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Jul 15, 2023·edited Jul 15, 2023

Another perspective: It is my honest opinion that Trump is deep in spectrum of the Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD). I'm not a professional so my thoughts are only opinion but I've read the DSM, listened to many hours of professionals explaining NPD and more hours comparing their explanations to the public record.

In short, Trump is mentally ill. Not crazy like a loon but disturbed to a clinical degree.

As such he is

* Completely transactional with regard to truth and lies;

* His emotional maturity is not far of that of a toddler (the professionals use the term infantile ego);

*Loyalty only flows towards him, never from him to others;

* He gathers suppliants to do his dirty work (the professionals call these people Flying Monkeys after the flying beings in the move The Wizard of Oz);

* He has never given a genuine apology;

*He is threatened by people smarter than he is so he always belittles them, and

* Worst of all, he has no problem disobeying the law as he perceives himself as so great, so important, that such things as the Oath of Office can be brushed aside whenever he feels like it.

In short he is a clear and present danger to the Constitution and the country. We're he the guy that owns the corner gas station, we'd all not be too bothered by what he has to say. But he wants to be President again and there should be no doubt he wants to use the power of that office to exact vengeance upon all he perceives as having wronged him.

To allow him a voice at this level of ambition is criminally stupid.

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