Trump And "The Strict Father Icon": Tough Guys "Win" By Toughness; Truth Is Inconsequential

Updated Compendium Of Pax Posts About Donald Trump

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2016/01/donald-trump-paranoid-style-in-american.html

Update On Ivana Trump's Revelations Concerning Donald's Fondness For Hitler's Speeches 

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2015/08/update-on-ivana-trumps-revelations.html

"Mediocre Philosophy Sells. It Makes The Half-Literate Feel Smart"

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2015/05/reprise-mediocre-philosophy-sells-it.html

Where Have We Seen Trump's Oratorical Style Before?

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2016/01/where-have-we-seen-trumps-oratorical.html

Moderate Republican For Trump: Only Trump Can Restore GOP Sanity... By A Landslide Loss

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2015/07/dear-fred-last-night-after-spanish.html

Alan: Despite Trump's encouragement of the worst angels of our nature, I want him to win the Republican nomination thus revealing the terrified face of American conservatism.

Remember: If you're terrified, the terrorists won.
And you made their victory possible.

Dear C,

You've mentioned "the strict father icon" before.

Keen insight.

This time it took root.

Whether we are "religious," "spiritual" or "assiduously secular," we are in thrall to belief systems informed by our personal mythos.

Pax tecum

Alan

On Sun, Jan 24, 2016 at 2:43 AM, CH wrote:

But I must agree that it's remarkable that simply displaying the emotional strict father icon without any regard for the content of his speech (i.e., Trump's speech) (is enough for him to) remain the front runner in the Republican primary - that's a big surprise. I find that I don't have any sense of dismay for anything he says when I use that filter, He simply -- and consistently -- wants to appear bolder and tougher than anybody else in the field.

On Jan 24, 2016 12:12 AM, "Alan Archibald" <alanarchibaldo@gmail.com> wrote:

Dear C,

This is remarkable:

Trump: "I Could Stand In The Middle Of 5th Ave. And Shoot People And Wouldn't Lose Voters"

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2016/01/trump-i-could-stand-in-middle-of-5th.html

I'm again reminded of friend Fran's observation: 

Donald Trump: "Everything I'm About To Tell You Is A Lie." Supporters Cheer

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2015/12/donald-trump-everything-im-about-to.html

Pax tecum,

Alan

On Sat, Jan 23, 2016 at 11:08 PM, CH wrote:

Exactly what Daffy Duck would say...

On Jan 23, 2016 11:05 PM, "Alan Archibald" <alanarchibaldo@gmail.com> wrote:

The thlot plickens.

On Sat, Jan 23, 2016 at 10:58 PM, Charles Holton <ncchuckholton@gmail.com> wrote:

http://news.yahoo.com/michael-bloomberg-may-launch-independent-u-presidential-bid-152658508.html?.tsrc=samsungwn&.sep=table

"Bush's Toxic Legacy In Iraq"

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/06/bushs-toxic-legacy-in-iraq.html

Hans Blix' Fruitless Search For WMD And Bush/Cheney's Rush To War In Iraq

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/08/hans-blix-fruitless-search-for-wmd-and.html

Cheney's Lucid 1994 Rationale For NOT Invading Iraq. Conservatives "Must" See This

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/08/cheneys-lucid-1996-rationale-for-not.html

"The Fall Of Iraq. Jawdropping Video Footage Of Cheney, Albright, Gen Clarke & Others"

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/06/the-fall-of-iraq-jawdropping-video.html

"Do War's Really Defend America's Freedom?"

(Homage To Marine Commandant, Major General Smedley Butler)

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/11/do-wars-really-defend-americas-freedom.html

Scare The Sheep 

And They Will Applaud Military-Industrial Profiteering

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2015/12/scare-sheep-and-they-will-cheer.html