Written without mentioning the lie about four embassies threatened. Maybe his biggest hail mary lie, and NO ONE is buying it, or even treats it as worth discussion. Unraveling when he finds lying about serious stuff gets no backing from those who have to live in reality.
Brilliant assessment! It gives true insight into how 'base' Trump--a wholly unqualified and unfit shpos for business and any role in government--has disastrous consequences. Here's my Comment on the recent NYT article 'Donald Trump Is a Hostage to 1979' to a similar effect:
"The indelible images of ’79 were surely on Mr. Trump’s mind." Really? Like so many others in academia and the media, you give Trump far too much intellectual credit. What's on Trump's mind are the indelible images of attacking Hillary Clinton and having 'the base' roar with approval; that, and thinking about the next KFC bucket for lunch. Thank you for addressing the outsized role of individual narcissism in analyzing Trump's behavior, but clearly you do not understand or appreciate the level of psychopathology involved. Trump is a malignant narcissist. This particular personality disorder, with its sociopathic features, is inherently destructive and divisive in fueling the narcissist's insatiable need to be right, adored and constantly the center of attention. The actual facts are inconsequential to the malignant narcissist, and thus facts are readily distorted, dismissed or attacked--what the media calls "lies"-- easily and frequently. This is what makes Trump such an appealing demagogue, and why his 'base' comprised of the plethora of Christian evangelicals and what's-in-it-for-me tax-cut conservatives believe whatever he says and excuse whatever he does.
Written without mentioning the lie about four embassies threatened. Maybe his biggest hail mary lie, and NO ONE is buying it, or even treats it as worth discussion. Unraveling when he finds lying about serious stuff gets no backing from those who have to live in reality.
Brilliant assessment! It gives true insight into how 'base' Trump--a wholly unqualified and unfit shpos for business and any role in government--has disastrous consequences. Here's my Comment on the recent NYT article 'Donald Trump Is a Hostage to 1979' to a similar effect:
"The indelible images of ’79 were surely on Mr. Trump’s mind." Really? Like so many others in academia and the media, you give Trump far too much intellectual credit. What's on Trump's mind are the indelible images of attacking Hillary Clinton and having 'the base' roar with approval; that, and thinking about the next KFC bucket for lunch. Thank you for addressing the outsized role of individual narcissism in analyzing Trump's behavior, but clearly you do not understand or appreciate the level of psychopathology involved. Trump is a malignant narcissist. This particular personality disorder, with its sociopathic features, is inherently destructive and divisive in fueling the narcissist's insatiable need to be right, adored and constantly the center of attention. The actual facts are inconsequential to the malignant narcissist, and thus facts are readily distorted, dismissed or attacked--what the media calls "lies"-- easily and frequently. This is what makes Trump such an appealing demagogue, and why his 'base' comprised of the plethora of Christian evangelicals and what's-in-it-for-me tax-cut conservatives believe whatever he says and excuse whatever he does.