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And he was right. Remember the -- hey, familiar territory here -- child rape case brought against Trump?

Sure, sure, it was dropped. Never proven. Probably a lie. Just a blemish on an otherwise-spotless record. Oh, but then there were the girls in his teen pageant (it's almost like there's a pattern!) who said he intentionally walked in on them changing. Again with the child predation. And again, it didn't stick. Why, some of the girls said they didn't see this behavior at all, so maybe the ones who did were making it up, because it's not like he confessed to-

"I'll tell you the funniest thing is that I'll go backstage before a show and everyone's getting dressed, no men are anywhere, and I'm allowed to go in, because I'm the owner of the pageant and therefore I'm inspecting it. '... Is everyone OK?' You know, they're standing there with no clothes. 'Is everybody OK?' And you see these incredible-looking women, and so I sort of get away with things like that."

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He's talking about one of his adult pageants in that case, but it's the same behavior, and there's that language again:

"I'm allowed to go in."

"I get away with things like that."

And one of the most worrying turns of phrase ...

"The funniest thing ..."

This isn't moral hypocrisy for Trump. It's not some sinful, dirty urge that he's giving in to, even as he knows it's wrong. That would almost be a relatable human struggle. This is funny to him -- he thinks it's hilarious that he can do all of these things, that he can steamroll over "lesser" people. And remember, we're not even talking about enemies here, just bystanders. People near him who had something he wanted.

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I'm not harping on Trump because I hate his politics, or even his stupid face -- it's because he and Milo are highly publicized examples of society mistaking psychosis for toughness. A mistake we make all the time: We idolize the "tough guy" on our side because he ruthlessly goes after our enemies, then act shocked when he's just as ruthless with us. "I love how this guy goes after anybody in his way and takes no prisoners! Oh no! Now he's after me ... AND HE DOESN'T TAKE PRISONERS!"