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A Nation of Narcissists
www.stolinsky.com ^ | 06-20-11 | stolinsky

Posted on 06/19/2011 11:04:41 PM PDT by stolinsky

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1 posted on 06/19/2011 11:04:44 PM PDT by stolinsky
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To: stolinsky

What an excellent piece you have written Dr. Stolinsky! Bravo!

I wish there were a clear cut solution to the burgeoning mass of narcissists but they are too self-absorbed to notice the path of destruction trailing behind them.


2 posted on 06/19/2011 11:15:38 PM PDT by bd476
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To: stolinsky
Narcissistic personality disorder, which is characterized by an exaggerated sense of self-importance and the need for constant attention, has been eliminated from the new manual of mental disorders. Narcissism has become so common that it is no longer considered abnormal. But common is not the same as good, or even tolerable.

Liberalism Is a Mental Disorder -Michael Savage

And lest we forget the King of ME


3 posted on 06/19/2011 11:38:27 PM PDT by mountn man (The pleasure you get from life, is equal to the attitude you put into it.)
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To: mountn man

Liberalism Is a Mental Disorder -Michael Savage

Yes, he was saying that decades ago. He understood the cognitive dissonance that happens when the media and hippie parents and schools brainwash little children. They won’t be able to think logically because they have no foundation of truth. It is moral relativism and comes right out of Cultural Marxist philosophy. So does political correctness, designed by Marcuse and communists to destroy our institutions from within....destroy Christianity and the family.


4 posted on 06/19/2011 11:48:24 PM PDT by savagesusie (Virtue is a habit of the mind, consistent with nature and moderation and reason. Cicero)
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To: stolinsky
"How to find yourself” gives 94,600,000 hits on Google

Misleading. Here's why...

1. Put the phrase in quotes for greater accuracy. That drops the figure down to about 60,000,000.

2. Note that Google eliminates most of these as irrelevant/not very relevant to the search request. In fact, when I just did the search, all results past page 47 were omitted, i.e. Google only found 470 results that were truly relevant to the search phrase.

3. Look at the actual results. For example, the phrase "How to find yourself" often ends with things like "a lawyer," "a doctor," "a pool man," or even "on Google Earth." None of these is remotely narcissistic.

Want credibility? Get rid of the bogus Google stat.

5 posted on 06/19/2011 11:58:23 PM PDT by peyton randolph (Barack was Mohammed's horse. Obama is a horse's back side.)
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To: stolinsky
● If too many people walk narcissistically, will even a walk in a residential neighborhood become too unpleasant to be worth the trouble? Try walking in Pasadena California on Colorado. It is a mad house and I used to love walking there. Now you about get run over by rude walkers who will bump right into you. It is horrible now, used to be my fav town on earth. And waiting in line for anything is a nightmare now, no one has manners anymore. They cut in line, etc.
6 posted on 06/20/2011 12:22:51 AM PDT by buffyt (Abortion is the ultimate CHILD ABUSE!)
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But you put too much importance on a person ordering food. When I walk up to a fast food place they rush me to order before I read the menu. We are being narcissistic to try to rush people into ordering faster! If you don’t like to wait in line, go someplace else, don’t complain about the line. Perhaps you have had the experience of trying to grab a quick lunch and get back to work, only to be delayed while someone dithers at the counter. This person may be trying to figure out what kind of yogurt to order − as if it were a problem of such complexity that Quantum Theory seems like childÂ’s play by comparison. On another occasion, a yuppie couple ordered a complex concoction of yogurt, fruits, and nuts, which the single attendant worked to prepare. A line formed behind them, which could have been avoided by ordering a simple yogurt dish. After five minutes I left, but the concoction still wasnÂ’t ready.


7 posted on 06/20/2011 12:25:10 AM PDT by buffyt (Abortion is the ultimate CHILD ABUSE!)
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Throw into this the 2008 election.

There is no way, no way on God’s green Earth that Obama wins as a white man. How many people wanted to be cool, hip and with it electing a halfrican? Barry Soetoro was the first American Idol President. Elected by the mob, the media and the trendy to be self-important and cool so they could say they were part of history.

Every single progressive position now is based on narcissism. They’re all about giving the individual things they did not earn and did not deserve. People getting handouts in the name of equality means the producers are less equal than the moochers. You could really write a book on this argument alone.


8 posted on 06/20/2011 12:40:18 AM PDT by PittsburghAfterDark
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To: stolinsky

Excellent article. I have to admit. I often wonder how much lower we can go as a nation. It doesn’t help that I’m old enough to remember when people were different, and no. I’m not just saying that, because my perception has changed. As bad as some people were in the past, the rest of society, its media, leaders, and even most average joes, at least paid lip service toward morality and polite behavior.


9 posted on 06/20/2011 1:16:50 AM PDT by CitizenUSA (Coming soon...DADT for Christians!)
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I really question why the DSM task force is removing Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD).

The people you described may be a product of the culture and the times, and could be described by the word "narcissist" used as an ordinary adjective instead of the name of a mental disorder. But there's a big difference between people being rude and oblivious and those who have a genuine mental illness.

I have a relative who has NPD; it is extremely difficult to spend any length of time around her. The belief that she is and should be the center of everyone's attention and her constant manipulation of people to ensure that they remain fixated on her at all times is stressful and exhausting.

Apparently, some experts in the mental health field aren't happy with the decision to remove NPD from the DSM. Perhaps they will prevail upon the task force to reverse their decision.

Link to a psychologist's opinion.

10 posted on 06/20/2011 1:47:07 AM PDT by exDemMom (Now that I've finally accepted that I'm living a bad hair life, I'm more at peace with the world.)
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To: exDemMom

Arggh, that linked page takes a long time to load. I wish I knew how to make links that open in other windows!


11 posted on 06/20/2011 1:49:19 AM PDT by exDemMom (Now that I've finally accepted that I'm living a bad hair life, I'm more at peace with the world.)
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To: buffyt

People are usually willing to follow rules if they know what they are. It’s not helpful for a staffer at a “fast food” joint (I’ll name names: Long John Silver’s) to hang around a cash register without any intention of beginning to take orders, while the line at the other register has begun to snake into the dining room.


12 posted on 06/20/2011 2:13:27 AM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Hawk)
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To: stolinsky

This article completely describes DC. I have called it Mass Narcissism for years. It is almost a cultural.


13 posted on 06/20/2011 3:37:40 AM PDT by fuente
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To: stolinsky

I agree with every point except the yogurt thing. If I am paying for something, I want it the way I want it. The Dawdlers that aggravate me are the ones who stand in line for 10 minutes and wait until they get to the counter to say “Hmmm, what do I want...?”

Also, after the woman was arrested and charged with spanking her kid, some people DON’T know what to do with jerky kids. The state has many afraid to be good parents and that case this past week just confirmed their fears.


14 posted on 06/20/2011 3:43:48 AM PDT by autumnraine (America how long will you be so deaf and dumb to the chariot wheels carrying you to the guillotine?)
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“I was driving though an expensive residential area and stopped to let a middle-aged man cross the street. He stopped directly in front of my car, turned his back, and began stretching exercises. I yelled, “It’s safer to exercise on the sidewalk, not with your back to traffic.” He replied, “F**k you!” and continued his routine. I had to back up before pulling around him, though the thought of driving forward crossed my mind.”

Wow.


15 posted on 06/20/2011 3:54:50 AM PDT by ViLaLuz (2 Chronicles 7:14)
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To: buffyt
So YOUR need to grab a quick lunch and get back to work is more important than the needs of anyone else in the restaurant?

If the crowd at a restaurant is a problem for you, go early or pack your own lunch and bring it to work.

You are focusing exclusively on YOUR needs.

This is the entire problem.

Others are simply in your way and slowing you down.

The rest of world does not fully appreciate how important you are to it.

This is an excellent example of how the problem is always that of SOMEONE ELSE.

You might also consider the high rate of unemployment in this country and your being lucky enough to have a job to rush back to after lunch.

16 posted on 06/20/2011 4:16:32 AM PDT by NoControllingLegalAuthority (What this country needs is an enema.)
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To: peyton randolph
Want credibility? Get rid of the bogus Google stat...

Want credibility? Stop nitpicking.

17 posted on 06/20/2011 12:45:12 PM PDT by gogeo (...and if you're greener than Gore, you're green enough!!! Robert A Hall)
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To: stolinsky

Excellent article!!!


18 posted on 06/20/2011 12:47:45 PM PDT by gogeo (...and if you're greener than Gore, you're green enough!!! Robert A Hall)
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To: penelopesire

Good (short) article ping.


19 posted on 06/20/2011 1:02:16 PM PDT by Hoodat (Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. - (Rom 8:37))
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Want credibility? Stop nitpicking.

Sorry to burst your bubble.

94 million versus less than 500 is not nitpicking. It's pointing out flawed data that should never have been highlighted to support the premise of the article.

Why overreach with bogus stats to prove a point?

 

20 posted on 06/20/2011 2:32:21 PM PDT by peyton randolph (Barack was Mohammed's horse. Obama is a horse's back side.)
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