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Culture War Roundup for the week of November 7, 2022

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Okay, random question, but why does Trump want to be president again so bad? What exactly does he get out if it? He has enough money and power to have a dynasty in his own right. Is it for his ego? He was already president once, so it's not like he should have to prove to himself or anyone else that he can do it. And I doubt he thinks that next time around the media will be nicer to him and he'll ultimately be remembered as a great president. Or that he'll be able to accomplish much more than he did in his previous term, given how much opposition he's bound to receive in everything he will try (given the terror and hatred in the media and the Left due to Jan 6, I'd say take all previous opposition he's ever faced and multiply it by 200). So why would he want it so bad?

I selfishly feel like all he is doing in making life harder for people like me who are indifferent to Trump, but refuse to hate Trump, and who get annoyed with they see everyone around them hating Trump. My wife and I fought about as hard over Trump during the 2020 election and Jan 6th as anything, mostly because I refused to unequivocally condemn him. I fear his next presidency would tear my life apart.

Trump is a narcissist so he wants to win and I say that as someone who likes him. I also think he wants another chance to prove that he was right. He prioritizes vindicating himself because he doesnt adhere to any strict ideology.

The prestige of a two term president is what he wants. In fact the prestige of a comeback second term is higher than a continuous tenure.

Trump has brilliant instincts but ultimately he is an uncomplicated man led by one thing, and that's vanity.

I think it's not solely vanity, I get the sense he really enjoys the competitive factor and he's honed his "brilliant instincts" over decades of cutthroat battles of this kind.

So he probably can't resist the urge of fighting his way back into a second term that even his own party didn't want. It's an amazing challenge to overcome.

That his efforts to win could drag his party down and ensure Democratic control, and he does it anyway is a result of his vanity.

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