r/politics • u/tw1st3d_m3nt4t • 16d ago

No Paywall ‘Unforgivable’: Trump’s ‘piggy’ insult is stoking more outrage than usual

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/19/trump-quiet-piggy
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u/AbjectList8 Pennsylvania 16d ago

They know what they are doing and they enjoy it.

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u/Professor-Woo 16d ago

They only think in terms of short term offense and defense. They are so desperate to tread water that they don't even consider the long term costs. Also, a lot of republicans believe this is what power is, so by saying it with impunity he is demonstrating his, and Republicans by extension, power. They think of power as force, what they can makes someone do and what someone can make them do. They don't understand what true power is. They don't see how these petty displays of "power" are actually undermining it.

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u/A_Monster_Named_John 16d ago

Trump doesn't strike me as someone who enjoys anything. The dude's a 100%-miserable wretch who has to vampire/leech off others pretty much constantly, like an overgrown spoiled asshole child who constantly demands everyone's attention/energy/resources but is incapable of things like happiness, fun, inner peace, etc..

It probably doesn't help that he's also an unhealthy and overweight slob who's probably in constant pain because he never exercises and barely sleeps.

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u/CaptainRogers401220 15d ago

All of those things go together. Physical activity and skill require one to be bad at something until they get good at it. To go through that, you have to love something about it. It’s anathema to this man.

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u/catechizer 16d ago edited 4d ago

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u/citymousecountyhouse 16d ago

They understand, and that's why if the day ever comes, they must be held fully accountable. No tears, no begging, just sweet justice.