Appreciate your points, Spy. While social sciences may lack the precision of hard sciences, they provide valuable insights into group behavior. I’m not venting or joining any 'mob', I’m emphasising how predictable group dynamics can be under strong leadership. My focus is on how this disengagement from moral responsibility tends to align with Trump supporters, who often adopt the mindset of 'he may be a bastard, but he’s MY bastard.' Let’s keep the discussion on how they behave as predictable groups rather than getting sidetracked with how you believe that you are different.
I have it on no authority that the lady screamed the same way when somebody put mackerel in the microwave at lunch, again.
With Trump it is all about grifting. Inciting violence is just a step in the process to increase the grift.
"tends", "often"... good placement of weasel words Tux :-/ BTW, I assume "bastard" in this context is a relative and subjective term. Don't make this about me Tux... make it about the argument. And the argument I'm presenting is nothing more than... be careful in your analysis because you're attempting to find a solution to a problem which is intractable. That's it; nothing more or less. I may be the only one presenting it at the moment but this isn't about me. I'm just a simple spy trying to get some rest.
Fair enough Spy, we know you are a libertarian. I will appreciate your caution about oversimplifying the analysis. However, understanding the patterns in group behavior, especially regarding moral disengagement, is crucial for addressing the challenges we face. While the issue may seem intractable, examining these dynamics can help us.
It's fascinating how spy acts like he's above the fray, playacting as an independent and logical thinker. A (pseudo)intellectual for the ages. But he's slithering in same MAGA slime as the lowliest of his brethren who couldn't string a grammatical sentence together even if their last white sheet and hood depended on it.