What is it exactly that makes someone a certifiable narcissist and not simply a person who has a healthy amount of confidence and a burning desire to achieve great goals? According to the Mayo Clinic, narcissistic personality disorder is "a mental disorder in which people have an inflated sense of their own importance, a deep need for admiration and a lack of empathy for others."
Trump's shortage of empathy can be seen clearly by his stances on topics like immigration. Instead of recognizing that the data shows that most Mexican immigrants are not violent, but instead people simply looking for a place where actual opportunity exists, with a broad brush he claims that they are "criminals, drug dealers, rapists, etc." In a similar vein, Trump has vowed to ban all Muslims from entering the country should he be elected. It appears that his lack of empathy has distorted his mind's ability to grasp the fact that the refugees he speaks of are actually seeking safety from the same murderous maniacs that he wants to keep out. Perhaps if Trump had relatives in countries like Syria and Iraq, he might understand the constant fear that most live under, and in turn become more willing to welcome them with open arms rather than leaving them to be slaughtered.
But a lack of empathy is just one part of narcissistic personality disorder. Just beneath the surface layer of overwhelming arrogance lies a delicate self-esteem that is easily injured by any form of criticism. We have all seen Trump unjustifiably lash out at a number of people with harsh and often extremely odd personal attacks. When he thought he had been treated unfairly by Fox News host and Republican debate moderator Megyn Kelly, he responded by calling her a "bimbo" and later saying that she had "blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever." In response to the strange, misogynistic comments Kelly said that she "may have overestimated his anger management skills." If the news host would have pegged him as a bona fide narcissist from the beginning she might have expected such shamelessly flagrant behavior.
To be fair, it is certainly true that all narcissists are not terrible people. Some of our most beloved celebrities and musicians have been suspected narcissists, including Elvis Presley, Marlon Brando, Kanye West, and even Alec Baldwin. Not only are these decent people, some have also done a lot of good through philanthropic work. Surely Donald Trump has more in common with these individuals than he does with a psychopath like Saddam Hussein.
Comment: That last comment sounds like wishful thinking from the author. Just because there have been self-involved celebrities who nevertheless engage in philanthropic activities doesn't mean that the fascist Trump has more in common with them than a psychopath.
There is no doubt that this has been true of the past, yet there is one critical difference between those people and Trump or Saddam. Only the latter two were in or are pursuing positions as heads of state—a role that grants enormous power over world affairs and people's lives. While a narcissistic personality might be one of the traits that allowed Trump to be such a successful businessman and reality TV star, it is also the trait that makes him potentially dangerous as a political leader.
What happens when another world leader who is a loose cannon doesn't give Trump the admiration that he feels he deserves? We can be sure that notoriously anti-American dictators like Kim Jong-un of North Korea or Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei aren't going to give him any respect, let alone praise. How would a President Trump react when he feels he is being put down or undermined? Will we see the start of World War III because the leader of the most important nation in the world doesn't feel that others are kissing his ass as much as they should be? Narcissistic personality disorder is known to have strong negative effects on relationships, and when it comes to being an effective and responsible world leader, diplomacy is everything.
Comment: Maybe that is what the Powers That Be want, a reckless president who'll go nuts at the drop of a hat and drop more bombs and send more cannon fodder to die. But it's more likely that if the elites believe they can't control Trump, he just won't be Selected to be president.
If it is not clear how the promise of great power can change an essentially harmless narcissist into someone oppressive, let's see how Donald Trump's political views have changed thus far.
Comment: A narcissist is not "harmless" if they don't have great power. They cause a lot of harm, especially psychological and emotional harm, to the people around them every day. Sure it affects fewer people, but scale should not make a narcissist harmless in anyone's eyes. They are a tornado of pain for everyone unlucky enough to be in their midst.
Prior to this presidential race, most of us knew Donald Trump as a charismatic, cheeky, highly entertaining figure that seemed like anything but a bigot. Mayor Bill de Blasio of New York told CNN that the Trump he knew, and the Trump New York knew, was nothing like the intolerant xenophobe he appears to be today. It is a well-known fact that in the past Trump was a registered democrat who was in favor of liberal causes like abortion rights and pals with the Clintons. But since the promise of power has consumed him, he has become the poster boy for ultra-right wing intolerance. This change in personality and core values perfectly illustrates how the promise of power can transform narcissists. And as the race for the Republican nominee progresses, it has become increasingly obvious that Trump's yearning to rule greatly exceeds his desire to "Make America Great Again," as his slogan says.
The position of President of the United States is one that requires great empathy, a certain amount of humility, the ability to preserve relationships, and a willingness to establish new ones. These are all qualities that the narcissist lacks, and with their absence comes danger.
Comment: These are also all qualities that every president since JFK has lacked, so despite the author's contention about what the position of POTUS requires, the reality is that the position only requires a willingness to do what the elites tell them to do.
Do we really want to put all Americans, and even the entire world, at great risk by giving a narcissist the nuclear code? Donald Trump is very much like Gollum from Lord of the Rings, and the presidency is his "one ring to rule them all." In this case we do not have the option of destroying the ring. The best we can strive for is keeping it out of the possession of those who cannot resist abusing its power.
But to whom? Who is Trump a danger to?
1.) He wants to engage, not vilify Russia, and he wants to work with Putin, a man he openly admires. Which will effectively defeat Israel's infamous "Yinon Plan" from being instituted in the ME, much to the zionist entity's disgust and frustration.
2.) He feels 'Assad must STAY!', and then goes on to opine that the USA had its head up its ass when it destabilized the ME/NA via destroying Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan and now attempting to do the same with Syria, and in the process, slaughtering the secular arab leaders Saddam, Ghaddafi and most likely Assad, too, if they could.
3.) He openly tells AIPAC, to their collective zionist faces, "I don't want your money", and then stresses his foreign policy (as per 2, above), yet assuring Israel they will be protected, at the same time (which apparently is simply not enough for the zionists, who are used to calling the shots in the US and NAZO.)
4.) He wants ILLEGAL immigrants booted out as parasites on the USA's over-stretched states and federal government, and stopped at the borders, even if it takes a wall to do so. And he wants muslim 'refugees' at least vetted strongly and thoroughly before entry is considered, unlike in the EU where they were absorbed with absolutely NO scrutiny (and the common EU citizenry is paying a HEAVY price for that, all to the delight of NAZO and uber zio-scum like George Soros and his ilk.) And if that is not feasible, he wants the muslims 'refugees' simply barred from entry as potentially too dangerous to welcome without risks to the average American.
And the zionist-controlled US/EU media is in a frigging FRENZY with anti-Trump propaganda, literally non-stop 24/7/365, unlike with ANY candidate in recent memory, save Ron Paul......
I think I am starting to see a pattern here.
(Fee, fie foe, fum, I smell the work of the zioscum...... )
A presidential election between Killary and Trump?
Between the two, Trump's got my vote, hands down, which means the guy's life isn't worth jack shit if he wins, or even looks like he's going to win. Just ask JFK, the last guy with balls enough to (very politely) tell Israel and the ZPG, "Screw you jews, stop the clandestine nuclear program, Israel, or face serious consequences....") Guess who won that one?
In the USA, we know who we cannot criticize (i.e., who our REAL masters are......) :-(