Originally Posted by
mvallas
Surprisingly, I actually read through all of that. It's actually a pretty absorbing read, and very convincing! Especially when he dives into the details revealed by Popadopapopopoulopadopuswhatever his name is.
Earlier today (after you left) I was discussing how I'm actually starting to see/believe Dumbass Dumpy actually did willingly collude. I'm just thinking he didn't REALIZE he was doing it and thought he was simply doing a "deal that would bring the countries together".
Seriously, when you think about it - it's just as simple as Russia playing to his ego.
First, a short story to explain my stance:
Long ago, I had a co-worker that worked with me in the gaming media who had a MASSIVE ego problem. Accolade came by and showed of Bubsy 3D (......). But my co-worker was the one guy who couldn't stop harping on about great he thought it was when we all thought it was utter crap.
I found out later that at their lunch meeting, the media people pulled him aside and told him how amazing he was, and how he was a "real gamer" who understood better than anybody else than our staff what a real game is. They stroked and stroked his ego - and, unto his dying breath, defended that damn game.
I believe this is EXACTLY the same thing with Dumbass Dump probably
Chances are, through his Russia business dealings, they probably stroked his obvious ego as to how he was a "great negotiator/dealmaker" via all his Russian transactions, and when he did his political run - all they had to do was tell him that he was a better politician than American ones... and since they worked well together, that he could be the first to bring Russia and the USA together in blessed harmony! /eyeflutter That he would be more popular than Ronald Regan if he did it! Blah Blah Mount Rushmore Trump's head, blah blah blah....
Which really fits why Dumpy was saying things like "I'm really good at negotiation, so that's why I'd like a chance to give Mideast peace talks a chance" thinking he tamed Russia.
This is also why Dumpy says things like "Wouldn't it be great if America and Russia were together as friends? Wouldn't that be great?"
Seriously, Dump is so damn naive he probably thought he was "bringing peace between the countries" and people would love him via russia making negotiation easy via stroking his ego. He probably thought he already did via his business transactions and didn't see Russia as 'normal' people do (ie. mob rule. Killing reporters. Imprisoning homosexuals/protesters. ect). To him, this wasn't about going "Gwahahaha! I'm going to sell out America!" but probably thought he was going to easily bring the two countries together because, well, they were so nice to him and easy to work with! Unknowing, of course, what a giant hand up his ass feels like as they paraded him around like a orange-painted Muppet.
Seriously, it just all makes sense IMO. What do you think?