THREAD:

Traits of Narcissistic Men:

-Egotistical, not confident
-Egotistical on the outside, insecure on the inside
-Arrogant, yet also thin skinned. Will explode in anger if insulted.

-Vain. Cares intensely about his own physical attractiveness, and judges others heavily on the basis of how good looking they are.
-Ambitious. Cares intensely about attaining a high level of worldly wealth (Money, Status, Power)

-Shallow. Cares about Worldly Wealth, and Women. Becoming Rich and Powerful, and sleeping with beautiful women. So far as a narcissistic man is concerned, that's all the universe has to offer.

-Boastful. In addition to wanting to have Worldly Wealth and Women, he wants to ensure everyone knows about it. Goes out of his way to display outward signs of wealth, and goes out of his way to mention that he sleeps with beautiful women.

-Not Spiritual. You will never encounter a narcissistic man who spends his time reading philosophy, or poetry.

-Narcissistic Denigration; denigrates others, so he can feel superior. Every human on the planet does this sometimes, but narcissistic men do it absurdly often and absurdly intensely.

-If a man's speech boils down to "I am rich, you are poor. I am high status, you are low status. I'm a king, you're a peasant"...he is narcissistic.

-Aggressive. Manufactures conflict out of nothing. Often escalates conflict to an intense level, over a matter that is in reality rather small and inconsequential.

-Vulnerable to Provocation. Getting a narcissist to explode in anger is rather easy; simply throw an insult at them.

-Vulnerable to Compliments. Charming a narcissistic man is easy; compliment him. Narcissists lap up compliments, no matter how direct, brazen, and obviously manipulative they may be.

(Exceptions apply; this is less true of intelligent (High IQ) narcissists).

-Abusive Childhood. It seems that narcissism is an effect of having had abusive or negligent parents. Genetics certainly plays some role as well.

If you are an egotistical and impulsive narcissist, Wise Men will consider you to be annoying, but Fools (the masses, most people) will consider you to be strong and charismatic.

Examples:

Donald Trump and Mike Cernovich both give every appearance of being egotistical and impulsive narcissists, and they talk at a 100 IQ level (talk at a 4th grade level, small words and simple sentence structures).

A significant percentage of the masses love them.

In the case of Cernovich, I sense his egotism and impulsivity are largely a *mask* he wears to appeal to his audience.

It's an act he puts on to maximize his viewership.

I am willing to bet money that in private, when making critical decisions, Cernovich is calm, and thinks at a 120+ IQ level.

His egotism, impulsivity, and speaking at a 100 IQ level are just an act (I think).

In the case of Trump, I sense that his egotism and impulsivity are *not a mask*; they are an accurate reflection of who he is.

I think that the Donald Trump that exists in private, is just as egotistical and impulsive as the Donald Trump we see in public.