1/ I remember interviews of Trump in the 1980s & he wasn’t that bad. He wasn’t someone I would’ve voted for for president but he had a reasonableness about him. He wasn’t horrifying.

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2/ He changed over the years. It was apparently Kushner who convinced him that playing the hate card would get him elected president. I tend to think if he had stayed who he was, he still might have won in 2016 & he’d probably be headed for a second term now.
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3/ For so long – and I know, we still have 40 some odd days to worry about – he was such a malignant presence that all some of us could think about was how to get him out of the WH. Now that his presidency is waning, I think of him less as a danger and more as a human tragedy.
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In the 80s? You mean when he took a full page ad to seek the death penalty for some kids?
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Power corrupts the corruptible.
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There’s a tiny part of me that feels bad about his traumatic childhood, but it’s completely overshadowed by all the harm he’s done to millions of people.
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A toolbag then and a toolbag today. He is testing the adage that no one has ever lost (money) by underestimating the intelligence of the great masses of the plain people
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Maybe... maybe glimmers of humanity were present here and there then, but nothing strong enough to make him decent. His racism has been too evident then and real obvious now. Marianne, you're a positive soul looking for proof of any humanity... even where there isn't any
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And cue the angry responses....
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Uh...what? He was the same racist guy he is now. Sure he's more unhinged, but he wasn't much better back then as he is now.
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At different points in his life, he supported legalizing all drugs (1990), a wealth tax (1999), and universal healthcare (as late as 2016). Frankly, I dunno what's metamorphosed, but if we have to deal with him the next 2 months, I'd rather the 1990 ver.
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And the whitewashing begins, unfollow
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He is a dangerous human tragedy. There I fixed it for you. In other news , thank you for you attempt to elevate the conversation per usual. You brought a fresh perspective to the conversation
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