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https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/08/07/opinion/donald-trump-unfair.html

Donald Trump is the reigning king of American victimhood.

He is unceasingly pained, injured, aggrieved.

The primaries were unfair. The debates were unfair. The general election was unfair.

“No politician in history — and I say this with great surety — has been treated worse or more unfairly,” he laments.

People refuse to reach past his flaws — which are legion! — and pat him on the back. People refuse to praise his minimal effort and minimal efficacy. They refuse to ignore that the legend he created about himself is a lie. People’s insistence on truth and honest appraisal is so annoying. It’s all so terribly unfair.

Trump becomes a tool of those in possession of legacy power in this country — and those who feel that power is their rightful inheritance — who are pulling every possible lever to enshrine and cement that power. Suppressing the vote. Restricting immigration. Putting the brakes on cultural inclusion.

Make America great again. Turn back the clock to a time when privileges of whiteness were supreme and unassailable, misogyny was simply viewed as an extension of masculinity, women got back-alley abortions and worked for partial wages, coal was king and global warming was purely academic, and trans people weren’t in our bathrooms or barracks. The good old days.

And, not only is he a lazy whiner, he’s also a projectionist: He is so consumed by his insecurities that he projects them onto others. Trump branded Ted Cruz a liar, when he himself wouldn’t know the truth if it slapped him in the face. He blasted Hillary Clinton as being crooked, when he himself was crooked. He sneered at President Obama’s work ethic — among many other things — but Trump’s own work ethic has been found severely wanting.

In 2015, Trump said, “I would rarely leave the White House because there’s so much work to be done.” He continued: “I would not be a president who took vacations. I would not be a president that takes time off.”

Lies.

Trump has spent an unseemly amount of time away from the White House, playing golf, and is at this very moment on a 17-day vacation.

Trump is like the unfaithful spouse who constantly accuses the other of infidelity because the guilt of his or her own sins has hijacked their thinking and consumed their consciousness. The flaws he sees are the ones he possesses.

This projection of vice, claiming of victimhood, and complaining about vanishing privileges make Trump an ideal front man for the kind of cultural anxiety, desperation and anger that disguises itself as a benign debate about public policy.

🔥🔥🔥🔥

 

[Geist-]

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[DongBeetle]

For some reason the whole vacation thing boils my blood the most

 

[Deleted member 20415]

For some reason the whole vacation thing boils my blood the most

The man is entitled to a vacation and some time off. That he is entitled to.

But, coming at the end of a seemingly endless number of days and weekends where he's golfing, and engaging in the very behavior he seemed to call out and detest so much... that's where my blood boils as well.

He's a con, through and through.

 

[n00bsauce87]

It's opinion pieces like this that makes me proud to live in a country that has a freedom of the press.

I mean it's red meat for me, but it should be a career goal to criticize those who are in power. To keep them in check for the public.

 

[Wilsongt]

And then Cheeto Fuhrer has te balls to attack another senator on Twitter. Probably for talking negatively about him.

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump
Never in U.S.history has anyone lied or defrauded voters like Senator Richard Blumenthal. He told stories about his Vietnam battles and....
7:52 AM · Aug 7, 2017

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump
...conquests, how brave he was, and it was all a lie. He cried like a baby and begged for forgiveness like a child. Now he judges collusion?
8:01 AM · Aug 7, 2017

 

[RedAssedApe]

The biggest snowflake of them all.

 

[TheCochese]

Whines about how hard things are, puts in the bare minimum effort (if that), and expects to be praised for it like it was some great accomplishment.

45, Ladies and Gents.

 

[HylianTom]

None of this shocks me. We've known these things about him for a long, long time.

But the more I dwell on it, and as more evidence piles-up of his tendencies, the more I lose respect for those in my life who continue to back this man.

 

[n00bsauce87]

And then Cheeto Fuhrer has te balls to attack another senator on Twitter. Probably for talking negatively about him.

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump
Never in U.S.history has anyone lied or defrauded voters like Senator Richard Blumenthal. He told stories about his Vietnam battles and....
7:52 AM · Aug 7, 2017

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump
...conquests, how brave he was, and it was all a lie. He cried like a baby and begged for forgiveness like a child. Now he judges collusion?
8:01 AM · Aug 7, 2017

Oh, if this doesn't get brought up during the press briefing today, the entire white house press staff needs to be put on desk duty for the rest of the week.

 

[Gattsu25]

That make America great again paragraph is 🔥🔥🔥

 

[Exile20]

And then Cheeto Fuhrer has te balls to attack another senator on Twitter. Probably for talking negatively about him.

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump
Never in U.S.history has anyone lied or defrauded voters like Senator Richard Blumenthal. He told stories about his Vietnam battles and....
7:52 AM · Aug 7, 2017

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump
...conquests, how brave he was, and it was all a lie. He cried like a baby and begged for forgiveness like a child. Now he judges collusion?
8:01 AM · Aug 7, 2017

FUCK. Over 6 months in and I still ask myself "Did he really say that?" then I go to twitter to confirm and it is always true.

I still can't believe this is our president.

 

[Familienoberhauptvogel]

would be nice if any of that mattered but alas.

 

[Barzul]

Seriously it pisses me off that he always blames the "man" or "the establishment", when he is it. He's the one man in this country who has the most ability to steer a country in a specific direction, however fucked up his views are, yet he whines daily.

I think he's basically going to be the second coming of John Quincy Adams presidency, not in terms of ideals but in that he will get absolutely nothing done (legislatively) and the things he does achieve via executive action will be very easily undone.

He'll have no real legacy when it's all said and done except possibly being known as the whiniest president ever.

 

[Akuun]

Completely accurate.

 

[JettDash]

The Orange Turd really is the whiniest bitch in America.

 

[Saganator]

It amazes me that millions of people haven't figured out what I figured out when I was 10 years old (early 90s), Donald Trump is a sleezy scumbag conman.

I was a weird kid who watched the news and I distinctly remember learning about Donald Trump's affairs and bankruptcies, combined with his affinity for gaudy gold decor, he is probably the first person in the public eye that I decided to detest. If I could back and tell 10 year old Saganator that Trump was going to be president, I never would've believed it. I still can't.

Oh yeah, I also remember my dad saying he was a scumbag for cheating on his wives. And then he goes and votes for him 25 years later, ugh.

 

[rjinaz]

It amazes me that millions of people haven't figured out what I figured out when I was 10 years old (early 90s), Donald Trump is a sleezy scumbag conman.

I was a weird kid who watched the news and I distinctly remember learning about Donald Trump's affairs and bankruptcies, combined with his affinity for gaudy gold decor, he is probably the first person in the public eye that I decided to detest. If I could back and tell 10 year old Saganator that Trump was going to be president, I never would've believed it. I still can't.

I think it's more that millions of people just don't care. They don't care if he's a con man, if they believe that somehow what he does is going to benefit them.

What's more surprising is that the self-proclaimed highly enlightened "Independents" fell for his shtick. Guess that's what happens when you shut off critical thinking because you have your self convinced both sides are exactly the same.

 

[facetheslayer92]

And then Cheeto Fuhrer has te balls to attack another senator on Twitter. Probably for talking negatively about him.

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump
Never in U.S.history has anyone lied or defrauded voters like Senator Richard Blumenthal. He told stories about his Vietnam battles and....
7:52 AM · Aug 7, 2017

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump
...conquests, how brave he was, and it was all a lie. He cried like a baby and begged for forgiveness like a child. Now he judges collusion?
8:01 AM · Aug 7, 2017

Holy shit, I nearly choked on my orange juice.

 

[Lord Fagan]

Solid analysis, but they forgot to mention he's also a gold showering traitor.

 

[Link]

None of this shocks me. We've known these things about him for a long, long time.

But the more I dwell on it, and as more evidence piles-up of his tendencies, the more I lose respect for those in my life who continue to back this man.

Anyone in my life who still backs him is no longer in my life. They're beyond saving and not worth my time.

 

[greycolumbus]

And then Cheeto Fuhrer has te balls to attack another senator on Twitter. Probably for talking negatively about him.

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump
Never in U.S.history has anyone lied or defrauded voters like Senator Richard Blumenthal. He told stories about his Vietnam battles and....
7:52 AM · Aug 7, 2017

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump
...conquests, how brave he was, and it was all a lie. He cried like a baby and begged for forgiveness like a child. Now he judges collusion?
8:01 AM · Aug 7, 2017

Blumenthal was on CNN this morning minutes before he tweeted.

https://www.mediaite.com/tv/senator...n-cnn-immediately-draws-trumps-twitter-wrath/

 

[Vicetrailia]

The incessant whining is pathetic. But he's the ultimate form of white privilege so he gets to do it and remains in good standing with is base.

 

[KHarvey16]

would be nice if any of that mattered but alas.

Of course it matters. Look around at what's happening and how badly things are going for this administration. It's specifically because of the tendencies listed in the article and how bad they make Trump at his job.

 

[Angelus Errare]

The man is entitled to a vacation and some time off. That he is entitled to.

But, coming at the end of a seemingly endless number of days and weekends where he's golfing, and engaging in the very behavior he seemed to call out and detest so much... that's where my blood boils as well.

He's a con, through and through.

Not after 6 months of barely doing shit besides golfing.

 

[rjinaz]

Anyone in my life who still backs him is no longer in my life. They're beyond saving and not worth my time.

The people in my life that supported him and were quite passionate about him (and their hate for Killary), all of a sudden are just quiet.They don't talk about politics, even when I'm around them and something like the news is on. It's a certain kind of progress I think, they are never going to admit they were wrong anyway. All I can hope for is that they stay at home next election.

 

[Oppo]

i'd say "like a dog".

but most dogs are a model of stoicism comparatively

 

[Bleepey]

It amazes me that millions of people haven't figured out what I figured out when I was 10 years old (early 90s), Donald Trump is a sleezy scumbag conman.

I was a weird kid who watched the news and I distinctly remember learning about Donald Trump's affairs and bankruptcies, combined with his affinity for gaudy gold decor, he is probably the first person in the public eye that I decided to detest. If I could back and tell 10 year old Saganator that Trump was going to be president, I never would've believed it. I still can't.

Oh yeah, I also remember my dad saying he was a scumbag for cheating on his wives. And then he goes and votes for him 25 years later, ugh.

Please tell me you have Facebook/conversations saved to rub shit in when the pee tape is leaked.

 

[Nightbird]

The people in my life that supported him and were quite passionate about him (and their hate for Killary), all of a sudden are just quiet.They don't talk about politics, even when I'm around them and something like the news is on. It's a certain kind of progress I think, they are never going to admit they were wrong anyway. All I can hope for is that they stay at home next election.

A friend of mine used that before.

I almost choked on my drink when i heard that

 

[RustyNails]

Yesterday I saw a douchebag driving a black humvee with a Trump flag on top. I just dont understand these fucks. They're using Trump as a trigger word to annoy people or what?

 

[Mahonay]

And then Cheeto Fuhrer has te balls to attack another senator on Twitter. Probably for talking negatively about him.

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump
Never in U.S.history has anyone lied or defrauded voters like Senator Richard Blumenthal. He told stories about his Vietnam battles and....
7:52 AM · Aug 7, 2017

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump
...conquests, how brave he was, and it was all a lie. He cried like a baby and begged for forgiveness like a child. Now he judges collusion?
8:01 AM · Aug 7, 2017

GOD. He is such a piece of shit!

Trump is one of the very few people in this world that I think genuinely deserves something terrible to happen to them.

 

[Mahonay]

Yesterday I saw a douchebag driving a black humvee with a Trump flag on top. I just dont understand these fucks. They're using Trump as a trigger word to annoy people or what?

Racism + Bigotry + Deep hate for liberals/progressives + Proud ignorance

 

[cakely]

And then Cheeto Fuhrer has te balls to attack another senator on Twitter. Probably for talking negatively about him.

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump
Never in U.S.history has anyone lied or defrauded voters like Senator Richard Blumenthal. He told stories about his Vietnam battles and....
7:52 AM · Aug 7, 2017

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump
...conquests, how brave he was, and it was all a lie. He cried like a baby and begged for forgiveness like a child. Now he judges collusion?
8:01 AM · Aug 7, 2017

"Judges collusion?" So the collusion does exist. Thank you for confirming it again.

 

[bigmit3737]

im hoping at least 25% of Trump voters have realized their mistake -- even if they don't openly admit it .

 

[Lightning_Roller]

The orange is a little bitch who can't shut the fuck up about how everyone is against him when he continues to give everyone a reason to be against him.

 

[Brinbe]

Yeah, been saying since the primaries last year, he projects all criticism thrown his way. I oftentimes wonder how stupid you must be to support that idiot. How do you live and function with such a warped mindset? It's fascinating

 

[SeeThree]

The hair stylist got the top of his head and eyebrows nice n blonde.

 

[Afrodium]

The man is entitled to a vacation and some time off. That he is entitled to.

But, coming at the end of a seemingly endless number of days and weekends where he's golfing, and engaging in the very behavior he seemed to call out and detest so much... that's where my blood boils as well.

He's a con, through and through.

I can't think of any job where it's cool to take a 17 day vacation six months in.

 

[Future]

Need more pieces like his. Regardless of your party affiliation, how can anyone deny how much a liar this guy is. If you are a supporter, you just have to not care

 

[hydrophilic attack]

I can't think of any job where it's cool to take a 17 day vacation six months in.

That's because you live in America, to be fair

In countries with functioning unions, like Sweden, this is fairly standard

 

[le.phat]

In this way he was a perfect reflection of the new Whiny Right.

The new whiny right makes a lot more sense then "alt-right." I'm sticking with the former.

 

[JettDash]

That's because you live in America, to be fair

In countries with functioning uniona, like Sweden, this is fairly standard

Though to also be fair, the orange turd claimed he would rarely leave the WH.

 

[VariantX]

I can't think of any job where it's cool to take a 17 day vacation six months in.

After golfing what seems like every other day. Dude is thoroughly uninterested in doing his job. He just wants to pawn that shit off to underlings and enjoy the fame. Which he doesn't get to do because he's so awful at it. It gives pretty great insight into how he runs his own businesses if you didn't really follow him before. I wouldn't be surprised if his businesses are probably more about laundering money than actually providing services to the public.

 

[Jangowuzhere]

Trump is a damn pussy. I can't believe so many people on the right lined up to support such a whiny and obnoxious person.

Edit: The "Whiny Right," is absolutely perfect btw.

 

[Angelus Errare]

After golfing what seems like every other day. Dude is thoroughly uninterested in doing his job. He just wants to pawn that shit off to underlings and enjoy the fame. Which he doesn't get to do because he's so awful at it. It gives pretty great insight into how he runs his own businesses if you didn't really follow him before. I wouldn't be surprised if his businesses are probably more about laundering money than actually providing services to the public.

They probably are.

 

[JB1981]

Reads like a third-rate ranty blogpost rather than a quality Op-Ed worthy of the NYT

 

[Mahonay]

Reads like a third-rate ranty blogpost rather than a quality Op-Ed worthy of the NYT

The entire point of this was to let off a rant.

 

[hydrophilic attack]

Reads like a third-rate ranty blogpost rather than a quality Op-Ed worthy of the NYT

Care to point out exactly what your issues with the article are or are you just drive-by posting?

I think it's pretty spot on. And whiny right should totally become a thing

 

[JB1981]

Care to point out exactly what your issues with the article are or are you just drive-by posting?

I think it's pretty spot on. And whiny right should totally become a thing

It's Charles Blow doing his Charles Blow thing. And Maher has been calling Trump whiny for some time now. It's not a new insight.

 

[GrizzleBoy]

And then Cheeto Fuhrer has te balls to attack another senator on Twitter. Probably for talking negatively about him.

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump
Never in U.S.history has anyone lied or defrauded voters like Senator Richard Blumenthal. He told stories about his Vietnam battles and....
7:52 AM · Aug 7, 2017

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump
...conquests, how brave he was, and it was all a lie. He cried like a baby and begged for forgiveness like a child. Now he judges collusion?
8:01 AM · Aug 7, 2017

"Judges collusion?" So the collusion does exist. Thank you for confirming it again.

Seriously though.

What collusion is he judging Donald? I thought he said there wasn't any?


How can a person basically live through a lifetime of lawsuits and still not know how to not implicate themselves every time they say words? Just goes to show he could always get out of anything by paying the right people before. Like the victims of his fake university he defrauded and just paid out $25,000,000 to in settlement fees.

How is that last sentence something you can say of the President of The United States of America, like it's something normal?