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global1

(25,241 posts)
Sun Jan 22, 2017, 01:41 PM Jan 2017

I Think Trump Has An Identity Problem....

He really doesn't know who he is - so he tries to be all things to all people and as such is not very good at any one of them. Given that - he deludes himself to thinking that he's the best at everything. Therein lies his problem.

Is he a businessman; a television celebrity; a playboy; a politician; a marketeer; a family man; a philanthropist; etc.

What exactly is he or what does he think he really is? And.....

Has he finally reached his level of incompetence? (Remember the Peter Principle)


Note: There's a joke there in the Peter Principle - but I won't go there.

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I Think Trump Has An Identity Problem.... (Original Post) global1 Jan 2017 OP
Well he's not a philanthropist... TrekLuver Jan 2017 #1
He doesn't have an identity problem. He's just plain nuts as in insane. Nuff said. shraby Jan 2017 #2
Hi, I'm Donald Trump and I'm crazier than a sprayed roach. Jacob Boehme Jan 2017 #3
I think there is something to this. Sunny05 Jan 2017 #4
It's very simple. He's a moron. smirkymonkey Jan 2017 #5
I disagree. Salviati Jan 2017 #6
His need for adulation is a bottomless pit. Therefore, can be manipulated. SharonAnn Jan 2017 #7
And he constantly refers to himself in the 3rd person... Native Jan 2017 #8

Sunny05

(865 posts)
4. I think there is something to this.
Sun Jan 22, 2017, 01:52 PM
Jan 2017

There are people who don't have strong sense of self, and to an extreme, I think the term "identity problem" is a good description. I do not know if this is a disorder or key characteristic of one; but it is a problematic trait or condition of some people. And it could exist in addition to the narcissism.

Salviati

(6,008 posts)
6. I disagree.
Sun Jan 22, 2017, 02:02 PM
Jan 2017

Trump reached his level of incompetence a long time ago. He's not trying to be anything for anyone else, everything he does is for himself. He craves attention and obedience through love, respect, and fear. He tries to acquire these through ordering it in his subordinates, buying it from those he can't demand it from, and getting rid of those for which neither work. The problem is being in the executive branch of government is not like being a business executive, you can't just fire the citizens that didn't vote for you.

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