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In reply to the discussion: I'm firmly convinced that the orange asshole is a psychopath [View all]dixiechiken1
(2,113 posts)7. I agree that he's a psychopath...
And yes, potentially very dangerous. However, he's also a pussy. (My apologies to kitty cats and vaginas everywhere.) He can't even fire someone like a man - he either has someone else do his dirty work or he tweets it.
I believe you are correct that his instinct is to burn it all down but I think it's more metaphorical. He won't do anything that would put himself in harm's way. He won't hesitate to put any and every other person there, though. Start a war on his way out the door? If he could, yes. Destroy the Republican party for not showing proper fealty? In a heartbeat.
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"you can not rationalize with a psychopath." - Sorry but that just isn't true.
PoliticAverse
Dec 2020
#9
Being "rational" has noting to do with giving "zero fucks if they don't get what they want".
PoliticAverse
Dec 2020
#27
Extreme narcissists shouldn't be put in charge of anything critically important. n/t
PoliticAverse
Dec 2020
#28
Malignant narcissism has a lot of overlap with psychopathic or sociopathic personalities
Warpy
Dec 2020
#31
If he wants to try something it would seem he would do it when the Congress is out of town for
jalan48
Dec 2020
#30
I don't know if this is a comfort to you, but I don't believe he's willing to burn himself down, too
herding cats
Dec 2020
#42