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I've come across an article on The Atlantic that analyses Trump's personality:
Many questions have arisen about Trump during this campaign season—about his platform, his knowledge of issues, his inflammatory language, his level of comfort with political violence. This article touches on some of that. But its central aim is to create a psychological portrait of the man. Who is he, really? How does his mind work? How might he go about making decisions in office, were he to become president? And what does all that suggest about the sort of president he'd be?
It's a long, but very interesting read.
Here's a list of sentences the article itself highlights:
Combined with a gift for humor, anger lies at the heart of Trump's charisma.
Trump appeals to an ancient fear of contagion, which analogizes out-groups to parasites and poisons.
Narcissism in presidents is a double-edged sword. It is associated with historians' ratings of "greatness"—but also with impeachment resolutions.
Andrew Jackson displayed many of the same psychological qualities that we see in Trump.
Trump has never forgotten the lesson from his father: The world is a dangerous place. You have to be ready to fight.
And the final paragraph summarizes:
Who, really, is Donald Trump? What's behind the actor's mask? I can discern little more than narcissistic motivations and a complementary personal narrative about winning at any cost. It is as if Trump has invested so much of himself in developing and refining his socially dominant role that he has nothing left over to create a meaningful story for his life, or for the nation. It is always Donald Trump playing Donald Trump, fighting to win, but never knowing why.
(Score: 4, Funny) by fnj on Monday November 14 2016, @10:52PM
A psychologist analyzed Killary's mind, too, but he was last seen running about screaming and babbling and tearing at his hair. Nobody can withstand seeing that much insanity and evil without themselves losing their own mind.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 14 2016, @11:17PM
Hillary is certainly on the evil spectrum of humanity, but you apparently are farther gone than her... on the insanity scale Trump beats Hillary hands down, except in minds like yours where every lie he tells is part of "the plan" and every promise he breaks is because of "those damn liberals".
Truly, insanity is being laid bare this time around.
(Score: 2) by Gaaark on Monday November 14 2016, @11:34PM
Yeah, I was wondering what one would actually see in her: God complex???
Willing to do and say anything to see that golden chalice of power?!?!
Glad she didn't win, but wish they'd gone with Sanders....he would have won.
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