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December 30, 2019
a little more...
Long and comprehensive takedown...
https://thebulwark.com/trumps-personal-pathology-is-americas-foreign-policy/
"Trump's Personal Pathology is America's Foreign Policy"
An absolutely brutal dissection of Trump's psyche and the dangers of his Presidency.
A few snippets, it's long...
The Mayo Clinic describes narcissistic personality disorder as a mental condition in which people have an inflated sense of their own importance, a deep need for excessive attention and admiration, troubled relationships, and a lack of empathy for others. Mayo further explains that beneath this mask of extreme confidence lies a fragile self-esteem thats vulnerable to the slightest criticism.
Does any of that sound familiar?
Then compare Mayos list of symptoms to the multi- faceted demands of democratic leadership in a dangerous and complex world. Those afflicted with NPD have an exaggerated sense of self-importance; have a sense of entitlement; and require constant, excessive admiration. They expect to be recognized as superior even without achievements that warrant it.
a little more...
As a result, he entered office unable to appreciate Americas objective strengths in conducting our foreign relations. These matchless blessings included friendly neighbors; peerless economic vitality; our leadership of important global institutions; the strength of our alliances and multilateral relationships; and a reputation, for all our faults, as a democracy which embraces political freedom and human rights. Encased in his feral inner landscape, Trump saw these assets as vulnerabilities.
Long and comprehensive takedown...
https://thebulwark.com/trumps-personal-pathology-is-americas-foreign-policy/
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