Well, I think it is very simple...
As the extreme megalomaniac narcissist he is, he feeds on attention. Trump is interested only in one thing alone and that is Trump. Everything that is in is way needs to be removed. Truth does not exist in his universe. Only his resentful way…
Cultural #Narcissism
Jean Twenge wrote, “We enjoy unprecedented freedom to pursue what makes us happy. But our high expectations, combined with an increasingly competitive world, have led to a darker flip side, where we blame other people for our problems and sink into anxiety and depression” (Twenge, 2006, p. 4).
"The #history-ian Christopher Lasch diagnosed the ills of late capitalism well... his books continue to be relevant. Three are briefly discussed here: The Culture of #Narcissism: American Life in an Age of Diminishing Expectations (
READ THIS!) (+2)... These books will repay the effort more than most current diagnoses of our predicament as we navigate our current very dysfunctional #politicaleconomy and political #culture"
Christopher Lasch and the Distemper of Our Time
https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2025/04/christopher-lasch-and-the-distemper-of-our-time-a-chronicle-foretold.html
Apparently Trump thinks, as far as any narcissistic psychopath can be said to think, that this will force pharma Cos to relocate to the US…tomorrow.
"About 2/3 of brand name drugs, and 80% of generic drugs, are manufactured outside the US. So when tariffs are placed on pharmaceuticals, the US government, and America’s patients (who already pay much more than Europeans for the same meds) will pay even more. Genius.”
Apparently Jesse Watters is a real person, though I cite this as evidence to the contrary:
"“TRUMP’S MANLY TARIFFS.” “When you sit behind a screen all day, it makes you a woman. Studies have shown this,” Watters, who sits in front of a camera all day, said. “And if you’re out working, like building robots… you are around other guys. You’re not around HR ladies and lawyers that gives you estrogen.”
Everybody should read this by Jamelle Bouie (gift link): what’s happening is all about Trump’s never-satiated desire to dominate others and exert cruel power over them.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/opinion/trump-tariffs-rationale-power.html
#narcissism #uspol #trump
DT's arrogance in his escalating 'Tariffs Tantrum' risks losing Chinese minerals deal which US needs to survive..
"DT confirms 104% tariffs on Chinese goods as part of unfolding global trade war"
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/08/trump-global-tariffs
@bespacific how much of taxpayers dollars will this parade cost? Other than the narcissistic conman’s ego, who else would benefit from it? How does it meet “government efficiency” goals??? #TrumpLies #narcissism #fascism #doge #trump
#BillyMoore reporting from the street showing our #CollectiveTrauma reflected in the personal stories from ppl. One young woman with a #narcissistic father explaining what #Gaslighting is. Shows we have an #epidemic of #narcissism with generations of traumatised youngers.
#press #news #BreakingNews #Liverpool #educate #organise #resist #CollectiveTrauma #CapitalismBreedsNarcissism
https://youtu.be/mHqHi1meCnU?si=A2QGEegf98WHiP5y
Why would #trump do such a horrible thing? Because he's a psychopath. Stop trying to figure it out past that. The cruelty is the point and his pleasure.
"A 50% reciprocal #trade tariff on Lesotho, the highest levy on #Trump's long list of target economies, will kill the tiny Southern African kingdom that Trump ridiculed last month, an economic analyst there said."
Chasing followers makes crypto traders perform worse on social investment sites
https://techxplore.com/news/2025-03-crypto-traders-worse-social-investment.html
100% narcissistic abuse tactics over here on the tariffs front: "Trump, meanwhile, revels in the uncertainty. He “likes the shock and awe,” a White House official said, and aims to capitalize on it. “Each country needs to panic and call. … Trump wants to hear you grovel and say you’ll cut a deal.”" - https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/01/trump-tariffs-liberation-day-lutnick-politics-00262869
Key elements:
* Unpredictable and inconsistent (keeps the victim on their toes).
* "Shock and awe" keeps the victim overwhelmed and always reacting to the new crisis that the narcissist is creating. Prevents them from being able to reflect and catch their bearings (and possibly escape).
* "Wants to hear you grovel": humiliates the victim and forces them to perform submission. If you've ever had to do this, you surely know the rage it breeds. (One time when I was broke and depressed right after college, my dad would only give me $300 for rent if I flew to visit him and grovel. It wasn't a lot of $ to him, but he needed that humiliation. That was the last time I ever asked my parents for $.)
So yea, we're all living under a mean, narcissist daddy now! He imagines each country as just another ungrateful child that needs to kiss Daddy's ring and beg for forgiveness (for what? It doesn't matter. The important part is that you beg.)
it suuuuux. Whole world is gonna have CPTSD.
So TRUE!!
“Is the MAGA Movement Powered by Teeny Weenie Energy?”
by Don Knight in The Midnight Manuscripts on Substack
“The MAGA movement isn’t alpha.
It’s not powerful.
It’s not masculine.
It’s a bunch of hateful bullies powered by small-dick energy”
Narcissists are more honest after being exposed to explanations of different rationalizations of unethical behavior (assuming everybody does it, blaming others, minimizing harm, or using euphemistic language) and how using these rationalizations can adversely affect one's standing.
Original paper (not open access): https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/01461672241276562
So you are a communist/socialist/"independent"/green/anarchist.
How do you vote?
This may come as no surprise to you, but social media makes people more delusional, and narcissistic.
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1076585
#sciencenews #SocialMedia #narcissism
Know that #racism is (at a #psychological level) #paranoia and #narcissism. They are problems of the human psyche that most people ignore - especially if they are afflicted.
When distortions become reality, you live between dimensions, somewhere between reality - and fiction.
What's necessary is to break down that fiction, to bring clarity, to lighten the weight of fear, the hatred for others - and the self - from their shoulders, for it is the only way to cull racism.
