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Trump-ism: Social Psychological Manipulation.

April 2, 2019 by  
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(ThyBlackMan.com) Before I expose what is really going on with what I call “Trump-ism”,  I should say that Trump-ism is like a cult – an ideology that influences thinking, manipulates behavior, triggers anger, uncovers racism and causes the disregard for facts, decency, unity and progress. A mindset that exploits, capitalizes on and stokes fear of people who are different by promoting anarchy cloaked in “draining the swamp” anti-politician, anti-structure rhetoric. A form of chaos and the promotion thereof. I call this Trump-ism.

As I share this article with you, know that I am neither a Democrat nor a Liberal Nor a Republican. Like most people my age, I am a social and fiscal conservative. And before some of you start preparing your insults, know that I am about to tell you the facts – like them or not. Facts that can be proven.

You are about to hear what no news media will tell you – not CNN, not FOX. You are about to understand why Trump does what he does, why he says what he says and why so many seem to support him with cult-like loyalty. You are about to learn why people defend Donald Trump, ignore real facts and repeat his words like zombie-parrots without brains. This is likely the most important article you will read regarding Donald Trump and what is happening in America and you must know and share what is happening with those who don’t have a clue.

Donald Trump is neither a Republican nor a Democrat. He is an opportunist and someone has taught him how to continually reach millions of people on their level, persuade them, manipulate them and influence  their behavior. You are about to understand why white supremacists believe Trump supports them, why these echo his words, why Trump zombies ignore his over 8,000 lies, lack of loyalty to anyone, support of American adversaries, adultery with porn stars and playmates, admissions of sexual harassment, protection of Saudi Arabian murder plot actors, lack of belief in our U.S. intelligence agencies and Trump’s manufactured border crisis. And no matter how many people close to Trump meet with the Russians, notice Trump zombies will not admit a thing.

This is not about politics – this is about division, distraction and misdirection. This is about mental and behavioral modification. Trump is playing a game of getting both sides to fight against each other using partisanship in order to distract America from the very division it has been lured and deceived into participating in. Wake up to realize how this is being accomplished. The simplicity will shock you.

Like Hitler, yes Hitler, Trump is using a primitive but effective strategy in order to trigger and exploit a primitive and primal set of social psychological behaviors. And if Donald Trump continues, he will raise up a behavioral apocalypse that America will never recover from. So let’s take a look at exactly what is going on and why it is slipping right by the eyes and ears and into the minds of so many millions of people. And before we drill deeper, I want to thank my friend Scott for his awake, alert, aware and timely input on this subject.

THE MOST DANGEROUS CON MAN CAN USE YOU AGAINST YOURSELF

To strike a primal nerve, a con man simply needs to use a primitive approach. Donald Trump reaches so many people and influences them by simply using rhetoric, mannerisms and repetitions which promote discontentment, anger, blame (scape-goating) and eventually violence. Yes it’ that simple and extremely effective. It is the same strategy Hitler used and when a leader uses it, he redefines “reality” by redefining truth and key definitions in the minds of his supporters. Notice Trump told people not to believe what they see and hear. Instead Trump zombies believe what he says and fight against everything else. Yet ironically very few of them would have been able to make those same arguments  and take those same positions unless Trump gave them the thoughts first.

WHAT GREAT DEALS HAS THIS “DEAL-MAKER” MADE?

It should be noted that many Jews never left Germany because they never believed the holocaust would happen. Many were told. Many were warned. But even after the Jews were singled out, the hate speech arose, their weapons were registered and collected, they still refused to believe what could happen. Then, by the time they realized the truth, the genocide had begun.

We all should step back for a second and look at the example of the frog on the stove. If you place a frog in a pot of cold water on the stove then quickly turn up the heat, he will jump out and live. But if you slowly and gradually turn up the heat, the frog will sit there calmly, boil and die. And so it is that Trump started turning up the heat gradually, slowly yet boldly and overtly all at the same time. He promoted violence at his rallies. He insulted women, war heroes, gold star families, our intelligence agencies and other Republicans. And the flame was turned up. He lied again and again and again – and the flame went up while standards for the president went down. His dishonesty, immorality and immaturity all became acceptable. So it was easy for Trump to deflect infidelity, accusations of sexual harassment, admissions of sexual harassment and how most of the people around him were either getting fired, quitting, getting indicted, convicted or being investigated. The stage was set for the new Teflon Don.

DID TRUMP HIRE THE BEST AND THE BRIGHTEST LIKE HE SAID HE WOULD? If you consider indictments, convictions, felons, employment terminations, meeting with Russian spies and resignations as “the best and the brightest” then I guess he did.

With the bar set so low, Trump could now ignore the facts and manipulate his supporters to do the same. Thus he proceeded to attack those taking a knee for a cause, all the while misdirecting America away from the cause and stirring anger against those who kneeled for it. Trump was re-defining right and wrong for his supporters. And up goes the flame under the pot holding the frog called America.

Trump tried to block Muslims and Hispanics and insulted African American communities. And the flame was turned up yet again. He refused to condemn racists and white supremacist ideologies and remarks but instead he played dumb, made excuses or echoed their rhetoric. And the flame was turned up yet again. But keep watching what is going on in America because the frog is not boiling just quite yet. So what does the conman do to flex his muscles? Shut down the government, say he will take responsibility for doing so then turn around and blame the Democrats. And there goes the flame rising again.

TRUMP WILL BASH ANYBODY EXCEPT WHITE NATIONALISTS AND WHITE SUPREMACISTS

Because Donald Trump is able to speak to Alt right overt racists, closet racists, white supremacists and  those who want to blame someone else or some other group for their problems (someone such as politicians, Hillary Obama or the Democrats), he then pushed the envelope even further. He begins the isolation of America by backing out of the Iran agreement which they are adhering to. He pushing the building f a wall. The wall that Trump said Mexico would pay for. The wall he then said Mexico would pay us back for. The wall Trump then said the deal with Mexico and Canada would pay for. Then Trump said America had already started building the wall (a big fat lie). Then Trump said America would pay for the wall and needed money to get started. And when the Congress voted against it, Trump moved to advance HIS agenda anyway.

THE MENTAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL MELT DOWN STATE OF TRUMP IS ALARMING

Someone taught Donald Trump that he can use and control the media on all sides by simply making outrageous statements, lying beyond belief and acting like an immature little boy. So he manipulates and monopolizes the media on all sides, any day, every day and without ever spending a dime – much like he did throughout his campaign. And what does the media do, whether for or against Trump? Fall in line as his amplifier. Wake up people.

Donald Trump is using social media for propaganda the way Hitler used the radio in the 40s to spread the same. And the uninformed public who has no idea of how Hitler did what he did is also clueless as to what is happening today in America. When any president sends dozens of tweet rant over a weekend to attack multiple people and areas, there is a problem with that president. That is neither natural nor normal. That is not mature. Donald Trump does neither cares about politics nor about his supporters. He uses them both as pawns to make a point, control a people and advance an agenda. He does not respect his supporters because Trump considers gullibility as weakness.

NAZI’S MARCH IN AMERICA AND TRUMP CALL THEM “VERY FINE PEOPLE”

I should point out there is a difference between a Trump supporter and a Trump zombie. A supporter does not always agree with Trump. Nor does a supporter make excuses and strong arguments for Trump no matter what he does. A Trump supporter is not afraid to disagree with Donald Trump. But a Trump zombie repeats what Trump says, ignores the facts, believes the lies, makes the excuses, blames the “dems”, changes the subject or get’s ignorantly angry when confronted with the truth about Trump. That is abnormal, cult-like behavior and it is unproductive, disturbing and dangerous.

THIS COUNTRY CAN DO BETTER THAN DONALD TRUMP OR WE ARE TRULY LOST!

It is hard for Republicans to reject Trump because they fear their constituents will send them home. It is hard for candidates to beat Trump because he represents the primitive, primal aspects of America on the most basic level such as abdication of personal responsibility and accountability. This is what his base connects with, not decency, not morality and not truth or facts. Much of this, unfortunately, is exactly what America was founded on. Manipulation, deception, invasion, control, oppression and treachery. And too many Americans connect with that very foundation which Donald Trump is bringing to the forefront. There is definitely some subconscious programming at work. This why Trump’s ratings stay solid or even rise, no matter how much more immature, inflammatory or contentious he gets.

ALL YOU NEED IS A WORKING BRAIN AND A SPINE TO REJECT WHAT TRUMP IS DOING

Finally, whether you are a Trump zombie, a Trump supporter, a Republican, a liberal, conservative, Democrat or independent, you need to realize the words and actions of Donald Trump are not about any political party. You need to look at facts, think for yourself, take accountability for your life and refuse to let anyone’s rhetoric  manipulate you to anger, blaming someone else or violence.

DONALD TRUMP HAS THE SUPPORT OF 1/3 OF LEGAL HISPANICS IN AMERICA but how dumb can people be when Trump calls Hispanics rapists and murderers, locks Hispanic women and children in cages then hires illegal immigrants at his golf clubs?

We can disagree and healthy disagreement brings forth different and often useful, necessary perspectives. But what is happening is not simply disagreement. It is manipulation of America. So wake up people and stop excusing lunacy, immorality, immaturity, dishonesty, infidelity, insecurity, narcissism, racism and sexism just because you may like the man, you are deceived into thinking he will protect you, cares about you and will save you money. Don’t be a gullible zombie. Don’t fall for the magician’s tricks of deflection, distraction and misdirection. It’s not about politics. It never was.   Wake up and think for yourself!

Staff Writer; Trevo Craw


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