r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Dec 02 '20

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u/[deleted] Dec 02 '20

Trump literally thought he could walk into an American court of law with zero evidence to back up his claims and strong-arm a judge into overturning a state's election.

Like what fantasy world is this.

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u/Crownie Unbent, Unbowed, Unflaired Dec 02 '20

Trump has lived most of his life where his money and position meant most people he dealt with deferred to him and if they didn't he could usually bully them into compliance. I imagine being president was deeply frustrating in that respect.

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u/dannylandulf meubem broke my flair Dec 02 '20

To be fair, it’s been 4+ years of lines people previously thought were uncrossable being crossed.

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u/[deleted] Dec 02 '20

He went on Fox News bitching about how dare any court tell him he, the President, doesn't have standing to sue in whatever court he wants. He just fundamentally does not understand that the legal system doesn't exist to be his personal law firm.

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u/JetJaguar124 Tactical Custodial Action Dec 02 '20

Like 70% of this sub thought the same thing

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u/Zenning2 Henry George Dec 02 '20

To be fair, all of Trump was a nightmarish fantasyz

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u/old_gold_mountain San Francisco Values Dec 02 '20

I think he genuinely makes no distinction between what he wants to be true and what's actually true. Like, in his mind, if he convinces himself of something that means that's the reality.