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To: redgolum
"In Vaknin’s words, “Pathological narcissism is a reaction to prolonged abuse and trauma in early childhood or early adolescence. The source of the abuse or trauma is immaterial: the perpetrators could be dysfunctional or absent parents, teachers, other adults, or peers.” The pathological narcissist has a very weak sense of self. He compensates his devalued and injured self with pomposity and by projecting a false image of majesty and authority. He retreats into a bubble universe of fantasy, in which he is loved, respected and omnipotent. All children create such a world. Narcissists simply don’t leave it. They carry this world of pretence into their adulthood. With the passage of time, this world becomes to them as real as the real world, to the point that they can’t tell the difference. When Obama acts presidential, he is simply acting out his childhood fantasy of omnipotence and grandeur. Emotionally, he is still a little hurt boy, neglected and unloved in the body and mind of a grown up man. "

There is also a theme of punishment which runs through Obama's speeches and lectures, to punish the rich and white Americans for whatever neglect and injustices he feels he suffered in childhood. This came out in the Philadelphia Speech on race when he threw his white grandmother "under the bus" for her supposed racial attitudes. This is a sense of grandiose entitlement and self-righteousness which seems to come from this as well. His argument goes like this: He went to Harvard and can pronounce big words so you are supposed to vote for him or "you're a racist." It's a shakedown. The threats and racist insinuations are pathological. No one deserves or is owed being elected as president based on some alleged past wrongs. A candidate has to earn the votes. The whole tone of this campaign has been wrong.

51 posted on 09/30/2008 11:15:21 AM PDT by HowlinglyMind-BendingAbsurdity
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To: HowlinglyMind-BendingAbsurdity

Very interesting read. I consider myself very good at ‘reading’ people. I have often predicted to others what type of person someone is long before they catch on, and they are always so surprised and will say things like ‘you were right all along- they seemed so nice, I just didn’t believe you, etc...”

That being said, Obama is a VERY dangerous man and if he is elected, our country will be unrecognizable within a very short time. People have to be really pathetic to fall for someone like him. Watching him speak and looking at his eyes, expressions and mannerisms literally makes my skin crawl. I had to leave the room during the debate and listen from afar because I get such an intense feeling of foreboding when I see him. Beware.


62 posted on 09/30/2008 11:58:54 AM PDT by usmom
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