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In reply to the discussion: Trump's Use Of The Word "Perfect"...... [View all]Mike 03
(16,616 posts)35. Dr. Jerrold Post's new book "Dangerous Charisma" has an interesting way of looking at this.
He argues that the charismatic leader and the (narcissistically-injured) followers need or even "create" each other. Trump needs constant reinforcement for his damaged ego, and his audience needs a reassuring father figure to tell them everything is okay and "I can fix it all." They feed off each other. I've been saying it's like two parasites locked in a kiss.
"Dangerous Charisma" is good but "Dangerous Case" is better IMO. There is an essay by Post in the updated and expanded "Dangerous Case" in which he lays out his analogy.
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It's like it's a dismissive "fine" but with his typical grandiose exaggeration
NightWatcher
Oct 2019
#1
It means something important to him, obviously. I think it goes all the way back to his childhood.
hedda_foil
Oct 2019
#2
I agree. There was something that seemed strange about his use of that word right off the bat.
smirkymonkey
Oct 2019
#24
It has hit me like nails down a blackboard from the first time he uttered it.
Pacifist Patriot
Oct 2019
#13
Yes, I commented about it a few days ago on DU. I also pointed out that it's an example of
tblue37
Oct 2019
#23