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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsA tremendous and critical analysis of Donald Trump's campaign
Richard North Patterson has written an excellent column about the Trump Campaign and the insanity at its center.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/richard-north-patterson/kidnapped-by-a-narcissist_b_10682938.html
Mr. Patterson is detailed, specific and merciless:
But left to his own devices, Trump has the self - destructive self - involvement common to malignant narcissists. He refuses to learn; or to bone up on policy; or to listen to advice; or, in general, to do anything which suggests a sense of obligation to his party let alone the country.
Trump is his own campaign and his only cause, obsessed with feeding the boundless need for admiration fueled by his psychic emptiness. He is not off message in his own mind, he is the message.
Trump is his own campaign and his only cause, obsessed with feeding the boundless need for admiration fueled by his psychic emptiness. He is not off message in his own mind, he is the message.
In the history of presidential politics, he is a mutation shockingly ignorant, unwilling to learn, indifferent to fact, addicted to lies, blindingly self- absorbed, reckless in his behavior, wholly unpredictable, and gripped by a profound personal disorder which renders him not merely unfit, but an existential menace to the country.
Donald Trump is a very dangerous man. I highly recommend reading this.
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A tremendous and critical analysis of Donald Trump's campaign (Original Post)
PJMcK
Jul 2016
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underpants
(183,051 posts)1. Trump campaign. Thanks. Marking for later read.
napkinz
(17,199 posts)2. Trump Scampaign
salin
(48,955 posts)3. Great article.
Summarizes many of the distinct instances demonstrating how dangerous trump would be as president.
off hand remark - I love Richard North Patterson's books. I find them riveting.
underpants
(183,051 posts)4. Man that was good
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