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President Dumpster, Or President DiSastrous? Who do you hate the most?
One is leading by a huge, tremendous, and Bigly edge
Roaring Rivers
Torrents, currents, and ripples by Christyl Rivers, PhD
Polls, Trolls, and Goals
The world, according to most experts, is boiling us alive. This seems like a good time to consider electing really powerful, uniting, inspiring, and capable leaders.
Former POTUS and Don the Con crime mob boss, Predator Dump, has a very big, (TREMENDOUS! folks) lead in polls. There are several theories as to why. Mine is from a psychologically analytical viewpoint, more specifically, an ecopsychological perspective.
The world is facing heat, famine, storms, refugees, authoritarian populists, and a seething, rising sea of hate. At times of instability, populists pop up like weird little trolls from under a toxic bridge. They point their stubby fingers in many directions to find lots of scapegoats.
There are plenty of disruptors to blame. But in the Bigly picture, one candidate simply has accumulated more scapegoats (we’re all goats) to tear off the pathway of our mountain of goals. He has also accumulated more time at this shameful blame game. He has gotten away with…