Narcopath TRUMP and his cult defined

[CousinIT]

UNROLLED twitter thread:
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Narcopath TRUMP and his cult defined:

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The Rationalization of Failure
They rationalise their shortcomings without laying any blame at their own door (in which disaster would strike, and the entire house of cards that is their false self would come crashing down)...

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... by convincing themselves that they must be the real victim in every situation. Clearly Democrats MUST have cheated if he lost an election. Because he CANNOT FACE HIS OWN LOSS and FAILURE.

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The victim narrative is the root of their inability to to be accountable for their own actions. It is also the reason that they justify being so cruel, heartless and abusive to their opponents/others.

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The Justification of Abuse
Whatever form of abuse they have waged on others, they can’t allow themselves to be wrong. To be wrong challenges their grandiose, perfect (but entirely false) self-image.

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In their twisted minds, therefore, it is imperative that they see themselves as victim and not villain – and that this is the false truth that is then presented to the rest of the world.

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Villain to Victim
In the twisted mindset of the Narcopath, they are perfect. They justify their evil ways by first convincing themselves, then others, that is they who are the victims.

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Feeding their Victimhood
In whatever interaction you have with a narcopath, and particularly one post-discard, it is vital to understand your role in feeding their false narrative.

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Given that the narcopath genuinely believes that they are the victim in every part of their life , if you try to hold a Narcopath to account – be it argument, mediation, legal action, enquiry, physical restraint or any other method – you are actually reinforcing..

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.. their narrative of being the victim. They want the fight. They thrive on the drama. They delight in seeing your pain. They need to feel in control. Yes – it’s totally nonsensical to normal people, but such is how twisted their rationalisation.

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Quite simply, their brains are wired differently. And it is why it is so important that you, the victim, need to learn counter-intuitive thinking.

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The Victimhood Disciples (Trump's cult)
Look carefully at the Narcopath’s close circle of “friends” and it won’t take you long to work out that they are all there for a reason – they exist to reassure the Narcopath that they are indeed the victim.

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They are commonly referred to as Flying Monkeys (who do the Narcopath’s evil bidding), and Enablers (who may know of the abuse but still condone it, or may be completely oblivious to the abuse but offer tacit support to the Narcopath’s power base).

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Anyone who questions the Victim Narrative is ostracized, and if they fail to conform, ousted from the inner circle.

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If you want to hold leverage against a Narcopath, the best way to peel away the Flying Monkeys and Enablers is to persuade them not to buy into the Victim Narrative any longer.

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If you want to disengage from a Narcopath, as an adult child or ex-spouse, the most sure fire way of doing so that I have found is to understand the victim narrative,

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and deny them the justification of how they can claim it, and turn off both the positive and negative narcissistic supply you give them.

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Commonly the method of dealing with a Narcopath (narcissist/sociopath) is to disengage without a fight and get them out of your life. HOWEVER, when said narcopath was POTUS and has destroyed your Republic and its institutions, STOLEN TOP SECRET DOCUMENTS for sale or bribery..

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....and in addition is - along with his cult - driving your country to a "Christian" nationalist or fascist state, and destroying your Democratic Republic, disengaging without a fight IS. NOT. AN. OPTION.

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The political narcopath MUST be vanquished and his cult around him dissolved. He must be disempowered politically, legally, financially, and institutionalized.

THIS is what America and its justice system are up against.

Content adapted from: https://narcopath.info/about-npd/understanding-npd/the-victim-narrative/

[Raven]

1. Kick!

[Wounded Bear]

2. K & R...nt

[2naSalit]

3. K&R

[vlyons]

4. All of the above is called ---

In Buddhism, it's called grasping at self. That's when someone aggressively tries to make real and solid all those myths and delusions that they tell themselves who they are.

[OMGWTF]

5. Narcopath. Perfect description of Traitor Tot.

[czarjak]

6. Changing hearts and minds is the hardest part? "I'm tired of your truths" is what I've been told.

[Beakybird]

7. Fantastic lay out. First time I've heard the term narcopath.

[TheRickles]

8. Very illuminating, but Trump does have in his possession some extremely potent blackmail material.

How are we supposed to regain or defuse the Top Secret info he has accessed, knowing that he's perfectly willing to blow the lid off of anything and everything in order to protect himself?

[LiberalArkie]

9. This resembles the attitudes of the Autism parents with regards to vaccine and all the other

"Causes" instead of their own genetic makeup causing their children's ASD.

[slumcamper]

10. DARVO.

1. Deny
2. Attack
3, 4, & 5. Reverse Victim & Offender

Virtually always.

It's that simple. Listen to virtually any GOP voter, pol, or "spokesperson" for this pattern.

[CousinIT]

12. Absolutely. MAGAGOP are every bit the abusive personality in our national

political relationship. For those who have been in abusive relationships, the pattern of behaviors is very recognizable.

[crickets]

13. 👆👆

[hadEnuf]

11. Number 19 for sure.

There is no appeasement and this will end in a fight of some sort.

Everybody needs to realize this before we find ourselves on the losing end and there is nothing we can do about it.

[calimary]

14. Reading on this.

I’d love to see some suggested talking points to illustrate Point #16. WORDING MATTERS! How you word or describe or otherwise lay out a point you’re trying to make is CRITICALLY important.

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and deny them the justification of how they can claim it, and turn off both the positive and negative narcissistic supply you give them.

[CousinIT]

16. I think they're talking about indifference to the Narcopath's drama. Neither support or deny their

claims and remain outside their drama + get and keep them out of your life or at a safe distance.

However, this is where we're in trouble;

.. with a former POTUS whipping up an army of flying monkeys, who has destroyed our democratic institutions and continues to do so, who directed his flying monkeys to attack his/our own government to support a big lie that he won when in fact he lost his re-election but cannot face that, when he stole highly classified documents to sell, trade, and wheel & deal with, when he endeavors to turn America into a Christian Nationalist/Fascist state just to save his own damn face (since he is never wrong, always perfect and never loses), being indifferent and/or not fighting back or just severing the relationship is not an option.

It might be a solution in personal relationship with such a pathologically abusive personality -- but when we're in a national political relationship with this thing who was POTUS and now is former POTUS and unwilling to give up his "King" status, even when he lost; and who deems everything he chooses to snatch up and keep his very own no matter what anyone else or the law says, putting our Democracy and national security at very grave risk -- this indifference it's not an option.

[calimary]

17. Yep. There's a HUGE difference.

[wendyb-NC]

15. Wow

This fits the orange crime spree, his spear carriers and anoint, like a second skin. Thank you, it offers a lot of insight into the dynamics of his revolting m.o. We have an epic challenge ahead.

Thank you, for posting this article and website. We have some challenges ahead.

[CousinIT]

18. Matthew Cooke addresses the gaslighting...

..and how it is absolutely necessary to set boundaries and CALL IT OUT.

NO WAY America can avoid a fight with this and still be intact as a Republic. In a personal relationship, you could potentially just get away for stay away from this person. In a political relationship where one part of one party (most of it, actually) is the gaslighting abuser with the Narcopath as cult leader, there is no NOT fighting it, not naming it, not calling it out, or any way to avoid setting up boundaries and protections against it -- if America is to survive anywhere near intact.

Goddamned media either doesn't get this or doesn't care. I think it's the latter. They just want ratings and bottom-line $$$. They don't give a rat's ass about Democracy. Most didn't air Biden's speech and the entire mediasphere whined for two solid days about how Biden was 'divisive'.

YET, I've not heard ONE OF THEM say how demagogic and divisive TRUMP'S PA speech was. And I bet they all aired it or parts of it, particularly those who refused to air Biden's on Thursday (ABC, CBS, NBC).

It's up to US, Biden and Democrats to fight this battle. And that's ALL THE MORE reason to VOTE and VOTE DEMOCRATIC in every damn election, no exceptions. Even for city dog catcher.

EDIT: WE ARE THE ONES who are going to save our own asses. IF they will be saved at all.