@BenHowe There are many reasons why people have such a reflexive, visceral reaction of disgust, fear, & hatred of Trump (immorality, criminality, admitted serial sexual assaulter, pathologically dishonest). Undoubtedly, for many people, it's because he triggers previous experiences....2/
@BenHowe ....with parents, siblings, or spouses who had one or more Cluster B Personality Disorders (Narcissism/Borderline/Anti-social:sociopath/psychopath). When you've had one of these people in your lives you know first hand how destructive and devastating these people can be.....3/
@BenHowe For many, watching Trump attempt to tear down anything/anyone in order to self-preserve triggers a PTSD-like reaction in them. When Trump lies (now approaching 10,000 lies) it triggers their experiences w/the destructive effects of pathological dishonesty in their own life.....4/
@BenHowe .....When Trump "gaslights", and creates alternate realities and revisionist histories.....it triggers their experiences with the destructive effects of all of these tactics......5/
@BenHowe .....And when people are unable to see, are unwilling to acknowledge, and, worse, enable and defend these tactics, it often triggers experiences where the disordered people in their life charmed and dishonestly manipulated the narrative, and the public perception......6/
@BenHowe ....This often leaves the non-disordered person's life/reputation in shambles, and they're left to pick up the pieces after years/decades of being lied to and lied about. This can also take years, and even decades.....7/
@BenHowe .....Because they've seen what these disorders can and have done on the small scale of their personal life, they fear the consequences of these disorders on the world stage. Trump has done nothing to alleviate or dispel their concerns.....8/
@BenHowe .....The question is, how many years or decades will it take the country to pick up the pieces and recover from Trump and the #TrickleDownPathology that we are experiencing?...9/
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