Is Donald Trump a real psychopath or just a bit of a tweet?
.. Dale C .. you know about any thing, program or system is open to abuse .. proof in the pudding is now the U.S.A. has elected a man who many medical professionals believe is a psychopath ..
If you wanted to divert attention from problems mounting in the Oval Office, firing off tweets that enrage opponents and enthuse supporters is depressingly effective
ByJason Beattie 21:15, 3 JUL 2017
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Trump is higher on the pyschopath scale than Hitler and driven by toxic impulsivity says Dr Kevin Dutton, a University of Oxford research psychologist
I devised a psychopath test to see where famous faces feature on the psychopathic spectrum – and Donald Trump topped Adolf Hitler.
Trump’s recent acts of impulsivity, such as the CNN and facelift tweets, show arrogance and narcissism, components of the psychopathic spectrum.
The traits of a psychopath that Trump possesses – ruthlessness, fearlessness, self-confidence, focus, coolness under pressure and charm – are like dials that you can turn up and down.
Another of those dials he has is impulsivity, a very toxic dial indeed. But psychopaths are also great manipulators. And by saying in a recent tweet that his “use of social media is not Presidential - it’s MODERN DAY PRESIDENTIAL”, he is using that characteristic to attempt to redefine the presidency.
So he may be using his seeming impulsivity as part of a calculated strategy. However, this impulsivity could also be uncontrolled bedlam.
Either way, impulsivity is dangerous. But I don’t think it’s dangerous for the US in terms of Trump having his finger on the nuclear button, or his international diplomatic relations, because the democratic process will prevent anything dangerous happening.
.. it is only your democratic institutions and processes which can save you .. i believe, though he will feed the paranoia mill, and the bullshit ratings, and though he will continue to cause much damage, they will ..
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