screeching at DC? leftstreet Tuesday #28
They'll write it off their taxes I suppose. JohnnyRingo Tuesday #32
Low scores means higher interest rates. Mosby Tuesday #33
Both self-harm and crime are going to rise. The Madcap Tuesday #26
I said that yesterday about SNAP. Miles Archer Tuesday #29
He's a truly hateful person, one of the worst on the planet. Ilsa Tuesday #31
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