• shalafi@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    Said this many times over the years, sometimes get love, sometimes hate.

    Trump is not lying. (OK, there are very rare moments when it’s clear he knows he’s lying but his brain quickly reframes the situation to be “true”.) The man is the wildest example of Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) I’ve ever heard of. Mom had it, so I’m not using the word as it’s used now days, I mean it literally, by the DSM V.

    People like that can’t be wrong. If it comes out his mouth, it has to be true. If you’re appalled at the obvious bullshit, you’ve likely never been close with someone that has NPD. This is perfectly normal for them, it’s just that most people are smarter than Trump. These people are unable to admit fault. When you and I dodge our failures, at some level we know we’re dancing around. Trump does not as he could never have been wrong in the first place.

    I remember when I woke up to the fact that mom had never said she was wrong or apologized, not once in 50-years. I struggle to put that into strong enough words, never known another human like that. Coworker claimed her dad had NPD because when he fucked up he’d give her flowers instead of saying he was wrong. That action is him admitting fault. Imagine Trump “apologizing” like that. Can’t, can you?

    I’m not shocked at his BS at all. I’m shocked so many can’t see the clear truth of the man.