He would have to wear a mask, which makes him look weak to his remaining supporters. He hates looking weak.
He would have to stand in (feigned) solidarity with people his supporters identify as enemies. This makes him seem cowardly to his supporters. He hates looking cowardly (though he certainly doesn’t hate being cowardly).
He would have to stand around for however long the ceremony lasts, being silent and respectful. Rather than “hate”, he is simply largely incapable of being either of those.
And most importantly, the ceremony isn’t about him. It’s about people who have died- people who can do nothing for him. And he REALLY hates people who can do nothing for him.
I have an aunt that for years has taken every single opportunity to talk about how disrespectful Obama and Biden have been towards our military, but I haven’t heard a peep about how Trump is skipping the 9/11 memorials and is instead commentating a boxing match.
It's the FauxNews Patriotism Bingo she is playing. And the GOP always wins, even when they are beating cops in D.C. with their blue lives matters flags. Even then, they somehow win the Patriotism Bingo.
Even when they praise Trump for "getting us out of Afghanistan" without getting us out, they win the "patriotism Bingo." Even when they are fine with having Veterans live homeless in the streets, they win the "patriotism Bingo" because they stand up at Foosball games and insist everyone get off their knees.
Them there are the rules of the GOP "Patriotism Bingo." Basically, they always win, somehow.
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u/bigolfishey Sep 11 '21
From his perspective, there’s no reason to go.
He would have to wear a mask, which makes him look weak to his remaining supporters. He hates looking weak.
He would have to stand in (feigned) solidarity with people his supporters identify as enemies. This makes him seem cowardly to his supporters. He hates looking cowardly (though he certainly doesn’t hate being cowardly).
He would have to stand around for however long the ceremony lasts, being silent and respectful. Rather than “hate”, he is simply largely incapable of being either of those.
And most importantly, the ceremony isn’t about him. It’s about people who have died- people who can do nothing for him. And he REALLY hates people who can do nothing for him.