I have a lot of experience dealing with my own self-destructive tendencies, and I feel like maybe that's what Donald Trump is tapping into at a wider social level. For whatever reason, a lot of Americans right now just need to find out how far they can go.
Its like, you wouldn't want to have a beer with him, but you can see how his company might be appropriate in an unfurnished room while you sit on the floor, sobbing, choking back that last bit of 'Early Times'. He's the one looking at you without sympathy, and maybe a mild look of amusement on his face. Like he's getting a kick out of what you've become, but also like he's welcoming you to your new life.
He's the guy who goes with you to the payday loan store, stands by your side while you trade away your future of just two weeks from now so that you can afford to stay constantly plastered. He's not there to help you, he's there to make sure you don't change your mind.
He's the pawnbroker who buys your mother's jewelry. He fits there, it seems to make sense. His face is on each of the dollars in your shaking hand.
You don't like the man, you find him repulsive, but he's what you deserve, and that's why its good that he's there, because you did this to yourself.
Donald Trump, 'Make America Hit Bottom Again'. Who knows if we'll survive this time, but its where we need to go, just because.
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