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"Is he a sociopathic liar? Delusional? Both?"
Both and then some. This isn't an either/or choice.
This is where listening to mental health professionals would actually be helpful, if one wanted to understand. https://twitter.com/intelligencer/status/1339346084414566401
Both and then some. This isn't an either/or choice.
This is where listening to mental health professionals would actually be helpful, if one wanted to understand. https://twitter.com/intelligencer/status/1339346084414566401
Trump is a malignant narcissist, not a sociopath. There's a big difference.
Malignant narcissism is comprised of *psychopathy,* manipulativeness, sadism, and paranoia, in addition to narcissism. MNs live in a reality of their own making, and their words reflect that.
Malignant narcissism is comprised of *psychopathy,* manipulativeness, sadism, and paranoia, in addition to narcissism. MNs live in a reality of their own making, and their words reflect that.
Malignant narcissism is also not NPD and / or ASPD. It's more florid (paranoia) and more deadly, because it runs on unquenchable vindictiveness and rage.
Its core feature is psychopathy -- an absence of conscience (empathy, guilt, shame, and understanding of higher values).
MN is a person w/o conscience, driven by an insatiable need for power, adulation, and revenge, augmented by aggrieved entitlement, and seasoned by paranoia.
MN is a person w/o conscience, driven by an insatiable need for power, adulation, and revenge, augmented by aggrieved entitlement, and seasoned by paranoia.
Imagine putting such a person in position of ultimate power.
