An Ol' Broad's Ramblings
Obama – The narcissist?
The hell you say! According to this article written by Sam Vaknin, Ph.D. , that may just be true! Really!
Seriously, the article is fascinating, and I will highlight just a few passages here.
Obama displays the following behaviors, which are among the hallmarks of pathological narcissism:
* Subtly misrepresents facts and expediently and opportunistically shifts positions, views, opinions, and “ideals” (e.g., about campaign finance, re-districting). These flip-flops do not cause him overt distress and are ego-syntonic (he feels justified in acting this way). Alternatively, reuses to commit to a standpoint and, in the process, evidences a lack of empathy.
Ignores data that conflict with his fantasy world, or with his inflated and grandiose self-image. This has to do with magical thinking. Obama already sees himself as president because he is firmly convinced that his dreams, thoughts, and wishes affect reality. Additionally, he denies the gap between his fantasies and his modest or limited real-life achievements (for instance, in 12 years of academic career, he hasn’t published a single scholarly paper or book).
- Feels that he is above the law, incl. and especially his own laws.
- Talks about himself in the 3rd person singluar or uses the regal “we” and craves to be the exclsuive center of attention, even adulation
- Have a messianic-cosmic vision of himself and his life and his “mission”.
- Sets ever more complex rules in a convoluted world of grandiose fantasies with its own language (jargon)
- Displays false modesty and unctuous “folksiness” but unable to sustain these behaviors (the persona, or mask) for long. It slips and the true Obama is revealed: haughty, aloof, distant, and disdainful of simple folk and their lives.
Hmmm – sounds about right to me. On body language, the doctor says the following:
Narcissists are polite only in the presence of a potential Supply Source. But they are unable to sustain even perfunctory civility and fast deteriorate to barbs and thinly-veiled hostility, to verbal or other violent displays of abuse, rage attacks, or cold detachment.
I seem to recall Obama getting a bit hostile with the press. Of course, I’m wholly unqualified to make a diagnosis, but if it walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck…just sayin’
I’ve worked with guys that have the same charcteristics. The real teller is the inability to maintain civility in a situation unless they need something from you. In all other situations they reign distruction down on any who are not 100% bootlickers. The reports that Obama has an enemies list, you better believe it. By the end of his term he will make Richard Nixon look like just a grade school bully.
I concur. Shoot – you could see it even in the campaign…heaven forbid someone from the press doesn’t worship him…blacklisted!
Is there a way to tell who wrote what post? I don’t see an author name. I’d hate to be addressing you’all incorrectly!
I’ll have to look into that!! Never noticed…
Maybe I’ll just have to reference the post writer as “ol’ Chris” to make sure I cover the bases?
Well there ya go! Good solution!
I’m still looking to the guru to see if we can get author names…since Ol’ Broad can’t seem to help herself! 