The Political Left and The Seven Deadly Sins of Narcissism...

 know thy enemy.

Hopefully the weather where you are is beautiful and sunny on this Day of the Lord.  Try to spend today enjoying your family and honoring Our Lord.

I've waited to link to Dr. Sanity's fine series of posts on narcissism until all three parts were done.  It's important to understand the type of people we may encounter along the way as we try to restore our country to a semblance of what our forefathers envisioned. 

Many of these people are malignant narcissists, the top of the food chain when it comes to "crazy making" behavior.  Dr. Sanity's fine articles will give you a over-view of who they are and how they operate.  


Does this mean we are going to have the ability to reform these people?  Probably not.  Narcissists, as even Dr. Sanity will tell you, are very difficult, if not almost impossible, to reform.  But it does give you the knowledge to counter in some way the distortions they promulgate.

There is no doubt in the minds of most, that our current president and his wife are malignant narcissists.  Witness the recent cognizant dissonance of the first woman promoting a new "healthy eating food chart" for the American people to follow while her husband is gorging on hot dogs, french fries, and chili.  Or a president that plays golf while the country is in a shambles (game 71 by my count),  somehow telling himself that he "deserves some rest and relaxation."  All this is made worse by a lap-dog legacy media that refuses to tell the truth. 

I've known some fairly hard-core narcissists in my life.  In most cases the "walk away from the insanity" method has worked the best.  Narcissists, if given the chance, will eventually render you so exhausted that clear thinking becomes almost impossible.  Putting distance between you and the narcissist is a healthy action.  As a good friend always says, "I don't allow toxic people in my life."  That's very good advice.


Starting at the end of the series seems logical (at least to me) with the closing statement of part three:

The entire purpose of posts like this is to give intellectual and psychological ammunition to people who are tired of the same leftist tropes and rhetoric; who are tired of the government spending your money and becoming ever more intrusive into YOUR life. Remember, "....it is this single-minded pursuit of the irrelevant by the self-important that constitutes the greatest catastrophe of our time."

Like Dorothy in Oz, we have always had it within our power to bring this country home.

Now that we know the "why" of the series, lets take a quick look at what will be covered: 

THE POLITICAL LEFT AND THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS OF NARCISSISM - Part I

 From part one:

1. Shamelessness: Shame is the feeling that lurks beneath all unhealthy narcissism, and the inability to process shame in healthy ways.
2. Magical thinking: Narcissists see themselves as perfect, while using distortion and illusion known as magical thinking. They also use projection to dump shame onto others.
3. Arrogance: A narcissist who is feeling deflated may re-inflate by diminishing, debasing, or degrading somebody else.
4. Envy: A narcissist may secure a sense of superiority in the face of another person's ability by using contempt to minimize the other person.
5. Entitlement: Narcissists hold unreasonable expectations of particularly favorable treatment and automatic compliance because they consider themselves special. Failure to comply is considered an attack on their superiority, and the perpetrator is considered an "awkward" or "difficult" person. Defiance of their will is a narcissistic injury that can trigger narcissistic rage.
6. Exploitation: Can take many forms but always involves the exploitation of others without regard for their feelings or interests. Often the other is in a subservient position where resistance would be difficult or even impossible. Sometimes the subservience is not so much real as assumed.
7. Bad boundaries: Narcissists do not recognize that they have boundaries and that others are separate and are not extensions of themselves. Others either exist to meet their needs or may as well not exist at all. Those who provide narcissistic supply to the narcissist are treated as if they are part of the narcissist and are expected to live up to those expectations. In the mind of a narcissist there is no boundary between self and other.

 Each installment covers a few of the deadly sins in more detail. Take some time over the next few days to read, and re-read, these three posts. 

THE POLITICAL LEFT AND THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS OF NARCISSISM - Part I

THE POLITICAL LEFT AND THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS OF NARCISSISM - Part II

THE POLITICAL LEFT AND THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS OF NARCISSISM -- Part III 


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