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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNewsom has taken the "Alpha" male crown away from Trump and it's driving MAGA crazy
Trump has always had some strange gut feeling that the person who seems to be the "Alpha" has some sort of strange leadership advantage, especially among small brained people with pre-conventional moral reasoning. His gut feeling is not without some truth at least for half the country. Thinking back, Biden actually was pretty "Alpha" when he told Trump "Will you shut up man?". But when Biden looked old in the debate the tables turned. However, suddenly Newsom with images of him standing all muscular over Malania and other master trolling, has absolutely ripped that out of Trump's tiny hands to the point where MAGA is totally confused and feeling butt hurt and weak. This is how you fight bully's. You out "Alpha" them. It's dumb as shit and totally caveman BS but it needs to be done with someone like Trump. This shit is working and in my opinion it should continue until Trump has a heart attack and drops dead from losing his fake manhood.

ScoutHikerDad
(71 posts)All bullies run and hide when they are unexpectedly clocked in the face by someone who refuses to lay down. Newsom understands that this is the only way to fight MAGATs moving forward: with a taste of their own medicine.
malaise
(288,337 posts)but it needs to be done with someone like Trump. This shit is working
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Ridicule the fool and his cheerleaders😀👍
Irish_Dem
(73,577 posts)The only way to win is to get some BDE front and center.
And also prevent the the election interference and
Cheating.
the nelm
(147 posts)of any sorts, though I'm sure that how he sees himself. This is the guy who's always the loudest in the room and never shuts his yap, but when it comes to doing the actual hard or dirty work gets one of his minions to do the deed.
zorbasd
(463 posts)translates to a micropenis mushroom, according to Stormy. And being so envious of Arnold Palmer's member.
CTyankee
(66,926 posts)is jackshit nuts.
I'd better stop here or I'll be on a rant all afternoon and I'd like a nice lunch now...
Escape
(275 posts)for REAL media reps to start getting in Trump's face. They need to yell at him, insult him, call him a liar. They need to do their job!
Bully's are weak. They are pathetic and desperate and insecure and fake. Trump's shtick in attacking and insulting the media reps is SO predictable.
WHEN is someone gonna finally stand up to the sick motherfucker and attack him back....relentlessly! GET THE LAST WORD!!!!
Will they lose their job? Hell yes. And they will gain all the decency, fairness and reward the world has to offer..from that day on.
It's time! It's way past time!
JustAnotherGen
(36,756 posts)WE have to do this.
Escape
(275 posts)The people who are privileged enough to be in the room with the sick asshole HAVE TO SPEAK FOR US!
They are THERE...in front of him. They need to speak the truth...LOUDLY and REPEATEDLY and INCESSANTLY and BRAVELY!
Our muddled voices are an important backdrop, but THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO CAN SPEAK DIRECTLY TO HIM IN PERSON!
Our job is to support THEM when they finally quit cowering at his intimidation.
JustAnotherGen
(36,756 posts)The lie is bigger than that. It's their entire electorate.
This is why we have to support Governors and reps with big mouths.
They suck the air out of the room. Magapubs deflate with out attention -it's top down.
Aristus
(70,692 posts)of smelly horseshit.
Im a go-along-to-get-along kind of guy. I dont like violence or confrontations. I cry during sentimental songs and tv shows. I oppose the death penalty, and own no guns.
But I was also a tank crewman in the Army, attaining the rank of Sergeant. Im a Gulf War veteran, and qualified Expert on the M-16 rifle, the Beretta 9mm pistol, and helped my tank crew shoot a superior score on live-fire qualification.
I earn a six-figure salary, have a marriage entering its twenty-seventh year, have three stepchildren and ten grandchildren.
And Im a bleeding-heart liberal until I DIE, motherfuckers!
Quixote1818
(31,038 posts)padfun
(1,877 posts)Lone wolf. They don't lead nor follow.
Hey Joe
(195 posts)they are in order to feel like a man, is pathetic .
Its such a shame that so many men these days, young and old, feel like they need the assurance of others that they are manly in order to feel thusly.
Glad I was raised in a time when, by having values and convictions, and doing what was right by and for others, I had belief in myself .
Of course, that was way before social media.
Ligyron
(7,978 posts)Those darn Germans always won the tank shoot outs at Graff when I was over there. Now that was a place you didnt mind being in the field. Beautiful country, all kinds of deer, wild boar and other critters. Picked blueberries for breakfast. Used to do the fire control for time on target artillery from way up on Bliedorn Tower, the highest point there and then run across the dirt road to watch the fireworks down in the impact area. And no bad guys were shooting back at us.
calimary
(87,552 posts)That alone puts you WAY ahead of him (although thats not the only thing, by far).
democratsruletheday
(1,485 posts)Newsom is breaking through and should triple down on what he's doing
Aristus
(70,692 posts)
somaticexperiencing
(568 posts)someone (me) laugh, but laughter is laughter. it enjoys the truth. and I'm pretty sure there will be lots of relieved and even happy people that day. what a way to live. sad for him.
KentuckyWoman
(7,254 posts)Be strong, loud and forceful. Make a lot of noise and be confrontational. Bullies want an easy mark. Even with non-violence, you have to stand up to them - in their face.
NBachers
(18,841 posts)They'll try to capture some of the Newmentum with a lame-ass and weak attempt at duplicating his success. It will be so pathetically stupid that they'll end up with shit on their faces, right where it belongs..
ananda
(32,906 posts)A good lesson learned.
Starbeach
(209 posts)He's being pummeled by Newsom. We've been waiting for this.
LudwigPastorius
(13,282 posts)You've got that right.
I don't want to live in a society where dick waving social media memes are what decides the presidential election.
LeftInTX
(33,308 posts)It beats:
Crying about Trump
Reading about Trump
Worrying about Trump
Democratic infighting about Trump
It's a diversion like watching silly youtube videos.
CTyankee
(66,926 posts)over slobby?
Ligyron
(7,978 posts)Beating them at their own game and its working.
JustAnotherGen
(36,756 posts)Xolodno
(7,130 posts)That's what they have been counting on right from the beginning. MAGA has warped thinking, they think we are being elitist by saying that, but think they themselves are superior for hurling insults. Now we have those who are imitating them and showing them exactly for who and what they are. They are fuming. We're not supposed to be fighting like them....in thier minds. And its embarassing them.
dlk
(12,884 posts)It must burn.
republianmushroom
(21,159 posts)summer_in_TX
(3,789 posts)"Turns out, when faced with a bully, ignoring them and taking the high road isnt just ineffective; its psychologically counterproductive."
Research on bullying reveals an uncomfortable truth that contradicts decades of feel-good advice. Studies of children aged 1112 found that those who returned hostility with hostility appeared to be the most mature. Boys who stood up to bullies were judged more socially competent by their teachers, while girls who fought back were more popular and more admired by teachers and peers.
The tactic is called "mirroring" or adopting the opponent's style and pattern of communication. That disrupts their advantage, throwing them off balance.
The aggressiveness Newsom shows in pushing back feels definitely more authentic than the measured political responses more typical of Democrats. "People trust fighters more than diplomats when they feel under attack".
This explains so much, doesn't it? Including why Dems are sinking in the polls in spite of the authoritarian over-reach of DJT.
Aren't we craving exactly what Newsom is providing?
LeftInTX
(33,308 posts)Heck one used to be a body builder..LOL
One still is!
LeftInTX
(33,308 posts)Have a simple message and bully away!
summer_in_TX
(3,789 posts)But mock, rinse, repeat to your hearts' content. In fact repeating is essential (not the exact same, but the theme.) We Dems tend to not hone in on a strategy that works and keep at it.
Nittersing
(7,548 posts)Same energy
calimary
(87,552 posts)Ive seen enough (quite awhile ago, actually). Hes earned my vote for anything he runs for that I can vote for.
Hornedfrog2000
(824 posts)Trump is a pedophile and king of the incels.
dalton99a
(89,914 posts)Jack Valentino
(3,120 posts)even though he'd probably be banned in the first 24 hours---
his social media team could make a ton of posts before that,
if they planned it out beforehand....
Diss "small hands" in his own neighborhood!
flamingdem
(40,647 posts)I love the AI generated muscled out Gavin.
At first it turned me off then I realized what a sarcastic take on "alpha" male magamen this is.
Kudos to the creatives and to Gavin!
et tu
(2,386 posts)highest form of dis-flattery lol
LeftInTX
(33,308 posts)Trump does it too with those "Trump God memes", so we can do it too. Trump doesn't look hot, but they make him look like super hero. We can do it too.
Paladin
(31,472 posts)No retreat and no surrender, Gavin Newsom. Leave trump behind, groveling in the dirt.
CanonRay
(15,546 posts)
ConstanceCee
(360 posts)Ligyron
(7,978 posts)He outdoes Trumps thin ass bird nest of a combover.
His hair is looking thick, healthy and natural. Like the rest of him.
It cant happen now, of course, but I would love to have seen a debate between Trump and Newson. Gavin would wipe the floor with him.
Blue Owl
(57,157 posts)Wicked Blue
(8,197 posts)and if they ever met, I hope Maxie would raise his leg and pee on those bloated ankles.
Figarosmom
(8,047 posts)rickford66
(5,956 posts)toilet flushing for example
MorbidButterflyTat
(3,553 posts)until (rump) has a heart attack and drops dead from losing his fake manhood."
Oh, please please please please please!!
muriel_volestrangler
(104,449 posts)I don't think there will be any MAGAs thinking "wow, Newsom is an Alpha male", because they're programmed to not like him, or even despise him; but this is making them think how ridiculous the years of "Trump is an Alpha" that they've believed are, just because of idiotic all caps tweets and stupid pictures of a buffed-up Trump.
SSJVegeta
(1,315 posts)Faux pas
(15,856 posts)

UpInArms
(53,312 posts)Never let a bully win
Kick back harder
When theyre a 12
be a 14
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