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InstantGratification

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9. Exactly!

Mon Dec 23, 2024, 09:23 AM

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All the way back to his first campaign, that should have been the strategy. When you look at Trump and understand that the narcissism isn't just an undesirable personality trait for him, it rises to the level of a pathology. It is a mental condition, a full blown psychological disorder. He is incapable of not responding to ridicule, it is as necessary for him to respond to it as it is for him to breath.

The Mayo Clinic's description of Narcissistic Personality Disorder:

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/narcissistic-personality-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20366662

Look through that list of symptoms and tell me Trump isn't the poster child for NPD!!!

When viewed through that lens, the strategy to deal with him becomes obvious. Flattery from within his circle to manipulate him towards positive outcomes and ridiculing him from outside his circle to push him into wasting his time on relatively unimportant things and into making poor decisions and unforced errors on important issues.

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Raw Story: 'Resents the idea': CNN analyst sees Trump bristle as Democratic attack strategy hits home [View all] Dennis Donovan Monday OP

Ridiculing him and showing him as a loser is what we should have always done JI7 Monday #1

Exactly! InstantGratification Monday #9

A combination of ridicule and flattery wnylib Tuesday #24

Yes lots of people have been saying this since the first time jgmiller Monday #17

Boo hoo, Donwuld. Go complain to President Musk about it. nt Buns_of_Fire Monday #2

Well, it's a strategy but it's also definitely the truth. Scrivener7 Monday #3

Unfortunately it's a few months too late COL Mustard Monday #7

Yeah. The MSM seems to have suddenly awakened to a bunch of facts, just exactly when they can monetize those facts. Scrivener7 Monday #14

We started to do that with the Weird messaging. It seemed like it was working, and then it just stopped. NYC Liberal Monday #19

The "smelly" story also had legs, but we were too refined to use it much. Scrivener7 Wednesday #29

It is working. Musk is literally stealing the spotlight from *him*. Have noticed in videos and allegorical oracle Tuesday #28

I have always wondered why.. Cherrycheeks Monday #4

Yes. I have always thought he has "Kompromat" on everyone. yellow dahlia Monday #20

Everyone meaning politicans and media etc.. Cherrycheeks Tuesday #22

The Reason the Felon (R) is whining about this, is because its true BoRaGard Monday #5

His boss is an African American. His approval rating 41% BOSSHOG Monday #6

They went out of their way to mispronounce Kamala's name 70sEraVet Monday #8

If only we'd found this before the election! Kid Berwyn Monday #10

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Monday #11

Yes, it's a sore spot we can use to keep him irritated. Magoo48 Monday #13

A good strategy for dealing with a narcissist. surfered Monday #12

which one? Maru Kitteh Monday #15

Amp it up even more by asking "it matters what Musk thinks..." regarding gov questions uponit7771 Monday #16

Next time Mr. Trump makes an announcement, wnylib Tuesday #25

What else are we to think, being that muskrat brought and paid for tRUMP almost totally by himself... SWBTATTReg Monday #18

One man's billion... BobsYourUncle Tuesday #21

Loser Prince99 Tuesday #23

Raw Story Cirsium Tuesday #26

Bookmark to read Cha Tuesday #27