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Quixote1818

(29,013 posts) Sun Dec 11, 2016, 07:28 PM Dec 2016

How to Manipulate the Narcissist

Putin's fawning over Trump is right out of the playbook. Watching this I can really see why Saturday Night Live gets under his skin. I am thinking he may really like the Generals in face to face meeting because they have been taught to show respect to the Commander in Chief and in many ways do as the Commander in Chief orders. I am guessing that anyone coming into their interview and showing any signs of being a devils advocate is instantly dismissed from the running. Chris Christie for example is a lot like he is and so they might clash. Those in the CIA have been trained to deal with narcissists. Surely they have Trump's psychological profile on file.

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How to Manipulate the Narcissist (Original Post) Quixote1818 Dec 2016 OP

Military officers certainly know how to butter up their superiors nt marylandblue Dec 2016 #1

An interesting and detailed analysis. Worth watching the whole thing. enough Dec 2016 #2

marylandblue

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1. Military officers certainly know how to butter up their superiors nt

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Sun Dec 11, 2016, 08:56 PM

Dec 2016

enough

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2. An interesting and detailed analysis. Worth watching the whole thing.

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Sun Dec 11, 2016, 09:57 PM

Dec 2016

If what he's saying is accurate, Donald Trump is in for harrowing pain in the near future, which will only make him more insane. The question is whether our institutions are strong enough to defend against the people who will make use of his sickness for their own aims. I'm thinking more of the people within our own society than from outside, but both are significant.

It's clear from this that the narcissist is extremely vulnerable to manipulation

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