conservative columnist Megan McArdle on Trump’s behavior:
“This is not normal. And I don’t mean that as in, ‘Trump is violating the shibboleths of the Washington establishment.’ I mean that as in, ‘This is not normal for a functioning adult’ “ washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/…
“I’m not trying to perform amateur diagnosis of Trump as narcissist, psychopath, or early-stage dementia patient. I’m not Trump’s doctor. possibly it’s simply a terminal case of ‘billionairitis,’ where very rich people lose ability to tolerate anything except obsequious flattery”
“But I don’t need a diagnosis to know that symptoms are worrying. If your company owner abruptly pulled out of a conference w/important partner because the other CEO said something mildly unflattering, would you defend it as a cunning move? Or start looking for another job?”
“If your mother canceled a family visit because your cousin wouldn’t sell her the bedroom, would you get mad at your cousin for slighting your mother’s honor? Or would you try to arrange a neurological consult?”
“Hopefully, you wouldn’t just smile and say, ‘No, really, everything’s fine,’ when it’s very obviously not.
The longer you humor people who have clearly gone off the rails, the more time they have to damage themselves and those around them.”
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