The WLB: Not An Accidental Cunt - A Deliberate Cunt

[Minimalist]

[Clueless Morgan]

I heard somewhere that the WH were enjoying people's anger about the situation, that that was exactly what they wanted.

I don't get how intentionally and provably enacting a horrifying and immoral policy that angered a majority of the people would be a "win" for them. Then again, there's a lot about Trumpeters that I don't understand.

[The Grand Nudger]

In their dream version of an american ethnostate, the group of people who got a chub from the idea of kiddie concentration camps are the only people that matter.

That;s how.

I refer you to the example of trumpsters on these boards who insist that this policy simply wasnt cruel enough - as the overton window moves in response to a white supremacist administration, their desire to see further cruelty enacted moves along with it. Today, we might imagine it unthinkable that tommorrow they would call for an active military response to these brown invaders..but yesterday we thought they would never openly advocate for an american reich.

Give it two years.

[Jackie]

In their dream version of an american ethnostate, the group of people who got a chub from the idea of kiddie concentration camps are the only people that matter.

That;s how.

I refer you to the example of trumpsters on these boards who insist that this policy simply wasnt cruel enough - as the overton window moves in response to a white supremacist administration, their desire to see further cruelty enacted moves along with it.  Today, we might imagine it unthinkable that tommorrow they would call for an active military response to these brown invaders..but yesterday we thought they would never openly advocate for an american reich.  

Give it two years.

It is disgusting and sad that far too many Americans don't know our history or do and ignore it.

We did horrible things to innocent Japanese/German citizens in WW2 and even turned away a boat full of Jews whom got sent back to Europe only to be sent to the concentration camps. 

45's tactic of vilification and scapegoating and hyper nationalism are toxic to a free society.

[Minimalist]

I heard somewhere that the WH were enjoying people's anger about the situation, that that was exactly what they wanted.

I don't get how intentionally and provably enacting a horrifying and immoral policy that angered a majority of the people would be a "win" for them.  Then again, there's a lot about Trumpeters that I don't understand.

They are despicable racist shits.

[Crossless2.0]

I heard somewhere that the WH were enjoying people's anger about the situation, that that was exactly what they wanted.

I don't get how intentionally and provably enacting a horrifying and immoral policy that angered a majority of the people would be a "win" for them.  Then again, there's a lot about Trumpeters that I don't understand.

But that's just it, isn't it? They aren't concerned at all about what a majority of people think, unless it blows up in their faces, as it did on this issue. Without the widespread outrage and protest, this would have been yet another of Trump's odious promises to his base made good. At least, that's how he would have spun it.

In Trumpworld, it's all about the base. He knows it. His team knows it. Unless he can keep delivering these so-called wins to the people who voted for him and keep them in a constant state of resentment, mean-spirited spitefulness, and schadenfreude, he'll never be able to generate enough support for his preferred mid-term candidates, let alone his re-election bid. 

The worst among his supporters and possible congressional collaborators are the very people he needs to prevent his otherwise certain impeachment.

[Clueless Morgan]

It is disgusting and sad that far too many Americans don't know our history or do and ignore it.

Or know our history and want to bring it back.

I heard somewhere that the WH were enjoying people's anger about the situation, that that was exactly what they wanted.

I don't get how intentionally and provably enacting a horrifying and immoral policy that angered a majority of the people would be a "win" for them.  Then again, there's a lot about Trumpeters that I don't understand.

But that's just it, isn't it? They aren't concerned at all about what a majority of people think, unless it blows up in their faces, as it did on this issue. Without the widespread outrage and protest, this would have been yet another of Trump's odious promises to his base made good. At least, that's how he would have spun it.

In Trumpworld, it's all about the base. He knows it. His team knows it. Unless he can keep delivering these so-called wins to the people who voted for him and keep them in a constant state of resentment, mean-spirited spitefulness, and schadenfreude, he'll never be able to generate enough support for his preferred mid-term candidates, let alone his re-election bid. 

The worst among his supporters and possible congressional collaborators are the very people he needs to prevent his otherwise certain impeachment.

But that's sort of my point: they are so focused on their minority base and pandering to them that they didn't realize that kidnapping children and putting them in cages was going to upset the rest of the country? They actually thought that a majority of Americans would like this policy? Or thought that it wouldn't adversely effect them or turn people away from them?

Even granting that they're playing to their base to gin up support for mid-term candidates, how did they expect this to be a political win?

[Crossless2.0]

But that's sort of my point: they are so focused on their minority base and pandering to them that they didn't realize that kidnapping children and putting them in cages was going to upset the rest of the country?  They actually thought that a majority of Americans would like this policy?  Or thought that it wouldn't adversely effect them or turn people away from them?

Even granting that they're playing to their base to gin up support for mid-term candidates, how did they expect this to be a political win?

I think they believed it would just disappear into the ether, along with the near-daily list of other outrages they commit.

There is something fundamentally wrong with Trump. He doesn't seem to think or to feel as most people do. It's a serious blind spot, and I suspect that's what led him to think this could somehow be a political win. Why would a demonstrated sociopath and flim-flam man consider the outrage people would feel about children who aren't their own when he is devoid of those feelings, himself?

[The Grand Nudger]

Even granting that they're playing to their base to gin up support for mid-term candidates, how did they expect this to be a political win?

Theyre not competing against dems or anyone who -doesn;t- vote red.  They want trumpsters to be the red candidate on every ballot, and the districts are gerrymandered to shit.

Just like his new policy is designed to force the court to affirm indefinite detention of immigrants in concentration camps or strike it down, presenting itself as a target in the guise of "liberal activist judges" (regardless of the fact that the bench is packed red)..justifying further alt right bench packing. Win-win.

Just because the president is an idiot doesn;t mean that everyone who works for him is.

[Minimalist]

and the districts are gerrymandered to shit.

While true, neither party has a majority anymore and it is the independents who will decide.  The question is, will the fuckers bother to vote?