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In reply to the discussion: Methinks Rapin' Grampy doth protest too much...his lastest Epstein screed is REALLY, REALLY disturbing. [View all]Miles Archer
(21,779 posts)I'm thinking of Jim Carrey as "Edward Nigma" (the Riddler) in that Val Kilmer Batman movie, losing his mind when he imagines the bats are coming for him.
What we are all seeing right now is rage at the idea that Trump can't just make it go away with denials and projection. It always worked in the past. It's not working now. Doesn't mean he's not trying on a daily basis, but the more he leans into it, the more guilty he looks.
And we have no way of knowing if his inner circle goons like Miller are trying to talk him down from the ledge, or if they are HOPING he would jump, because on one hand, if the cult is deprived of their messiah, it's gonna be choppy waters for a while, but life would be MUCH EASIER and MORE PLEASANT for the people closest to him who have to kiss that fat ass 24/7 x 365.