Trump is a Psychopath

[Cirsium]

45. Very important

There is method in the madness. Other dangerous men throughout history have been dismissed as buffoons and clowns.

"A trite, nauseatingly repulsive, ignorant charlatan without esprit, who with unexampled impertinence scribbled together twaddle and nonsense, which his venal adherents trumpeted forth, the hollowest farrago of words devoid of sense that ever satisfied dunderheads - repulsive - it recalls the ravings of madmen."

Milton Mayer, describing Adolph Hitler in They Thought They Were Free: The Germans, 1933-45

"He was a populist and nationalist, known for his jutting chin and perpetual frown. He had a keen sense of how to use the media to his advantage, and he was always looking for ways to project an image of strength and power. A journalist famously labeled him as 'neurotic, excitable, self-pitying, excessively blasphemous, vindictively vengeful, ill-dressed, and a sponger.'

"Beneath it all was an insecurity. He was plagued by self-doubt and constantly seeking validation, often interpreting even the slightest perceived insult as an offense and seeking revenge. He was determined to achieve retribution at any cost. His was a politics of power and resentment.

"According to many who knew him, he was in politics, not because he loved people, but for the power and adulation. He campaigned on a platform of making his nation great again, returning it to its old glory.

"He was a womanizer. He had many mistresses, treating women as objects to be possessed and discarded when they were no longer useful to him. He bragged about dominating women and even about raping a woman."

Jay McDaniel, describing Benito Mussolini in Mussolini's Life and Personality and The Politics of Scowling: Core Characteristics of the Fascist for the BBC





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