Okay, I get it.
You had the absolute best intentions. Your minister at your local Evangelical Christian Church kept preaching about how God was going to select Trump to do God’s work. And we should not look or listen to the bad things that he did or said. God would take this lump of clay and form him into something WONDERFUL. Don’t THINK; just have FAITH.
WOW! It is less than a week from the time that the Trump and Pence team take over TOTAL CONTROL of the largest military complex in the entire world and the future of every man, woman and child in America. And his approval rating is one of the lowest in American history for a man about to become President, Trump is down and dropping. He was at 45% last week. And just from the Tweets alone, it looks more like that ‘lump of clay’ may be turning more into a ‘pile of shit.’ Well, both do look a great deal alike.
But I REALLY do understand why you voted for Trump and Pence. All of your conservative buddies where telling you that they finally had someone who spoke their language and understood their problems. This GUY was for REAL and he UNDERSTOOD THE PROBLEMS OF THE COMMON MAN. He talked just like we did and he was ONE OF US. He wasn’t one of those damn ELITES like that LIBTARD, Meryl Streep and her fancy HOLLYWOOD out-of-touch cronies. Donald J. Trump was a self-made man who believed just like we all do and he was ONE OF US. He was going to take the failed eight years of Obama and MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN. Yes, he was just one of the guys and we should all support our own:
I have a picture almost exactly like that of my family. Except I have a daughter who never sat on top of a lion, and my wife’s dresses never seemed to have a mind of their own as Melania’s seems to have and my two chandeliers weren’t made out of Waterford Crystal and I didn’t live in a penthouse and have furniture that was trimmed in real gold and I didn’t have columns in my living room, or a great view of anything except a tree I planted once…BUT I DID ONCE OWN A RED TIE. So, hey this guy is JUST LIKE I AM and that is why you voted for him.
Don’t feel as if you are alone either! There is a great deal of ‘buyer’s remorse’ out there. But who were you going to vote for? Hillary? I don’t think so! You really had no other choice, didn’t you. I get it. I understand your dilemma!
Well, I once bought a ‘Flowbee’ off the television to cut my own hair. So, don’t feel bad about your choice. We all do something stupid. But I ended up with a haircut that made me look like Moe from the Three Stooges for six weeks. But did you just put a psychopath in the White House? You must feel pretty bad. And those tweets!@?#@!!! Is the MAN INSANE? No, we had him tested. And I don’t think he is insane either. However, if you take a serious and long-term look at the tweets, outbursts, speeches and actions of the unscripted Donald Trump even a working psychologist will ask is he a psychopath, a sociopath or just an unbelievable narcissist? And now, you and your friends have put him in power and you have endangered us all through your actions.
Now, I am NOT a psychologist (my daughter does have her Ph.D. in Psychology, but not I.) However, I believe it important to understand who you have put in the White House and what alarms the ‘intelligent elite’ that many of the common man now denigrate.
Let’s start with the most obvious: Narcissist.
It is a commonly accepted diagnosis by just about anyone that Donald J. Trump is a narcissist. So, what is a narcissist and why are they a danger?
The word originated from Greek mythology, where the young Narcissus fell in love with his own image reflected in a pool of water.
People with Narcissistic Personality Disorders have an inflated sense of their own importance, a strong sense of entitlement, a deep need for admiration, yet a lack of empathy for others. They use verbal abuse for power and control.
But is Narcissism a mental illness. Does it make our new President CRAZY? It is classified as a cluster B personality disorder by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-5 of the American Psychiatric Association (“DSM”) which currently represents the most definitive compilation of mental disorders followed by the mental health profession in this country.
Narcissism is also characterized by exploitive behavior to achieve personal gain, exaggeration of skills and accomplishments and intolerance of the views of others. Pathological narcissism is also associated with derogation and insults of others and an inability to tolerate disagreements or criticisms. Well, that certainly does sound familiar doesn’t it.
Okay, so it is pretty much accepted by anyone with half-a-brain, such as us Libtards, that Donald J. Trump is a narcissist. However, he ain’t crazy at this point. Just a B personality disorder. Well, the Presidency was full of them.
How about sociopath or psychopath? A sociopath is a person with a personality disorder manifesting itself in extreme antisocial attitudes and behavior and a lack of conscience. and a psychopath is a person suffering from chronic mental disorder with abnormal or violent social behavior.
In the January 22, 2014 issue of Psychology Today, Scott A. Bonn Ph.D. in his article, How to Tell a Sociopath from a Psychopath says,
“Key traits that sociopaths and psychopaths share include:
- A disregard for laws and social mores
- A disregard for the rights of others
- A failure to feel remorse or guilt
- A tendency to display violent behavior
In addition to their commonalities, sociopaths and psychopaths also have their own unique behavioral characteristics, as well.
Sociopaths tend to be nervous and easily agitated. They are volatile and prone to emotional outbursts, including fits of rage. They are likely to be uneducated and live on the fringes of society, unable to hold down a steady job or stay in one place for very long. It is difficult but not impossible for sociopaths to form attachments with others. Many sociopaths are able to form an attachment to a particular individual or group, although they have no regard for society in general or its rules. In the eyes of others, sociopaths will appear to be very disturbed. Any crimes committed by a sociopath, including murder, will tend to be haphazard, disorganized and spontaneous rather than planned.
Psychopaths, on the other hand, are unable to form emotional attachments or feel real empathy with others, although they often have disarming or even charming personalities. Psychopaths are very manipulative and can easily gain people’s trust. They learn to mimic emotions, despite their inability to actually feel them, and will appear normal to unsuspecting people. Psychopaths are often well-educated and hold steady jobs. Some are so good at manipulation and mimicry that they have families and other long-term relationships without those around them ever suspecting their true nature.”
Well, just from this little bit of information, I don’t believe anyone should ever call Trump a ‘sociopath.’ But a psychopath? Well, I’m not a doctor, but I’m losing my patients…with Trump and his manipulation of your trust!
And That is My View from The Hill.
(Dr. Scott Bonn is professor of sociology and criminology at Drew University. He is available for consultation and media commentary. Follow him @DocBonn on Twitter and visit his websiteDocBonn.Com)
View From The Hill 