• shalafi@lemmy.world
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    26 days ago

    Said this many times over the years, sometimes get love, sometimes hate.

    Trump is not lying. (OK, there are very rare moments when it’s clear he knows he’s lying but his brain quickly reframes the situation to be “true”.) The man is the wildest example of Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) I’ve ever heard of. Mom had it, so I’m not using the word as it’s used now days, I mean it literally, by the DSM V.

    People like that can’t be wrong. If it comes out his mouth, it has to be true. If you’re appalled at the obvious bullshit, you’ve likely never been close with someone that has NPD. This is perfectly normal for them, it’s just that most people are smarter than Trump. These people are unable to admit fault. When you and I dodge our failures, at some level we know we’re dancing around. Trump does not as he could never have been wrong in the first place.

    I remember when I woke up to the fact that mom had never said she was wrong or apologized, not once in 50-years. I struggle to put that into strong enough words, never known another human like that. Coworker claimed her dad had NPD because when he fucked up he’d give her flowers instead of saying he was wrong. That action is him admitting fault. Imagine Trump “apologizing” like that. Can’t, can you?

    I’m not shocked at his BS at all. I’m shocked so many can’t see the clear truth of the man.

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      26 days ago

      Trump has said he’s never had anything to ask God for forgiveness about (something very similar if not that), he pushed his lies with a hurricane and drew a sharpie on a map to show he was correct (he wasn’t) and I’m pretty sure that’s all it took to get him on board to dissolve that federal service.

      Just recently he was given an award in Michigan where he previously claimed he was awarded Michigan man of the year, I’m sure his narcissism was behind that so he can say he won an award from there.

      While president there was a press event at four seasons total landscaping because Trump said there was a press conference at the’ four seasons’ (during the pandemic of all times).

      How anyone can think someone who can’t admit any fault is a leader is beyond me. Sure he tells people it’s okay to be a racist asshole but do you want to march into Marianas Trench because he thought that’s where the front line is?