The Psychopath In Chief by Tony Schwartz

[napi21]

Mr. Schwartz on MSNBC tonight talked about writing this article The Psychopath in Chief * had it published on Medium.com. I stopped by to read it and thought I'd post the link here in case you're interested.

https://gen.medium.com/the-psychopath-in-chief-aa10ab2165d9


He did a good job.

[dalton99a]

1. Vote as if your life depends on it, because it does.

For four years, along with millions of other Trump critics, I have wrestled with the best way to respond to a president who is incapable of shame or empathy and cares only about his self-interest. There is no effective treatment for a person with these traits, and Trump wouldn’t seek one if there was, because he genuinely doesn’t believe there is anything wrong with him. The horrifying truth is that it’s precisely what he’s missing that gives him a permanent advantage over the vast majority of us who are guided by a conscience and concern for others.

Trump revels in attention, domination, and cruelty. “The sociopath wants to manipulate and control you,” explains Martha Stout, “and so you are rewarding and encouraging him each and every time you allow him to see your anger, confusion or your hurt.” Even so, in order to protect our democracy and our shared humanity, it’s critical to push back, calmly and persistently, against every single lie Trump tells, and every legal and moral boundary he violates. We must resist what Hanna Arendt has called “the banality of evil” — the numbness and normalizing that so easily sets in when unconscionable acts become commonplace. “Under conditions of terror, most people will comply,” Arendt has written, “but some people will not.”

Understanding what we’re truly up against — the reign of terror that Trump will almost surely wage the moment he believes he can completely prevail — makes the upcoming presidential election a true Armageddon.

Vote as if your life depends on it, because it does.

[TreasonousBastard]

2. That's the understatement of the week. Everybody should read that article.

[sop]

3. If Trump never receives a well-deserved and severe comeuppance in this life, the concepts of

truth, justice, retribution, right and wrong and, yes, even the existence of an equitable God will cease to exist.

[yonder]

4. More from the link:

Areas of expertise, all in one spot:

Topics that Trump has claimed to “know more about than anyone” include ISIS, drones, social media, campaign finance, technology, polls, courts, lawsuits, politicians, trade, renewable energy, infrastructure, construction, environmental impact statements, nuclear weapons, banks, tax laws, income, money, and the economy.

And more small things:

People without a conscience, it turns out, often have an undersized or under-active amygdala and less gray matter in the limbic area of the brain.

[Dreampuff]

5. Perfect assessment

Extremely narcissistic!