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kentuck

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9. Yes.

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Reply #8)

Mon Dec 26, 2016, 02:21 PM

Dec 2016

Acceptance of the fact that he is not going to change is comprehending reality. It is not accepting his irrationality, it is understanding what it is.

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Is it possible for a rational person to understand the mind of an irrational and unstable person? [View all] kentuck Dec 2016 OP

Congressional democrats should introduce daily impeachment articles. libtodeath Dec 2016 #1

This!..... Constantly world wide wally Dec 2016 #4

Don't hold your breath. cwydro Dec 2016 #7

it is as impossible as the reverse. mopinko Dec 2016 #2

Very true. kentuck Dec 2016 #3

Understanding things are what they are is the last stage of grief lunatica Dec 2016 #5

he seems fairly rational to me hfojvt Dec 2016 #6

Understanding is comprehension. Understanding is NOT acceptance. no_hypocrisy Dec 2016 #8

Yes. kentuck Dec 2016 #9

Trump is pretty easy to understand. Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2016 #10

Sure. Then you have to be willing to take the risk to act. nolabear Dec 2016 #11

I think it is the unpredictable nature that troubles people so much. kentuck Dec 2016 #12

Psychologists do this all the time. kwassa Dec 2016 #13

Narcissistic personality disorder, indeed! Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2016 #14