Trumpian “vermin psychology” toxic but treatable

Trump hate bait reminds me of ant killer I bought.

Opinion based on facts.

Let’s examine the psychology behind calling someone a rat.

If someone called you a racist, misogynistic, lying rat devoid of human behavior, how would you respond? Would you try to prove them wrong by divulging your good, historic behavior or would you try to mend your ways? Would you keep on making kids in the schoolyard cry or would you continue to be the biggest bully on the planet? Would you get your gang members to support you, prop you up, and use them as leverage to get what you want?

Let’s talk about a leader, i.e. a president, using his office to “bully” others. But first, let’s consider why the U.S. presidential administrative office was coined “The Bully Pulpit” by Theodore Roosevelt who also was known to promote “speak softly but carry a big stick.”

Standing behind a bully pulpit provides a person an opportunity to speak out and be listened to by an audience of like-minded people who come to join the movement and often get pulled into a psychological trap set by the speaker. People who don't agree with Trump are heckled, sucker punched, escorted out or have to watch the event on television. They are not part of the favored group.

Trump’s used car salesman-like campaign meetups in-front of thousands of folks waiting to be entertained who are 92-99% white present a fabulous platform from which to advocate a hateful, divisive agenda. Roosevelt used the word “bully” to mean  “superb," not racist. 

And what of Trump? Trump is the Bully in Chief which is ironic since his wife claims to be on a mission to stop social media bullying by children. 

Trump’s constituents have a spectator mentality. Trump is the head cheerleader of a gang that does not want to lose, who want it all and don’t want to share, just like the colonists who "discovered America" and paid trinkets to gain a nation. Just as he entered the personal space of a female presidential candidate, he stands looming, hitlerlike, before frenzied onlookers.

His followers have been searching for someone who will say what they feel from a lofty position. They make a spectacle of others and revile the weak. “Look how much power I have over you, and there’s nothing you can do about it. I’m superior.  Look at you, living in an inhumane, disgraceful place within my country. You should be poisoned in the alley and put out of your misery. Objects of ridicule -lazy nothings. Yeah, I’ll take what you don’t even have because you are a rat feeding off my garbage. Go scurry into the hole from which you came!"

Trump is one of these folks who don’t care about non-family members because they deserve to be shunned. No more free lunch! 

If you are a Trumpian narcissist, you don’t apologize but try to outdo past wrongs. You claim God put you in a position of power, and you are guaranteed to lead another term. You say your strength comes from those who believe like you do, continue to divide people, do nothing good for the country, and continue to hurt those who disagree, including those who have long records of standing up for the helpless.

How do you turn a bully into a good, caring person? You punish them. 

They say that George Wallace changed after he was paralyzed and couldn’t run for office anymore. That’s extreme, but I’m not recommending using bullets. 

A bully is just like an alcoholic that doesn’t think he has a drinking problem. The bully has to want to help himself. Narcissists don't feel the need.

Understand what fuels a bully. Bullies are born out of a need to be powerful and popular. Bullies often pick on others after they have been harmed themselves. Don’t encourage them by putting them into lofty positions or by using criticism as punishment. Don’t allow yourself to be hurt by a bully. 

Don’t be sidetracked by succumbing to a bully’s armor of intimidation, assault, threats, or means of exposing your weaknesses. Let them know that unacceptable actions will be stopped, and they are not the most highly regarded person in the room.

Get a full understanding of what the bully has done and recommend appropriate action. Criticism doesn’t hurt bullies. You must turn a bully on himself!

Don’t let a bully turn into a gangster like President Trump. Follow the process to remove bullies. Economic boycotts could fix the situation, but banks and corporation must take the lead. Stand up. Stop the most famous bully in the known Universe by impeachment or voting him out. Understand that Trump's fans are living in Russia, Saudi Arabia, mansions, houses of some veterans, and KKK strongholds. Be ready to be a gladiator in the arena.

Be willing to fight in a coliseum.

Let truth be your guide, and pray that evil will be avenged.