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Why aren't they self aware enough to realize they sound like cartoon villains?
They are appealing to their voters who want them to "hurt the right people"
Why do their voters want them to "hurt the right people" in the first place? And why do they go along with it rather than trying to persuade them not to or targeting a different demographic or anything else? ~Cherri
There is a free book by a psychologist out there called The Authoritarians which might help explain it.