You campaign in poetry. You govern in prose. Mario Cuomo's adage has been updated and adapted by his successors in the modern Democratic Party. The duality they present to voters either side of an election is a deception that has defined American politics and culture for the past 20 years. As they campaign for office, they present a kind of idealized version of themselves to the electorate as mainstream Americans, seeking merely to bring a little unity and compassion to a fundamentally great country in need of reform. Once in office they act as if they have a mandate to remake a benighted country, to reorder an unjust system, to replace American exceptionalism with European social democracy, and to rewrite the nation's values with the precepts of their cultural Marxism.
Oh gee, another OpEd.
This one a Wall Street Journal (now owned by the parent company of FoxNews, News Corporation) from Gerard Baker.
Gerard baker
en.wikipedia.org
... Trump Presidency
In 2016 and 2017, the Journal leadership under Baker was criticised, both from the outside and from within the newsroom, who viewed the paper's coverage of President Donald Trump as too timid.[12] Particularly controversial was the Journal's November 2016 front-page headline that repeated Trump's false claim that "millions of people" had voted illegally in the election, without reporting his statement was inaccurate.[12] ...
What else does your current alias got?
@#5 ... And isn't a total POS like Trump is. ...
Really?
You are saying that all candidates are malignant narcissists list fmr Pres Trump seems to be?
How to Identify a Malignant Narcissist
www.verywellmind.com
... A malignant narcissist is an abusive person who finds pleasure in lying, manipulating, and using other people in order to get the things that they want.
Narcissism is a personality trait recognized throughout history, but awareness of narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) and narcissistic personality in popular culture has grown.1 As a result, people may wonder whether they are dealing with someone who is selfish, thoughtless, or overly power-seeking"or if they are dealing with someone with a true disorder.
This article discusses what it means to be a malignant narcissist and how to spot the signs. It also explores what causes this type of behavior and what you can do to protect yourself from a malignant narcissist. ...
What It Means to Be a Malignant Narcissist ...
Among the different types, people with malignant narcissism are by far the most harmful to others. Social psychologist Erich Fromm, who first coined the term malignant narcissism, called people with this type "the quintessence of evil."1 ...
Signs Someone Is a Malignant Narcissist
Signs and symptoms of narcissistic personality disorder (and the severity of these symptoms) vary. But the following are common characteristics of malignant narcissists:1
- - - Preoccupied with fantasies about beauty, brilliance, success, and power
- - - Unable to handle criticism
- - - Tendency to lash out if they feel slighted
- - - Likely to take advantage of others to get what they want
- - - Overly concerned about their appearance
- - - Expect to be treated as superior and craves this validation, also known as narcissistic supply
- - - Lack of empathy for others
- - - Inflated sense of self and inability to self-regulate
- - - Have no remorse for hurting others and no interest in apologizing unless it benefits them
- - - Have an attitude of deserving the best of everything
- - - Tendency to monopolize conversations and/or mistreat those who they perceive as inferior
- - - Hidden insecurity and a weak sense of self
- - - Tendency to blame others for their own bad behavior
Additional signs of malignant narcissism can include:
- - - Seeing the world in black-and-white terms, including seeing others as either friend or foe
- - - Seeking to win at all costs, leaving a great amount of pain, frustration, and even heartache in their wake
- - - Not caring about the pain they cause others" -- or maybe even enjoying it and experiencing it as empowering
- - - Doing what it takes to protect themselves from loss, inconvenience, or failing to get what they want in any situation
...
Note: I am not a medical professional, I have no medical training.
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