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bleever

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6. '...people his self-image caused him to try to define as "weak"...'

Reply to H2O Man (Original post)

Fri May 11, 2012, 02:38 PM

May 2012

I am struck by how Romney refers to the president as being "over his head", "out of his depth", having "no understanding of how the economy works", and the like.

It's like some reflexive brain-stem impulse that fragments the world into a vicious king-of-the-hill mentality, with no respect or even real consciousness of other people.

It would be sad, if it weren't so dangerous.

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Fromm on Romney [View all] H2O Man May 2012 OP

My impression is of a man without intellect or conscience, compensates with money and power. immoderate May 2012 #1

Romney makes H2O Man May 2012 #4

Couldn't say it better malaise May 2012 #9

I think he could present a reasonable, contrition-based explanation bigtree May 2012 #2

Well said. H2O Man May 2012 #5

I Met Erich Fromm in 1970. Misskittycat May 2012 #3

Very good! H2O Man May 2012 #7

'...people his self-image caused him to try to define as "weak"...' bleever May 2012 #6

Exactly! H2O Man May 2012 #8

Clearly the man has no empathy chip. You can see it when he talks to people... NC_Nurse May 2012 #10

Right. H2O Man May 2012 #12

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe May 2012 #11