Reply #20: Their world is cashing down around them

[jim3775]

Link: Why Bush Believes His Lies

What was described in the article on the Huffington post from the author of "bush on the couch" isn't just a good description of bush's psychology but, I think, indicative of the entire republican base's condition (or if you prefer, disorder). Living in an entirely false ego driven world requires large amounts of bullshit, from fox, from talk radio, from conservitive blogs and from the politicians themselves.

Cindy represents the opposite, Cindy is getting attention and Cindy is making them confront their own warped world-view.

Psychoanalytic theory suggests that Bush's true enemy is an aspect of himself -- the overwhelming anxiety he works so hard to manage. For Bush, lying remains a central defense mechanism in managing his fears; he lies foremost to himself, altering his perception of external or internal reality to fulfill his psychic need to maintain order. His anxiety is so great that he cannot shift his thinking to account for new information --especially the fact that patriotic families of patriotic soldiers demand that he speak with them.

Taking responsibility has always been hard for George W. Bush. And taking responsibility for inflicting harm on others, a major step in the development of maturity, is a step President Bush has yet to make. Instead, he persists in lying to himself, surrounding himself with people who agree with him. And now he is not safe even inside his own closed circle.

I think for bush's followers the problem is on the opposite end of the spectrum, they need to believe the bullshit to continue living in their fantasy world. If the bullshit goes away so does the world they are so comfortable living in.