I think it's the confidence they show. (Reply #62)

In the discussion thread: Trump Says He's Been 'Childish,' Raises Possibility of Dropping Out [View all]

Wed Sep 30, 2015, 04:43 PM

sofa king (10,857 posts)

62. I think it's the confidence they show.

When they believe their own bullshit they really believe it, and they need others to believe it too, so they're very convincing to people who work by judgment and belief rather than factual analysis.

In other words, narcissists are very appealing to other people who can't think, because they do such a good job of pretending that they have it all figured out.

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74 replies	Author	Time	Post
Trump Says He's Been 'Childish,' Raises Possibility of Dropping Out [View all]	IDemo	Sep 2015	OP
At least he's not going to	nichomachus	Sep 2015	#1
best that he not spend too much time with his daughter	6chars	Sep 2015	#5
Ick	ChairmanAgnostic	Sep 2015	#41
Is that the daughter that just announced that she is pregnant?	No Vested Interest	Sep 2015	#45
One and the same	6chars	Sep 2015	#52
Good point. nt	No Vested Interest	Sep 2015	#55
Time for a new act--thoughtful introspection.	TwilightGardener	Sep 2015	#2
Going to base his decision to drop out on 41% of the primary vote?	Erich Bloodaxe BSN	Sep 2015	#3
His internal negatives are too high	MosheFeingold	Oct 2015	#67
I'd kill to see those numbers.	Springslips	Oct 2015	#71
Counting my 1,000,000 internets now, baby ;-) n/t	MosheFeingold	Oct 2015	#72
He never thought he would get in this deep.	madaboutharry	Sep 2015	#4
I agree.	elleng	Sep 2015	#9
as soon as the fun is gone so is Trump	Backwoodsrider	Sep 2015	#10
I agree, too.	leftyladyfrommo	Sep 2015	#14
Yep. nt	cyberswede	Sep 2015	#16
Running for President is what rich, bored people do.	DetlefK	Sep 2015	#18
+1	daleanime	Sep 2015	#26
reports are that he led a very private life before - chauffeurs, private jets, private elevators	wordpix	Sep 2015	#28
Yeah I had a conservative friend	Runningdawg	Sep 2015	#36
haha tell her people love him so much they dumped their contracts with him	wordpix	Sep 2015	#39
Totally agree. His narcissism has been fed, now it's time to move	WestSeattle2	Sep 2015	#42
Articles I've read say it's closer to $3 bil	louis-t	Sep 2015	#53
All part of the plan...	CincyDem	Sep 2015	#6
My Sentimernts Exactly.	maddogesq	Sep 2015	#19
I think Jeb/Kasich - Carson doesn't put any state into play.	WestSeattle2	Sep 2015	#43
Mine is Rubio/someone (but I like yours better for us) n/t	moonscape	Sep 2015	#49
The Narcissist's "moment of clarity."	sofa king	Sep 2015	#7
interesting assessment	Skittles	Sep 2015	#56
I think it's the confidence they show.	sofa king	Sep 2015	#62
Liar	Geronimoe	Sep 2015	#8
Someone needs a nap	MissKat	Sep 2015	#11
I was going to say "welcome to DU," but I see you've been here a while....	renate	Sep 2015	#63
Purrfect, MissKat!	annabanana	Sep 2015	#64
What a misleading headline. He did not say he is dropping out. LBN, Trump expels some gas.....	still_one	Sep 2015	#12
no, comb-over boy, you have not "been childish"--you have been hateful, ugly, ignorant, spiteful	niyad	Sep 2015	#13
"children are not megalomaniacs, they are generally not narcissists"?	FrodosPet	Sep 2015	#17
So, as I suspected	Kelvin Mace	Sep 2015	#15
Yep, sounds like it. n/t	BuelahWitch	Sep 2015	#35
EVERYTHING Trump does is to stroke his ego	world wide wally	Sep 2015	#20
Bush opening	hibbing	Sep 2015	#21
Bu$hie's chances are dewindling....	daleanime	Sep 2015	#29
I have always thought that Trump was perfomance art and that he would get out	Botany	Sep 2015	#22
That sound you hear is Scotty Walker slamming doors	GusBob	Sep 2015	#23
Fxck - i knew he would get bored and eventually drop it.	patsimp	Sep 2015	#24
Dear Gawd did Dick Cheney invite him hunting?	alcibiades_mystery	Sep 2015	#25
Trump is not likely to be the nominee	Gothmog	Sep 2015	#27
In other words, if I see the enterprise is losing money and not going to make me richer ...	L. Coyote	Sep 2015	#30
i look for a "sign" that he will percieve that he needs to rededicate himself to the run	dembotoz	Sep 2015	#31
Two Quick Points About Trump's Ride	DaveT	Sep 2015	#32
Click bait headline by ABC. He said neither of those two things.	Oneironaut	Sep 2015	#33
Hello Folks the Donald Here	Wash. state Desk Jet	Sep 2015	#34
Biggest rule of show business: leave your crowd wanting more. nt	Bernardo de La Paz	Sep 2015	#37
He'll been gone from the race in a month or two	oberliner	Sep 2015	#38
I also think he doesn't like to meet the masses	wordpix	Sep 2015	#40
He's already made his money now he wants to cut and run.	Fearless	Sep 2015	#44
He seemed tired and subdued on Colbert's show.	spooky3	Sep 2015	#46
He was totally unprepared on 60 Minutes as well	TexasBushwhacker	Sep 2015	#47
In his business he could order some underling to take care of whatever.	spooky3	Sep 2015	#57
I think half of his answers were "Management!" n/t	TexasBushwhacker	Sep 2015	#59
"don't you think he looks tired?"	MisterP	Sep 2015	#61
Trump was always destined to hit the wall. He has zero substance but lots of hype.	AtomicKitten	Sep 2015	#48
I wonder what the BFEE threatened him with?	notadmblnd	Sep 2015	#50
I got another reason for his dropout or his planned one...	Snap the Turtle	Sep 2015	#51
Trump had real estate deals with Gaddafi back in the same time Bushgang courted him like a King.	Sunlei	Sep 2015	#54
Maybe he has another TV show lined up?	workinclasszero	Sep 2015	#58
Yeah..."Celebrity Vice-President"	demwing	Oct 2015	#66
hahaha	workinclasszero	Oct 2015	#68
NOOOOOOOO!	wildbilln864	Sep 2015	#60
I knew it! That has long been my guess with La Donald	librechik	Oct 2015	#65
Huh. So it has begun.	Orsino	Oct 2015	#69
Just about the same time as Romney says Trump won't be Nom ...	Myrina	Oct 2015	#70
Trump is just catching his second wind. No Deal as the Howie Mandel says.	vinny9698	Oct 2015	#73
Translation: "WTF? You people really were stupid enough to buy into this sham?"	Arugula Latte	Oct 2015	#74

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