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Irish_Dem

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4. I read an interesting article many years ago.
Wed Jan 29, 2025, 03:53 PM
Jan 29

I cannot give you the citation.

The premise of the article was that anyone who seeks high office, especially the US presidency,
must have a high degree of narcissism. To think you can be the most powerful man in the world.
And to make life and death decisions.

So yes I think we see a lot of confidence in these politicians that goes into narcissism.
Some of it may be needed for the job. Being an insecure neurotic who is constantly fearful and
second guessing himself would not work out in the WH.

But yes we can see that some have enough confidence to do the job, and do it well.
Others cross over into mental illness and a personality disorder.

And yes to get elected to high office there needs to be some sociopathy. All that lying during the campaign,
taking off the books donations, etc.

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