Kareem Abdul-Jabbar says he ponders why people are so obsessed with Trump that their loyalty is more a compulsive fetish than a healthy choice. His answer"
"There are many answers to that question, and I’ve explored them all. But one of the main ones is the pathological need for a judgmental father figure."
#Trump #tariffs #ToxicMasculinity #destruction
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https://kareem.substack.com/p/trump-tariffs-tank-economy-and-4
"To them, Trump embodies the characteristics of an Old Testament God: angry, vengeful, and demanding unquestioning loyalty. Follow the rules without exception or face some serious smiting. These are the characteristics that many men have chosen to shape their parenting, some to the point of emotional abuse."
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