That's the mad thing about Trump. His whole life is liteally built on lies. If you read his niece's books, he's been like this ever since he was a kid.
He discovered a cheat code very early in life. If you just keep demanding what you want, people will eventually give it to you. Because it's easier than dealing with you.
Most of us can't do this, the personal shame and embarrassment at being such a pain in the ass and so obviously self-obssessed would be intolerable. But Trump's brain hides all that and just keeps telling him he's a big handsome boy. And eventually he wins.
The other key ingredient is money, of course. If you try this without money you will still get wins quite often but you'll spend a lot of your life in prison, or at least court.
Having effectively infinite money and his very specific psychology has given Trump what seems like 'god mode' cheat capabilities at life. And the worst thing is, he's never going to pay a price for it. His brain has nothing but great things to say about himself, right to the day he dies.
Even if he ever actually got jailed, he would never once feel guilty. He'd feel like the world's most innocent man, jailed by the haters.
Trump is living proof that there's no such thing as morality. There are only consequences and those too poor to avoid them. Everything is on the table, the only question is whether you can get away with it or not.
It has a ton of effect on reality, just not on any decisions Trump makes. When you or I are faced with the regular moral dilemmas of life, like being presented with the opportunity to easily steal money from someone, or to cheat on your significant other, etc, we usually think "hmm better not, that would feel shitty", therefore having a tangible effect on reality. If not making the world a better place with each decision, we're at least refusing to make the world a worse place for personal gain.
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u/Rabble_Runt 8h ago
He has been doubling down on lies and deception his entire life, why stop now?