Posted on Jan 2, 2024
'Grievance machine': Psychoanalyst pulls apart Trump tactic that keeps MAGA fans so angry
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Michael Bader wrote in Salon that Trump and others on the right had devised a “grievance machine” that lets them anger their supporters — and justify their actions.
Bader, who's been in clinical practice for 40 years and has written several books, explained it as a classic manipulation of the victim mentality.
“There is another, darker side to the victim mentality — the belief in one’s own victimization is the ultimate rationale for striking out at others without guilt or remorse,” he wrote. “It is like a 'Get Out of Jail Free' card, justifying heinous actions by reframing them as revenge, retaliation or even a form of twisted self-care, because the “right” to fight back is now morally justified.”
Bader, who's been in clinical practice for 40 years and has written several books, explained it as a classic manipulation of the victim mentality.
“There is another, darker side to the victim mentality — the belief in one’s own victimization is the ultimate rationale for striking out at others without guilt or remorse,” he wrote. “It is like a 'Get Out of Jail Free' card, justifying heinous actions by reframing them as revenge, retaliation or even a form of twisted self-care, because the “right” to fight back is now morally justified.”
'Grievance machine': Psychoanalyst pulls apart Trump tactic that keeps MAGA fans so angry
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
"Psychoanalyst Michael Bader has exposed Donald Trump's narrative of victimization as a strategic tool to manipulate supporters and justify controversial actions. Bader labeled it a "grievance machine," highlighting its darker aspect—where the belief in one's victimization becomes a moral justification for heinous acts. Trump's announcement of his presidential run exemplified this tactic, portraying himself as the ultimate victim. Bader pointed to media outlets like Fox News, asserting that this narrative fosters a sense of victimization used to justify right-wing violence. He linked this mindset to the Capitol attack, arguing that if one believes in a plot against their freedoms, extreme actions become morally justified. Bader's analysis exposes the dangerous potential of this victimization narrative in justifying extreme behavior and contributing to societal polarization.
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'Grievance machine': Psychoanalyst pulls apart Trump tactic that keeps MAGA fans so angry"...
"Psychoanalyst Michael Bader has exposed Donald Trump's narrative of victimization as a strategic tool to manipulate supporters and justify controversial actions. Bader labeled it a "grievance machine," highlighting its darker aspect—where the belief in one's victimization becomes a moral justification for heinous acts. Trump's announcement of his presidential run exemplified this tactic, portraying himself as the ultimate victim. Bader pointed to media outlets like Fox News, asserting that this narrative fosters a sense of victimization used to justify right-wing violence. He linked this mindset to the Capitol attack, arguing that if one believes in a plot against their freedoms, extreme actions become morally justified. Bader's analysis exposes the dangerous potential of this victimization narrative in justifying extreme behavior and contributing to societal polarization.
Trump, victimization, psychoanalyst, grievance machine, manipulation, narrative, justification, right-wing, supporters, controversial, announcement, Fox News, anger, polarization, Capitol attack, extremism, societal discourse, political tactics, wild card, pro.
'Grievance machine': Psychoanalyst pulls apart Trump tactic that keeps MAGA fans so angry"...
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Put a space between Psycho and Analyst, because he's a leftist that thinks he knows how people think.
The Trump tactic that he uses is truth about what Democrats have done, and want to do to the country. That is all that Conservative voters need to have reinforced with what they already see on the ground. High taxes, high property taxes, forced indoctrination in schools, controlling the language, inflation, cost of everything, giving money away at a pace that's untenable to support a war that we have very little interest in, open borders... The list is long, and the left sees nothing wrong with that list, and want to continue adding to it.
Plain and simple, and I don't get paid to analyze this crap.
The Trump tactic that he uses is truth about what Democrats have done, and want to do to the country. That is all that Conservative voters need to have reinforced with what they already see on the ground. High taxes, high property taxes, forced indoctrination in schools, controlling the language, inflation, cost of everything, giving money away at a pace that's untenable to support a war that we have very little interest in, open borders... The list is long, and the left sees nothing wrong with that list, and want to continue adding to it.
Plain and simple, and I don't get paid to analyze this crap.
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I analyzed Biden and he is senile. He is president and Democrats don’t give a damn that the Southern Border is open, 84,000 children are missing and 100,000 plus are dying from fentanyl.
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