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LORI  D's avatar

Does trump think JD is a sucker? He'll be a loser soon enough, but I'm just curious. Seems like somebody might want to tell what's-his-name, that disparaging someone else's military record while campaigning with a draft-dodger, is probably not a great strategy.

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Michael Mooney's avatar

That’s just like when Trump said that convicted felons shouldn’t be allowed to vote. Whoops.

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Dee Whitman's avatar

djt is incapable of accepting feedback on anything, even campaign strategy in 2024, when the stakes are indescribably high for him. (When he loses, those federal cases will proceed, and imprisonment is likely.)

Someone close to me grew up in a very dysfunctional family; as a result, this person is very self-destructive, tho in an atypical way. Even when their own survival is on the line, they are paralyzed by anxiety because of the screwed-up messages they received in childhood (= that it was unacceptable to succeed, or to act in ways that would help them stay well and safe). It's painful to see. The damage that dysf families do lasts a lifetime, even for people who have undergone lots of therapy -- and djt has undergone none.

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Diana Hembree's avatar

Very true. Trump used his money and privilege to avoid the war, although I still don't use the word 'draft dodger' for almost anyone who didn't want to serve in Vietnam, whether they went to Canada or were conscientious objectors. It was a terrible war we never should have been involved in, like most of our wars since WWII. But Vance criticizing other people for retiring from decades of military service before a new war was even announced is beyond hypocritical. I was glad the NYT pointed out that Vance did not see combat when covering his attacks on Walz, even if it was almost the last line in their piece.

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