“Me thinks “The One” is becoming more and more detached, angry and depressed...”
Well, that’s perhaps the most interesting observation of all. What, exactly, are the options if the POTUS goes round the bend? How nuts does a Pres. have to get before he has to be removed? LBJ had a big problem with the bottle (they had to keep him on the plane at BOS for a couple of hours before they got him sober enough to let lose on the public. You are aware of the doctor’s commentary on O’s last annual physical re. laying off the booze. Not to mention the burgers and fries (but that’s another story, especially for African-Americans).
Like any male, the “danger years” begin in the 40’s. Consider the problems of concurrent mental illness and pushing a rapidly disintegrating Marxist agenda. There’s quite a synergy there on a number of levels. Now, if he has an anarchist/sociopathic streak (and I think he does), then he may not be nuts at all. He may be living his dream.
One thing’s for sure, his intentions are becoming frighteningly apparent as time goes on. What was merely conjecture regarding what he was about, is becoming realized. In a couple of years, even the folks with stars in their eyes are less likely to hold on to their illusions as everyone is going to take hits from this guy.
I had a relative who was a police detective. When LBJ came to town to give a speech, he and some other cops had to give LBJ a cold shower and coffee to try to sober him up.
I don’t see self-harm in the mix because don’t narcissists typically target everyone BUT themselves? I do think that outlets that once brought pleasure and escape may be losing their sheen. BB and golfing have to get old after a while. We all fantasize about exotic, pampered vacations, but most of us workaday, NORMAL folks know that even that can cause satiation after a while and we long for productivity again. I predict that he will look for ever-expanding avenues for escape and “highs.”