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Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield

I think he's a marketer/PR pro in a very tight spot, slowly, assiduously galvanizing public opinion in his favor.

The more crazies he gets to chant those things with him, the more he signals to the GOP: Don't even think about throwing me under the bus if this Mueller thing comes back with some damning conclusions. I have a movement behind me, and I'll rip your party apart.

He knows he has a very limited time left in which to pre-emptively discredit Mueller. He needs to build up as much sentiment in his favor as he can to counter what's coming. And it's best to do so among his hardcore lunatic supporters, as they're the only people who will ignore Mueller entirely no matter what he uncovers. That's why he's focusing on the "lock her up" chanting crowd.

It's Machiavellian, but not Nazi. It's also a demonstration of Trump's "occasional intelligence." The guy blundered himself into this mess by firing Comey over Bannon's strong objection. But the PR work he's done to discredit Mueller has been well executed and shows intelligence and cunning. How fucked would things be if the dumb 75% of Trump's brain stopped working and 25% intelligent portion of it took over entirely?

I don't care about how you analyze it or excuse it.

Does it appall you? Does it excite you? Do you think it's a good thing? Do you want to join them? Avoid them?

You seem much more disturbed by the people who compare this behavior to Nazism than you do by the behavior itself. Indeed, you seem to have a bit of an interest in and admiration for the behavior.