Monday, October 14, 2024

THE TRUTH ABOUT TRUMP'S MENTAL CONDITION

 


A big mistake made by many Americans is to treat Donald Trump as a “normal” and “legitimate” politician – the same way one would treat any other major Party politician.  However, Trump is neither “normal” nor “legitimate”.

Those who say he is “not ideological” are correct.  He has no political philosophy, beliefs, or convictions, as a “normal” and “legitimate” politician would.  His one and only belief and conviction is “Trump is great and Trump is good”.

We must be constantly reminded why Donald J. Trump is the only elected President, who was truly mentally unfit to serve.

The main reason is the fact that he suffers acutely from a mental disability known as “Narcissistic Personality Disorder”.

According to the Mayo Clinic –

Narcissistic personality disorder is a mental disorder in which people have an inflated sense of their own importance, a deep need for admiration and a lack of empathy for others. But behind this mask of ultra confidence lies a fragile self-esteem that is vulnerable to the slightest criticism.

A narcissistic personality disorder causes problems in many areas of life, such as relationships, work, school, or financial affairs. You may be generally unhappy and disappointed when you're not given the special favors or admiration you believe you deserve. Others may not enjoy being around you, and you may find your relationships unfulfilling.

Narcissistic personality disorder is one of several types of personality disorders. Personality disorders are conditions in which people have traits that cause them to feel and behave in socially distressing ways, limiting their ability to function in relationships and other areas of their life, such as work or school.

If you have narcissistic personality disorder, you may come across as conceited, boastful, or pretentious. You often monopolize conversations. You may belittle or look down on people you perceive as inferior. You may feel a sense of entitlement — and when you don't receive special treatment, you may become impatient or angry. You may insist on having "the best" of everything — for instance, the best car, athletic club or medical care.

At the same time, you have trouble handling anything that may be perceived as criticism. You may have secret feelings of insecurity, shame, vulnerability, and humiliation. To feel better, you may react with rage or contempt and try to belittle the other person to make yourself appear superior. Or you may feel depressed and moody because you fall short of perfection.

Many experts use the criteria in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), published by the American Psychiatric Association, to diagnose mental conditions. This manual is also used by insurance companies to reimburse for treatment.

DSM-5 criteria for narcissistic personality disorder include these features:

•Having an exaggerated sense of self-importance

•Expecting to be recognized as superior even without achievements that warrant it

•Exaggerating your achievements and talents

•Being preoccupied with fantasies about success, power, brilliance, beauty or the perfect mate

•Believing that you are superior and can only be understood by or associate with equally special people

•Requiring constant admiration

•Having a sense of entitlement

•Expecting special favors and unquestioning compliance with your expectations

•Taking advantage of others to get what you want

•Having an inability or unwillingness to recognize the needs and feelings of others

•Being envious of others and believing others envy you

•Behaving in an arrogant or haughty manner

Although some features of narcissistic personality disorder may seem like having confidence, it's not the same. Narcissistic personality disorder crosses the border of healthy confidence into thinking so highly of yourself that you put yourself on a pedestal and value yourself more than you value others.”

This mental disorder makes Trump incapable of intelligent and rational action, and incapable of dealing with criticism and challenges like a mature adult.

Trump is also a sociopath.

Again, according to the Mayo Clinic -

Antisocial personality disorder, sometimes called sociopathy, is a mental condition in which a person consistently shows no regard for right and wrong and ignores the rights and feelings of others. People with antisocial personality disorder tend to antagonize, manipulate or treat others harshly or with callous indifference. They show no guilt or remorse for their behavior.”

Among the symptoms of this disorder include -

• Persistent lying or deceit to exploit others.

• Being callous, cynical, and disrespectful of others.

• Arrogance, a sense of superiority and being extremely opinionated.

• Lack of empathy for others and lack of remorse about harming others.

• Failure to consider the negative consequences of behavior or learn from them.

And Trump suffers from the “Dunning-Kruger Effect” – a type of cognitive bias where people with little expertise or ability assume they have superior expertise or ability.  This overestimation occurs because they don’t have enough knowledge to know they don’t have enough knowledge.

So, basically, Trump is too dumb to realize he is dumb.

TAFN













Monday, September 16, 2024

YOU MIGHT BE A MORON

 

Remember “You Might Be A Redneck”?

Here is something new – You Might Be A Moron.

If you listen to FOX News for your news and information . . . you might be a moron.

If you think Haitian immigrants are grabbing and eating people’s pets . . . you might be a moron.

If you believe a word Trump says about anything . . . you might be a moron.

If you think Trump won the 2020 election . . . you might be a moron.

If you think Trump cares one ounce about anyone or anything but himself . . . you might be a moron.

If you support today’s Republican Party . . . you might be a moron.

Forget “might be” – you truly are a complete moron!

TAFN

Thursday, July 4, 2024

PRESERVING AMERICAN DEMOCRACY

 


As I join my neighbors across the nation today in celebrating America, and American freedoms, democracy, and true American values I realize that these freedoms, rights, and values are in great danger.

Nothing is more important for the future of American and American freedom, democracy, and true American values than defeating our greatest enemy – Donald Trump and the ignorant racists of the Religious Right that controls today’s Republican Party - in the 2024 elections.

It is vital that you vote against EVERY Republican candidate in EVERY election at EVERY level in 2024.

If Trump is returned to the White House and today’s Republican Party gains control of Congress and state legislatures, I very sincerely believe it will be the beginning of the end of America as we know it.

The 2024 elections are not about progressive vs conservative but about freedom and democracy vs racism, repression, and fascism.  

TAFN










Monday, May 27, 2024

AMERICA'S GREATEST ENEMY

 

The greatest enemy of America today is not Russia, China, North Korea, the Taliban, or ISIS.  The greatest enemy of and threat to America, the American people, American freedom and democracy, and true American values is today’s Republican Party.

Today’s Republican Party is totally controlled by the racist and repressive so-called “Evangelicals” of the Religious Right, bought and paid for by the NRA, and completely embraces as its leader demagogue Donald J. Trump.

Donald J. Trump is a totally worthless individual, completely devoid of intelligence, integrity, and humanity, who does not possess a single redeeming positive human quality or value, and who has never performed a single totally unselfish act in his entire adult life.

In our country’s history no one single individual has done more damage to America, the American people, American freedom and democracy, and true American values than Donald J. Trump.

The legacy of the Trump Presidency is the “legitimization” of racism, bigotry, and white supremacism.  What he has done is organized millions of ignorant racist Americans, who in the past either did not vote or voted for extreme 3rd Party candidates and brought them into the Republican Party.  The Party now courts and panders to these new voters, totally abandoning true conservative and “traditional” Republican voters.

The platform of today’s Republican Party is not based on legitimate political philosophy and values but on ignorance, racism, and bigotry.

Today’s Republican Party does not want a government based on freedom, equality, and the Constitution.  It wants one based on racist and repressive distortions of Christian doctrine, which have nothing to do with the true teachings of Christ.

Today’s Republican Party is not conservative.  Its platform is the polar opposite of the basic conservative values of individual freedom and limited government.  It wants the government to tell citizens what they can read, what they can think, who they can love, and how they can act.  Today’s Republican Party supports banning books, censoring history, and suppressing the teaching of anything that does not strictly conform to extreme fundamentalist white Christian nationalist propaganda.

It is vital for the future of America and American freedom, democracy, and values that we vote against every Republican candidate for every office in every election at every level.

TAFN








Tuesday, May 7, 2024

MORE EVIL THAN GOOD

 


I have not posted this in a while.

I recognize the many good works done by true religious organizations and individuals and acknowledge the positive effect my true Christian upbringing in the Methodist Church had on my life

However, I very sincerely believe that in the history of mankind there has been more evil than good done in the name of God, a god or religion.

This especially applies today with the evil and damage being done by the fake Christian so-called “Evangelicals” of the Religious Right, which controls today’s Republican Party and who demagogue Trump panders to.

TAFN















Thursday, January 25, 2024

THE REAL ENEMY OF AMERICA

 


Republicans today think the Democratic Party is an enemy of America because Democrats embrace more progressive and liberal policy.

But Democrats are no more an enemy than “traditional” Republicans are an enemy because they embrace true and legitimate conservative policy.

However, today’s Republican Party is truly an enemy of America.  It is the greatest threat and danger facing America, the American people, American freedom and democracy, and true American values today.  This is because it has totally embraced the fascist, racist and repressive agenda of the “Religious Right” and also embraces wannabe dictator Trump and his lies.

As I have said many times before –

Trump is a totally worthless piece of garbage, completely devoid of intelligence, integrity, and humanity, who does not possess a single redeeming positive human quality or value, and who has never performed a single totally unselfish act in his entire adult life.  In our country’s history no one single individual has done more damage to America, the American people, American freedom and democracy, and true American values than Trump.

Traditional Republicans and true conservatives, who no longer have a voice in American politics, have only one intelligent and acceptable option this November – voting for Joe Biden for President.  And voting for Democratic candidates for Congress, governorships, and state legislatures.

Absolutely nothing is more important for the future of America and the world than keeping Trump out of the White House.  And it is vital for the future of America that we work to defeat EVERY Republican candidate for EVERY office in EVERY election at EVERY level.

If Republicans win in November America truly loses.  And if Trump is put in the White House again instead of celebrating 250 years of American democracy in 2025, we will be mourning the death of America democracy.

TAFN











Saturday, November 18, 2023

 
Today I celebrate my 70th birthday.
 
One of the things I am most proud of is the fact that I have vocally and aggressively opposed and denounced ignorant, incompetent, and corrupt narcissist, sociopath, and demagogue Donald Trump since he first announced his candidacy in 2015.
 
In a letter to the editor published in my local newspaper in July of 2015 I wrote – “Perhaps the most disturbing development in American politics in my lifetime (and I am 63) is the fact that tonsorially challenged Donald Trump is taken seriously as a Presidential candidate.”
 
I have always very seriously and sincerely believed that it is literally impossible for any intelligent person to support Trump for any office of political power at any level.  Anybody who listens to Trump or reads his posts and supports him for President is a complete moron.
 
The most important thing we can do to protect America, American freedom and democracy, and true American values is to make sure Trump is never returned to the White House.
 
And make sure Trump is prosecuted, convicted, and incarcerated for his multitude of crimes.

TAFN