All of nationalism can be understood as a kind of collective narcissism.
Geoff Mulgan (b. 1961) British academic, bureaucrat, policy advisor, journalist
“Because You’re Worth It,” The Guardian (12 Jun 2006)
#quote #quotation #nationalism #narcissism
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A quotation from Hogan, Robert
There’s a reason narcissists don’t learn from mistakes and that’s because they never get past the first step, which is admitting that they made one.
Robert Hogan (b. 1937) American psychologist
In Jeffrey Kluger, The Narcissist Next Door, ch. 6 (2014)
#quote #quotation #admission #confession #error #growth #learning #mistake #narcissism
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Meanwhile....
Isn't #truth refreshing, even if its opponents are hiding some pretty vile (if known) track records? Maybe especially.... (?)
#Zuckerberg & his #Meta / #Facebook #narcissism + #privacy aversion are interesting to watch when/if forced to confront reality.
A quotation from Hogan, Robert
Narcissists seem brave, they radiate charismatic energy, and they self-promote like mad. The big thing for narcissists is that they interview very well. Search committees can’t get enough of these guys.
Robert Hogan (b. 1937) American psychologist
In Jeffrey Kluger, The Narcissist Next Door, ch. 6 (2014)
#quote #quotation #confidence #interviewing #narcissism #recruitment
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According to Tyson Yunkaporta, the aboriginal author of the acclaimed book Sand Talk, containing the excesses of malignant narcissists is a team effort. These are the people who believe they are more important that everyone and everything. “Their behavior needs massive checks and balances to contain the damage it can do,” writes Tyson.
“The combination of social fragmentation and lightning fast communication today, however, means we have to deal with these crazy people alone, as individuals butting heads with narcissists in a lawless void, and they are thriving unchecked in this environment. Engaging with them alone is futile–never wrestle a pig, as the old saying goes; you both end up covered in shit, and the pig likes it. The fundamental rules of human interaction do not apply to them, although they weaponize those rules against everyone else.
The basic protocols of aboriginal societies, like most societies, include respecting and hearing all points of view in a yarn. Narcissist demand this right, then refuse to allow other points of view on the grounds that any other opinion somehow infringes their freedom of speech or is offensive. They destroy the basic social contract of reciprocity (which allows people to build a reputation of generosity based on sharing to ensure ongoing connectedness and support), shattering this framework of harmony with a few words of nasty gossip. They apply double standards and breakdown systems of give and take until every member of a social group is lost in a Darwinian struggle for power and dwindling resources that destroys everything. Then they move on to another place, another group. Feel free to extrapolate this pattern globally and historically.”
-SAND TALK, First Harper One, © 2020 by Tyson Yunkaporta. Page 27 and 28
#narcissism #politics #SandTalk #Tyson #yunkaporta #Trump #insurrection #sedition
Boris Johnson has said he thought "a lot" about questions regarding his future but decided it would be irresponsible to resign, despite the mounting pressure, because he wants to carry on with the project he was elected to carry out.
A person with narcissistic personality disorder can get a lot more deluded than this. I’m waiting to see if he starts decompensating. That would look like a massive bout of narcissistic rage. Full of sound and fury, etc.
#UK #politics #Tories #BorisJohnson #ToriesOut #JohnsonOut #psychiatry #narcissism #NPD
Nice. Captcha them all! And restore a semblance of #justice and #accountability being the norm.
#DoTheRightThing to #MakeAmericaSaneAgain, by reverting to #truth being the norm - not #sedition or #TrumpVirus.
"Public service" on behalf of #WeThePeople must replace "service" by sociopaths who serve only self/ego & personal power/enrichment. We - OUR (USA #Congress) are now poster children for #corruption, bad behavior, & #narcissism.
The problem here - a huge one - is that like Whack-A-Mole or Captcha, "cancel"/de-fang one, 2 others pop up in their place.
Hah! I'm pretty sure he'd "like" that idea.
(If #TrumpVirus didn't trademark it first!)
#Meta grandiosity & narcissism making the rounds.
#Borowitz #Satire #Zuckerberg #Facebook #Meta #sociopaths #socialmedia #narcissism #delusion
SMDH
Former Olympian Caitlyn Jenner may be more interested in being the star of a new reality show than the next governor of California.
There is nothing like a selfie stick to provoke me into taking a photo
#selfie #selfiestick
#vanity #narcissism
#eitelkeit #narzissmus
#nuremberg #nürnberg #germany #deutschland
