Prove that this definition does not fit him
Introduction
to this post very well might be this oldie but goodie: “The Twist” (1960 hit
song by Chubby Checker). It now passes as Trump’s modus operandi (M.O.) theme
song (my play on words):
Dick Clark Show Video Clip
Post for today – I call it: Proof
Meets Pudding
Trump will take a fact, something historical, or just anything
he just found out (whether widely known or not), twist into something negative
(to make it now “news” for his crowd), blame someone else for it not being knowing
it, or more apt for being negative about (his fav target in that regard is usually
Mr. Obama), then he reverses course claiming credit for the “fix, solved problem,
or solution) and by twisting the night away.
Case in
point is this
from FactCheck.org and more from NBC
News and his more recent lies and false statements here from PolitiFact.
In his March 30 appearance on “Fox & Friends,” Trump
suggested an estimate that the novel coronavirus might kill a huge number of
Americans as if it were a new revelation.
Trump said (Fox video) in the interview that the answer to his question about how many
people could die if the U.S. did nothing to combat the new coronavirus just
came in yesterday through Dr. Anthony
Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious
Diseases, and Dr. Deborah Birx, the
White House coronavirus response coordinator.
BTW: Trump’s “we inherited empty shelves” claim in the video is clearly disputed
here (FactCheck.org).
Trump specifically said: “If
we just kept the business as usual, didn’t do anything to stop it or impede it,
could have been 2.2 million people could have died.”
However, that
frightening possibility (2.2 million) had been public knowledge for more than
two weeks. In fact that number was contained in a report
issued by Imperial College London on March 16.
What’s more,
the lead author of the report, Neil Ferguson,
professor of epidemiology told
the New York Times that the British researchers had shared their projections
with a White House task force a week before and had sent an early copy of the
report to the White House.
FYI: His prediction for the U.K. reported
here.
So why does Trump, a narcissist, and make no mistake
about that he is, lie so frequently, so much, and now is documented to be well
over 16,000?
This extract from Psychology
Today helps explain that:
So, Why Narcissists Lie?
The current
theory is that all narcissist’s behaviors are unconsciously motivated
and driven by a wound that fills him with shame and that he hides
from the world; hiding that damaged part of himself leads him to
self-aggrandize and exaggerate his talents, prowess, and almost everything
else.
Seen in that way, lies — or hiding the truth — are central to the
narcissist’s identity. Of course, he doesn’t see it that way because all
of his experiences are filtered through the hidden damage; instead, he will see
it as his truth.
And when it comes to his truth, as Dr. Joseph Burgo points out in The Narcissist You Know, he will take vindictive
action if he perceives a threat.
As
Burgo writes: “He doesn’t see himself
as a liar but rather as an embattled defender of the ‘truth’ as he has come to
see it. As hard as it may be for most of us to believe, the Extreme Narcissist
who lies doesn’t always do so in a self-aware way, consciously attempting to
disguise the truth. He lies to support a “defensive identity,” or a “nonstop
effort to bolster lies erected against shame, insisting that they reflect
reality.”
How the Narcissist Defends His “Truth?”
The short
answer is any way he can, and no-holds-barred. Again, since the narcissist
doesn’t care about being caught in a lie and is tone-deaf to emotional
consequences, thanks to his deficient empathy, he will lie about
everything and anything.
He will defend by shifting blame (“I wouldn’t have had
to say these private things about you if I hadn’t been provoked” or “You didn’t
ask me the right question so the burden’s on you”), gas lighting, or smearing
his victim’s reputation by calling him or her a liar or worse. What to do?
Dr.
Burgo’s sense of direction is fine: “Take
the high ground and stick to the truth; don’t speak ill of your enemy unless
you have to.”
My 2 cents: Oops right about now, um Mr. Trump? Nope,
not for him – he is never wrong (always misquoted, or his words were taken out
of context), but he is never wrong – he never apologizes for any misstatement,
lie, or misstep. Why not? He can’t.
It’s his M.O. it’s SOP for him – his this technique has
been used very skillfully and effectively I might add his whole adult life.
Pitiful, isn’t it? Yet, his loyalists want him in
office for 4 more years – I say flatly to that: “Hell no 1,000 times, Hell no…!”
Not this man.
My simple question as
always: How can we
keep this lying fool in office a day longer than his term expires – simple: We
cannot.
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