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The t-rump mob's labeling all disagreement as fake is beyond the pale, and it's good to see them getting some fully-deserved backlash
on it .. the fandango is t-rump's thing undoubtedly, and as forlorn a strategy as one could conceive .. he looks insecure
in every meeting with a foreign leader .. he looks insecure in his role .. he certainly fills these 4 criteria ..

Fulfillment at Any Age

Susan Krauss Whitbourne Ph.D.

4 Signs That Someone Is Probably Insecure
... and what narcissism has to do with it.

Posted Nov 17, 2015

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The Brookes study provides some clues, then, into what makes up the narcissistic personality. It can also offer insight into the ways you can interpret the actions of narcissistic friends, coworkers, or partners through examining their insecurities:

1. The insecure person tries to make you feel insecure yourself.
When you start to question your own self-worth, is it typically around a specific person or type of person? Is that individual always broadcasting his or her strengths? If you don’t feel insecure in general, but only around certain people, it’s likely they’re projecting their insecurities onto you.

2. The insecure person needs to showcase his or her accomplishments.
You don’t necessarily have to feel insecure around someone to conclude that inferiority is at the heart of their behavior. People who are constantly bragging about their great lifestyle, their elite education, or their fantastic children may very well be doing so to convince themselves that they really do have worth.

3. The insecure person drops the “humble brag” far too often.
The humble brag .. https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/fulfillment-any-age/201207/bragging-when-is-it-ok-and-when-is-it-not-ok .. is a brag disguised as a self-derogatory statement. You’ve all seen these on Facebook .. https://www.psychologytoday.com/basics/social-networking , when an acquaintance complains about all the travel she has to take (due to the importance of her job), or all the time he has to spend watching his kids play (and, by the way, win) hockey games. (The "Facebook gloat" is a bold-faced brag which is easier to spot but may very well have the same roots.)

4. The insecure person frequently complains that things aren’t good enough.
People high in inferiority like to show what high standards they have. You may label them as snobs .. https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/fulfillment-any-age/201410/5-ways-handle-snob?utm_source=TwitterPost&utm_medium=TWPost&utm_campaign=TWPost , but as much as you realize they’re putting on an act, it may be hard to shake the feeling that they really are better than you. What they’re trying to do, you may rightly suspect, is to proclaim their high standards as a way of asserting that not only are they better than everyone else, but that they hold themselves to a more rigorous set of self-assessment criteria.

Returning to the Brookes study, there can be aspects of overt narcissism that actually do work in helping the insecure feel more confident in their abilities. However, this comes at the price of making everyone else feel less confident. I wouldn’t recommend bolstering your sense of self-efficacy by putting down everyone else.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/fulfillment-any-age/201511/4-signs-someone-is-probably-insecure

Thanks for posting the one from Kushner's Observer, judging each article on it's merits is the smart way to go.

Top 4 articles of yours there, all together is great, and am looking forward to more.

See also:

Johns Hopkins’ Top Psychologist Releases Terrifying Diagnosis of President Trump
Zach Cartwright | January 28, 2017
One of the nation’s top psychologists just broke one of his profession’s ethics rules to give President Donald Trump a professional diagnosis.
John D. Gartner, a psychotherapist who teaches at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, told US News that he believes Trump has “malignant narcissism,” which is incurable, and different from narcissistic personality disorder. Gartner violated the “Goldwater Rule” of the psychology profession, in which a diagnosis of a public figure without personally examining them, and without their consent, is considered unethical. .. http://www.usnews.com/news/the-report/articles/2017-01-27/does-donald-trumps-personality-make-him-dangerous?src=usn_tw
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=128231379

Donald Trump Says Your Opinions Are Fake If You Don’t Like His Policies
Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
Any negative polls are fake news, just like the CNN, ABC, NBC polls in the election. Sorry, people want border security and extreme vetting.
6:01 AM - 6 Feb 2017
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Any negative polls are fake news, just like the CNN, ABC, NBC polls in the election. Sorry, people want border security and extreme vetting.

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 6, 2017

(with {over 63,000} comments)]
The president is in dangerous territory referring to anything he doesn’t like as “fake news.”
Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
I call my own shots, largely based on an accumulation of data, and everyone knows it. Some FAKE NEWS media, in order to marginalize, lies!
6:07 AM - 6 Feb 2017
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I call my own shots, largely based on an accumulation of data, and everyone knows it. Some FAKE NEWS media, in order to marginalize, lies!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 6, 2017

(with {over 59,000} comments)]
02/06/2017
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-negative-polls-fake_us_58988431e4b04061313
.. that group is 4th down here ..
Trump and Staff Rethink Tactics After Stumbles
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=128519610

Former MI6 agent Christopher Steele's frustration as FBI sat on Donald Trump Russia file for months
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=127868073

Trump vs. the Truth: The Russian Hacking Report - The Daily Show
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Noah's ark of biblical proportions ready to open in Kentucky
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=123724923