“I saw this as a meteor heading toward earth because I know how destructive a malignant narcissistic leader can be to a country… it has four components, narcissism of course but also psychopathy, or antisocial personality disorder: lying, breaking laws and norms, having no remorse for violating the rights of others, also paranoia, and finally sadism.”
— John Gartner, Psychologist
Psychologist John Gartner points out that no one is talking about Donald Trump’s insanity. Instead, they’re talking about his ineffectuality. This reflects the primary mode by which we deflect our own thin grasp on sanity: we call sanity the process of being logical. So, rather than recognize insanity, we quibble about justifying insane behavior.
Part of the reason the obvious issue of Trump’s insanity is avoided is a fear of retribution mixed with cowardice. Politics is the brokering of incremental advantage played as a cowardly game. It will be a courageous person who takes down Donald Trump, most likely a male with battlefield experience…
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