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Wow, this is on Forbes.com? "How Trump's Psychology Of Hate Unleashed The MAGABomber"

"How Trump's Psychology Of Hate Unleashed The MAGABomber"
Oct 26, 2018, 04:51pm

Make no mistake, President Trump is responsible for the MAGABomber. Not directly like he told him to do it. But still fully responsible. I write that knowing that doing so increases the chances that the next Trumpian stirred-up by the president’s unprecedented incendiary rhetoric who happens upon my writing might try to hurt me. And I know that because that’s just how the psychology of hate works.

President Trump has, intentionally or not, hit a trifecta of hate that foments terrorism, in this case domestic terrorism. At rallies and speeches his incendiary eloquence identifies opponents as enemies then motivates hatred and sanctions violence against them. Facts no longer matter .

Nor do values shared with those he sees as horrible, terrible people. What matters is that it’s us versus them. And we can’t let them win. Never apologize, never back down.

The trifecta is important, central in fact. One or two components and a leader would not be responsible for the violent acts of their supporters. Not all populists incite terrorism.

So, when right wing apologists start defending President Trump, as they will, by pointing to sharply critical things people like Maxine Waters or Bernie Sanders may have said they will be missing the point.

And if they’ve read this piece they will be willfully trying to deceive. The psychology of hate shows you need Trump’s trifecta to be responsible. So let’s look closer.

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https://www.forbes.com/sites/toddessig/2018/1...d53131046b


1. Identifying a group as the enemy

2. Teaching people to hate the enemy

3. Sanctioning Violence


https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2018/10/27/1...n=trending

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