Trump and Narcissism

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Trump and Narcissism

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Sharing 3 more videos by Dr. Todd Grande. I really appreciate what he does in the short time that he does it. Found him during searches on criminals.

Last year:

Diagnosing Public Figures | Donald Trump / Narcissistic Personality Disorder Controversy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oesJxfP85H0


3 weeks ago:

Mary Trump | Interview Analysis | Donald Trump & Attachment Theory
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kckZzK283v0


3 Days ago:

Is Donald Trump a Narcissist? | Insidious Maladaptive Narcissism
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HY16OQY21DE
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Perhaps he just has good taste in the people he likes. Perhaps it's hard not to love yourself when you're Donald Trump.

I certainly love that man and always will.
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ajax18 wrote:
Fri Aug 21, 2020 4:12 pm
Perhaps it's hard not to love yourself when you're Donald Trump.
One area where we are in absolute agreement: For Donald Trump, the capability of critical self-evaluation is incapacitated by unqualified self love.
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https://www.reddit.com/r/Unexpected/com ... ould_join/

I feel like there's a Trump and Pence Twitter joke in there somewhere...

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ajax18 wrote:
Fri Aug 21, 2020 4:12 pm
Perhaps he just has good taste in the people he likes. Perhaps it's hard not to love yourself when you're Donald Trump.

I certainly love that man and always will.
Then you're insane. No politician in living memory has been more pathologically dishonest or corrupt than Donald J. Trump. Nothing is more clearly demonstrable than that he lies constantly, and that many of his trusted advisors have been indicted for and even convicted of criminal activity. I honest can't understand how you can manage to blind yourself from the the glaringly obvious flaws in his character. I can only conclude that you must be as incorrigibly racist, dishonest and heartless as he is.
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ajax18 wrote:
Fri Aug 21, 2020 4:12 pm
Perhaps he just has good taste in the people he likes. Perhaps it's hard not to love yourself when you're Donald Trump.

I certainly love that man and always will.
Let me guess. You didn't view any of the videos, right?
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I would bet the entirety of my life savings on that, Jersey Girl.

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I can only conclude that you must be as incorrigibly racist
Yes we know, anyone who loves Donald Trump is a racist. Anyone who wants the border enforced is a racist. Anyone who disagrees with the Green New Deal is a racist. Ben Shapiro pointed out that tactic very well. What I love about Donald Trump most is that he doesn't bow down to people who play that card.
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ajax18 wrote:
Fri Aug 21, 2020 8:39 pm
I can only conclude that you must be as incorrigibly racist
Yes we know, anyone who loves Donald Trump is a racist. Anyone who wants the border enforced is a racist. Anyone who disagrees with the Green New Deal is a racist. Ben Shapiro pointed out that tactic very well. What I love about Donald Trump most is that he doesn't bow down to people who play that card.
This thread isn't about whether or not you love and admire Donald Trump or why, nor is it about politics. The topic is about objective analysis of his mental health as provided in the three linked and brief videos I posted by a respected mental health professional.

If you're unable or unwilling to view the videos and discuss them, I think you should find another thread because it's rude as hell to the OP who happens to be me.

This thread was actually an opportunity for learning and consideration of the analyses. Stop making it into yet another political pissing contest, ajax.
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MeDotOrg wrote:
Fri Aug 21, 2020 6:25 pm
One area where we are in absolute agreement: For Donald Trump, the capability of critical self-evaluation is incapacitated by unqualified self love.
It's close, but I don't think that's quite right. His capability of critical self-evaluation is incapacitated by an unqualified need yet inability to feel genuine self love.

There's no way that guy loves himself. He wouldn't be such an incurable asshole if he genuinely saw value in himself.

People who love him are just as broken as he is, or don't understand just how much self-loathing the guy experiences day to day. It's obvious he knows he's a piece of sh-it as much as we all do. His bragging is intended to convince himself of his own worth, and since it's not working, he keeps trying, because he's not too bright.
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