David Brooks, a moderate Republican writer, has this op-ed piece in the NYT today. In it he says, “It’s hard to know exactly what is going on in that brain, but science lends a clue. Psychologists wonder if narcissists are defined by extremely high self-esteem or by extremely low self-esteem that they are trying to mask. The current consensus seems to be that they are marked by unstable self-esteem. Their self-confidence can be both high and fragile, so they perceive ego threat all around.”
My own concern is that we have a true classical sociopath on the loose who also appears to have adult attention deficit disorder. His short attention span reverts to “I-positive” and “you-negative” messages. He appears incapable of in depth analytical thought and rational argument. If elected there will be many times he doesn’t get his way. What will he do then? Quit? Fire staff? Rant? I’m concerned that he will order military action that the Armed Forces will find so undo-able and damaging that we could have a constitutional crisis. Let’s hope and pray none of this comes to pass – but it could if unstopped.
It’s all too upsetting. There is a very good article in the upcoming New Yorker by Jane Mayer about Trump and his ghost writer. Again, not a point of view that puts your mind at ease