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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDid you hear how Trump deals with stress?
He said this in an interview in 2004. He tells himself, "Nothing matters". That is how narcissists look at life. It is sick, twisted view of life that is very dangerous. There is no doubt, we have been and are in great danger.
underpants
(182,773 posts)Nothing really does matter to you...regardless of any oath you may have taken.
Anon-C
(3,430 posts)mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)I do not buy Trump is a nihilist, though he may've pretended to be one on TV once.
Because there is CLEARLY ONE THING ... that is EXTREMELY IMPORTANT to Donald Trump.
And that thing is ... Donald Trump.
You cannot be a true nihilist and a complete narcissist at the same time, they are in many ways mutually exclusive philosophies.
Now ... sick and dangerous? Oh, of course, absolutely.
But it's not because he thinks nothing matters, it's because he thinks only HE ... matters. And he thinks he matters a GREAT deal.
shockey80
(4,379 posts)mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)Iliyah
(25,111 posts)He is constantly miserable. Constantly looking over his shoulders. Constantly blaming others. He is not a well person and he wants to make everyone else miserable as well.
Sad.
Baitball Blogger
(46,700 posts)Mr. Quackers
(443 posts)Grammy23
(5,810 posts)Everything matters. It is all about him. And anyone who sees him, observes his behavior and lifestyle knows that it all matters to him because (in his mind) he is the center of the universe.
The next year will be extremely difficult for him because all the things that matter to him will be on the line. He is going to be exposed as the biggest con artist, maybe EVER, in American history. He will go down in flames, destroyed by his own actions. And there will be nothing he can do about it except flail, rant, rave and try to hold on to his position. Expect even more ridiculous statements and actions because he will not accept his fate. (Never forget: it ALL matters to him.)
The psychologists and psychiatrists, mental health counselors and other professionals trained in dealing with malignant narcissists wont be the least bit surprised. Theyve been warning us for months what to expect. He will be backed into a corner (he is just about there on the government shut down over his beloved WALL) and critters who are in that position snarl, bite and slap whatever comes near them. Expect a rough ride but if we stand back and keep the tranquilizer injections handy, maybe well all survive this.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)shockey80
(4,379 posts)Nothing matters except what they believe. They only believe in themselves, nothing else matters. Trump does not care if people die in a wild fire or a hurricane. Trump does not care if children die on the border. Trump does not care if people lose their jobs, their farms.
Trump thinks the same way as a serial killer. No remorse. There is no one home inside. Trump does not kill people with his own hands and neither did hitler. Trump could do something that could get a lot of people killed and he would not care. Nothing matters.
jmowreader
(50,555 posts)"Eats a bucket of KFC and has sex with someone he isn't married to."