Al Ritter
Opinion
To see the elderly Narcissist we need to reexamine the
signs of Narcissism. They have a grandiose sense of self-importance. They are continual
liars even when it offers them no direct benefit. They portray a picture they
have of themselves that never mirrors reality. They were the school yard bully
that has been stuck in adult’s body. They regularly exhibit raging tantrums
when things don’t go their way. They operate with no rules but expect everyone
to acquiesce to their guidelines. They are always the smartest one in the room
regardless of the company. They lack any and all empathy for others. They are
steadfast and unbending in almost every situation. They use the closest people
around them as pawns, sometimes we call them “flying monkeys.” Sadly those
people will defend their Narcissist against the outside world because if the
Narcissist is directing their ire against someone else, at least it’s not them.
They constantly speak of their perceived accomplishments and seem annoyed at
everyone else that ever has a deserved accomplishment.
Normal people strive to better themselves throughout
life, and be better to those around them. The Empath is always on the road to
betterment. The narcissist never strives for betterment, only to hone their
skills of manipulation and gas lighting. Selfishness would be a mild term for
the Narc, because that is one of the cornerstones of their behavior.
We move to the Malignant Narcissist, this is when
things borderline on dangerous and Psychopathy is but a mere stone’s throw
away. This is the Narc that gets a twisted sense of pleasure from purposely
hurting people, even sometimes the ones they are supposed to love.
What is the end stage for such miserable people? Sadly
near the end their inner circle is comprised of flying monkeys, paid hands, or
straight out victims of this horrible Narcissistic Personality Disorder.
The longer we study Narcissism the more we start to
realize how many people like this we have come in contact with in our lives. I
used to assume that I had contact with only one in my life, but now at almost 70 yrs.
old I’m seeing well over a handful, some even family members.
This whole idea became very real to me especially
after June 27th. I think anyone that runs for the Office of the
Presidency has to have a degree of Narcissism. Maybe some is good but I will guarantee
that too much IS BAD!
This might piss off some of my readers but I see both
Biden and Trump as Narcissists, and they both are on the trail to being
Malignant. The only difference I see now is one has dementia and the other
doesn’t. Which one would I pick with only two choices? The one without dementia
of course. Dementia only brings with it a shorter temper and constant aggressiveness,
certainly not something we need from the leader of the free world and a finger
on a nuclear trigger.
Choices Choices…….The faces of aging narcissism
Biden can be nasty behind closed doors:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0e6Jspzqn0
Joe isn't going to drop out, he can't it's too late:
https://revolver.news/2024/07/democrats-panic-but-joe-biden-not-going-anywhere/
