"Trump’s aggressive response to the Supreme Court vacancy, as compared to his dereliction regarding COVID, reveals three fundamental qualities: his callousness and lack of care for others; his strong drive to dominate others; and his inability to deal... (1/7)
"... with complex problems that require a sustained focus. These traits are hallmarks of Psychopathic Personality Disorder, a severe and dangerous condition for which the president meets the diagnostic criteria... (2/7)
"... A humane and comprehensive response to COVID would have required empathy and a capacity to work diligently on complex issues. The absence of these qualities is deeply ingrained in his personality structure... (3/7)
"... he literally does not care how many people die... He simply does not possess the emotional infrastructure to care. Psychopaths do not experience guilt or shame and do not feel responsible for their neglectful or destructive behavior... (4/7)
"... Lacking that essential humanizing function of conscience, psychopaths can behave callously toward others without a sliver of guilt or shame.... Trump’s choice to politicize the pandemic has added grievously to the death toll." (5/7)
What can we expect next?
"Psychopaths are frantic over the threat of losing status and would be remorseless in their attempts to prevent that from happening. I don’t think he will accept the results, even in the case of a clear-cut Biden victory..." (6/7)
"... We need to prepare ourselves for even more outrageous assaults," says clinical psychologist Vince Greenwood, Ph.D. (@DutytoInform)
Read my full interview: thedailyedge.substack.com/p/the-frantic-… #FranticPsychopath #TrumpCoupPlot
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