The Trump Presidency

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I suspect the Constitutional crisis has been averted for now. It is going to be one very mean election cycle.
 
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IMO, Trump is a typical example of a psychopath. The concept of acting honorably towards others is alien to his mind. There is only "winning" at all costs.

See thread; "What is your definition of evil" for the distinctive properties of Psychopaths.
 
Write4U said:
IMO, Trump is a typical example of a psychopath. The concept of acting honorably towards others is alien to his mind. There is only "winning" at all costs.

See thread; "What is your definition of evil" for the distinctive properties of Psychopaths.
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True. He very much exhibits the hallmark traits of a psychopath - lacks empathy for others, doesn't seem to have a well formed conscience, deeply insecure, and believes he is untouchable. His views of women also stem from psychopathy/misogyny. Psychopaths are known for over compensating their insecurities through arrogance and deception.
 
wegs said:
True. He very much exhibits the hallmark traits of a psychopath - lacks empathy for others, doesn't seem to have a well formed conscience, deeply insecure, and believes he is untouchable. His views of women also stem from psychopathy/misogyny. Psychopaths are known for over compensating their insecurities through arrogance and deception.
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IMO, his psychosis leans in the direction of a God complex.
A god complex is an unshakable belief characterized by consistently inflated feelings of personal ability, privilege, or infallibility. A person with a god complex may refuse to admit the possibility of their error or failure, even in the face of irrefutable evidence, intractable problems or difficult or impossible tasks.
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The person is also highly dogmatic in their views, meaning the person speaks of their personal opinions as though they were unquestionably correct.[1] Someone with a god complex may exhibit no regard for the conventions and demands of society, and may request special consideration or privileges
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_complex

Sounds like our boy to me........:eek:
 
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Wow I'm glad you all aren't psychologists.

Psychopaths kill people and take joy in doing so.

But keep trying to define things. I find it "hilaryious. "
 
Beaconator said:
Wow I'm glad you all aren't psychologists.
Psychopaths kill people and take joy in doing so.
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Still haven't cracked that dictionary, apparently.
Recommended: The American Heritage Third - you need usage advice.
'Modern American Usage', by Garner, would also help.
 
If I may add another form of psychopathic Narcissism;
Seven deadly sins of narcissism,
Psychiatrists Hotchkiss and James F. Masterson identified what they called the seven deadly sins of narcissism".
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1. Shamelessness: Narcissists are often proudly and openly shameless; they are not bound emotionally by the needs and wishes of others. Narcissists hate shame, and consider it "toxic", as shame implies they are not perfect and need to change. Narcissists prefer guilt over shame, as guilt allows them to dissociate their actions from themselves - it's only their actions that are wrong, while their intention is good.
2. Magical thinking: Narcissists see themselves as perfect, using distortion and illusion known as magical thinking. They also use projection to "dump" shame onto others.
3. Arrogance: A narcissist who is feeling deflated may "reinflate" their sense of self-importance by diminishing, debasing, or degrading somebody else.
4. Envy: A narcissist may secure a sense of superiority in the face of another person's ability by using contempt to minimizethe other person or their achievements.
5. Entitlement: Narcissists hold unreasonable expectations of particularly favorable treatment and automatic compliance because they consider themselves special. Failure to comply is considered an attack on their superiority, and the perpetrator is considered an "awkward" or "difficult" person. Defiance of their will is a narcissistic injury that can trigger narcissistic rage.
6. Exploitation: Can take many forms but always involves the exploitation of others without regard for their feelings or interests. Often the other person is in a subservient position where resistance would be difficult or even impossible. Sometimes the subservience is not so much real as assumed. This exploitation may result in many brief, short-lived relationships.
7. Bad boundaries: Narcissists do not recognize that they have boundaries and that others are separate and are not extensions of themselves. Others either exist to meet their needs or may as well not exist at all. Those who provide narcissistic supply to the narcissist are treated as if they are part of the narcissist and are expected to live up to those expectations. In the mind of a narcissist, there is no boundary between self and other.
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How many of these definitions apply?
 
iceaura said:
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/po...0190516-6rdb3ithvfec7fttem7qrny54y-story.html

Trump uses millions of US taxpayer dollars in US farmer bailout funds to bail out a huge Brazilian meatpacking corporation, run by criminals, that was not losing money.
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And in an interesting contrast, the Mueller investigation hasn't cost the taxpayers a lot of money at all. Let alone the 35,000,000 dollars Trump claims.
Fact,
The fine of $25,000,000 on Paul Manafort alone paid for most if not all of the money spent in the Mueller investigation.
 
RainbowSingularity said:
banning abortion is the unlawful seizure of the right of self determination
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Nobody said you couldn't stab your own baby while in the womb... Except mental institutions. Fall down the stairs on purpose. Have unprotected sex and expect the government to pick up the tab on whatever disease you get. Or feel like you may have gotten.

I can seize your self determination just by arguing. No law can or needs to be formed to take that away from someone, its just how far someone will go to pick themselves up.
 
Beaconator said:
I can seize your self determination just by arguing.
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No evidence of that. You don't argue.
Beaconator said:
Nobody said you couldn't stab your own baby while in the womb... Except mental institutions. Fall down the stairs on purpose. Have unprotected sex and expect the government to pick up the tab on whatever disease you get.
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The Republicans did - still do.

It's all about the woman deciding for herself, in the Republican mind. Getting away with something, getting something for nothing, while the man has to pick up the tab.

They are not ok - fascist movements don't run on sanity and adult judgment.

Look at the OP of the "empathy" thread - no Democratic constituency, however empathetic, would vote that into the presidency. The Republican voting base just did.
 
Beaconator said:
The house and Senate are supposed to write laws!

Not make their own courts!
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They are Constitutionally obligated to oversee and evaluate the performance of the members of the other branches, and if necessary impeach them.
They took an oath of office to perform that duty.
 
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