“I have so many Black friends that if I were a racist, they wouldn’t be friends, they would know better than anybody, and fast,” Trump said. “They would not be with me for two minutes if they thought I was racist—and I’m not racist!”
“I have so many Black friends that if I were a racist, they wouldn’t be friends, they would know better than anybody, and fast,” Trump said. “They would not be with me for two minutes if they thought I was racist—and I’m not racist!”
Does he really believe that any of the humans who somehow endure his presence are his friends?
That’s the only thing he’s ever understood to be friendship.
There’s a lot of depth to this reply, and it hits the nail on the head.
Seriously, as an emotional being, the guy is just empty. From his comment about not understanding why soldiers would go to war when they get nothing out of it, to his never ending willingness (eagerness, even) to toss literally anyone under the bus to save his own ass. This guy really has no earthly concept of sacrifice, honor, duty, community… seriously pull out a fucking thesaurus.
I think he is the single most self-centered person I’ve ever seen, heard of, or read about. I’m not even being hyperbolic. The greatest writers in history wouldn’t put a character like him to paper because readers wouldn’t buy it!
You say that’s how he understands friendship, and I agree. I’d only add that he genuinely thinks everyone else is just wrong about it. It’s kind of sad, and also kind of amazing to watch.
It’s a shame we can’t treat sociopathy
What do you mean? Society has been treating it for generations.
“Who’s my good little sociopath? Line go up? Line go up? Good boy, that poor deserved it! Here’s a treat.”
Should treat it with a firing squad.
Is it wrong if I instead lean towards releasing them into a nature preserve filled with tigers that have been trained to enjoy human flesh?
I mean, yes?
If there’s no heaven, why should we be good?
Edit: I was paraphrasing Trump’s most recent word salad, showing that he views literally everything as transactional. Not my views. I could have been more clear.
He has such a complete lack of empathy that he can’t comprehend the idea of the joy of making others happy.
All his relationships are transactional. Even his familial ones
Well, you got me there
I don’t always agree with your statements but god damn if you didn’t nail this one.