Narcissist: me, me, me; I’m always great; nothing is ever my fault. That’s what I see in Trump; other’s don’t.
Then you must see it in Cruz too!
It is interesting, because others see it in Obama. But Libs give him a pass while admitting that it seems to be all about Obama. Well, what do you expect from anyone who wants the job?
Trump does say he is doing it because he feels a calling. I am not sure Obama ever said the same. But wh;en it comes down to it, I am willing to try Trump’s brand of narcissism. Maybe it will all be about him, but just maybe it will be about the country.
How is it Trump deniers can accept the loutish, vulgar hatred of Obama’s presidency and consider Trump somehow more dangerous?
Interesting article-sycophants always surround a narcissist. And Trump is the embodiment of this Axis II diagnosis. His treatment of his former wives and referring to himself in the third person are indicative of this personality disorder. There is certainly a motley crew of supporters- Jeff Sessions is the one who puzzles me.
Yes. Exactly like the atypical liberal. Which....Trump was up until that magical year that he decided to run 'as a Republican'. Only, in my book of logic, Trump was, is and always will still be...
a damned liberal.
That's necessary but not sufficient. Trump is egotistical. not the same as Narcissist.
There are Freepers here who have had actual Narcissists in their lives. It's a far far darker thing than just arrogance.
Trump's bragging is backed up with actual work and accomplishment as opposed to entitlement, and he calls foul when something is foul. Many of us agree that what he has called foul is foul. You can disagree with that, but to call out Colorado for being foul is not victimhood, to call out Cruz for sleeping with the establishment - you can disagree (I think you'd be wrong) ... but it's a very valid case.
Sorry, Trump is not a Narcissist. Now, if you just want to call him egotistical, brash, and too much of a salesman, feel free ... but you'd be arguing with success. That YOU find him noxious may be more of a commentary on yourself than him. I would argue that it is.
There are sharp parts of Trump's personality. But you're not going to spend much time with him, what you care about is what he accomplishes. Now, you can look at what he's accomplished, and you can look at what Ted's accomplished ... and I won't tell you which to pick ... but I WILL tell there is a vast difference.
Don't be too concerned about how your president accomplishes things, so long as it's not immoral or bad for Americans. Striking you as obnoxious is not immoral. Sleeping with enemy is both immoral, TRULY self-centered, and bad for Americans.
Be sure to ask yourself: Trump wears everything on the outside - what you see is what you get - ugly at times, but authentic.
REAL Narcissists go undetected until they've ruined everything - primarily the serenity of those around them, through repeated small, medium and large betrayals - which incidentally are always justified (like working with the establishment.) The Narcissist is especially skilled at hiding his selfish intensions -> sometimes he himself does even know he has them - he just sees the whole world as 'about him.'
So 'Narcissist' ... the clinical, destructive kind ... the name begins to resemble not Trump, but another candidate, who presents one way (AntiCartel) and yet behind the scenes is sleeping with the Cartel.
Think about it. Remember -> the Narcissist's motives are hidden. I guarantee there are 2 in your life - friends, coworkers, maybe even family, and they are not the 2 you think they are - not the braggarts. They are the ones sucking the life out of you, but you can't figure it out because they seem like such wonderful people who deserve your help.
They get away with it because we normal people just don't think like them ...we can't imagine they are doing what they are doing - and even for them, it's semi-conscious, so there is no shame in their hiding, lying, betraying. What benefits them IS what's good to them, there is no intervening moral or ethical though process or gut check. "I want so I will take. Others won't approve, so I will hide it."
Cruz is not a wysiwig is he? No, not at all - he's a schemer - and he thinks he knows better than you what's best "for the country" ... but notice that he benefits from all of it.
With men - watch their actions, not their words. Standing up and reading Green Eggs and Ham is not, in itself, what I would call an action, because it's just as easily interpreted as 'pre-presidential-run-positioning-and-pr'.
Won't tell you to support Trump - I AM - but do consider those things. I have run Trump through my 'is this man a problem psychologically' filter and I don't see it ... but you have to run them through yours. From your comment -> you haven't been had yet (or at least you didn't ever discover it) by a narcissist or sociopath. Cruz sets off all the alarms. Doesn't mean his is ... but in comparison, Trump sets off none of them ... other than the 'I wish this guy would stop plugging himself' thing.
You’d better get used to it.
Other's don't see a narcissist? Perhaps they see themselves. Trump is a jerk but ultimately people will vote their own interests and pick the lesser of evils and get past personalities. It's not personal ... its business. The same people that said they would never again pick the lesser of evils will insist YOU pick the lesser of evils in this election.
So why does Trump defer to his lawyers and most trusted advisors before making a decision?
It’s one of the things I don’t like about him. There are things I like. Going on reality TV and pro-wrestling while already a smart and wildly successful businessman is very weird, in my opinion. He did it because he likes that dog squeeze. Pretty bizarre. It would be so much easier if he was just a businessman. I can even take the crudeness much better than that.
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I met Cruz at an early fund raiseraiser, there are two narcissistic, phoney sociopaths running, one is Cruz, the other is Hillary.
Ever look closely at Cruz?