ONLY giving the assessment when it's against a Democrat is hardly apolitical, it's hyperpartisan and he's never been anything but on this site. Will agree to disagree here but will always call them on it, if they want any sort of credibility they need to look at both sides otherwise it's like watching Fox News segments.
Apparently you haven’t paid any attention to my numerous posts about my assessment of Trump… that he likely had narcissistic personality disorder. Let’s begin with his pre-political career. This is the guy who would call up tabloids pretending to be someone else to give them fake stories. The same guy who had fake magazine covers printed in his office showcasing himself. The same guy who sued a journalist for defamation for “underestimating” his net worth. We can already see this is not healthy individual. Hell, the man can’t speak about himself or something attached to his name without using superlatives.
Fast forward to the 2020 election. Trump objectively loses the election (so much for my MAGA ideology Eric, pretty sure that’s a prerequisite). The question is does Trump know he lost or does he genuinely believe he actually won? Given all the indicators of narcissism, I think it’s possible he thinks he genuinely won. (Note: That in no way “excuses” his behavior- it does not). It doesn’t matter what anyone tells him. He knows better than they do.
In the lead up to Jan 6th, Trump was pounding the war drum of the election being rigged and stolen. A characteristic of a NPD is little insight into how one’s actions affects others. He probably cannot see a connection between his denial campaign and Jan 6th, even if he did not explicitly command the attack on the capital.
So Trump essentially has this false conception of reality where his election is stolen, the courts aren’t agreeing with his accusations of frauds, the votes he claimed “missing” never materialized, his scheme to upend the transfer of power has failed. It’s quickly becoming apparent Trump’s personal conception of reality is not congruent with actual reality… and there’s no way left to reconcile the two. Trump will no longer be president.
The deterioration of a narcissist’s grandiose conception of self into something closer resembling reality and the repetitional blow, cratering of self esteem, etc is called narcissistic collapse. The classic textbook example for what triggers NC is someone losing their job- literally the case with Trump.
In response to this dramatic blow to ones sense of self, the narcissist may become angry, depressed, withdraw from others, become irritable or aggressive (including physically), and/or
highly vindictive.
Trump realized his presidency was done and his reality (in his mind) abruptly shattered. I don’t think it’s unreasonable to assume
Trump was relishing in the destruction and chaos he was watching on TV- especially because in his mind the Jan 6 people
were unleashing a level anger he could not. Reportedly numerous people begged him stop the madness, he was withdrawn add ignored them. He allowed the this pandemonium to continue for how long? 90 minutes.
This is despite, cops and protesters (Trumps own supporters) are getting hurt (or killed). Property is being destroyed. Lawmakers and staff are running for their lives. Guys with zip ties snd dangerous Items are wandering about. And the country appears to be falling apart on the world stage. But in what world is that any of that matter to Trump? This is all about him in his mind.
We as a country saw first hand the danger of narcissistic collapse. There was a clear need for him to take control of the situation- any “leader” with a shred of duty would have immediately recognized it was in everyone’s best interest to disperse. It was only in Trumps to allow the chaos to continue
I think it’s quite obvious a man like this should not be let anywhere near the Oval Office. Most politicians have narcissistic traits but NPD is where the narcissism is pathological. There should be no expectation he will act
In anything but his own interest in a crisis. It’s clear he will put himself before public safety and national unity if it’s to his benefit. We can’t risk. There’s endless scenarios of how this could create a disaster.
So IDK what your complaint really is
@Eric. I have mentioned this countless times including this very thread. I’m not sure how you delude yourself into believing I never say anything negative about Trump.
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