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Nick Carmody JD, MS Psych Profile picture
@Nick_Carmody
Mar 21, 2020 • 28 tweets • 9 min read • Read on X
“Trump is gonna Trump”?

If the Right “obsessed” a little more about their fraudulent reverence for traditional/conservative/family values…the Left and principled conservatives who abandoned the Republican party wouldn’t have to “obsess” about cleaning up Trump's mess...1/
But Megan Kelly is correct, “there’s so much more we need[ed] to worry to about”. Particularly Trump’s “sanity" (sociopathy/malignant narcissism). But that was a small price to pay for a bullish stock market, a tax cut, & someone who tells it like it is: 2/
When Trump bragged about being a serial sexual assaulter, perhaps family value Republicans could have "obsessed" a little more about Trump’s unfitness for office.

But, hey….. “Trump is gonna Trump”….3/

vox.com/2016/10/7/1320…
When Trump defrauded thousands of students out of millions of dollars, perhaps law and order Republicans could have "obsessed" a little more about Trump’s unfitness for office.
But, hey…. “Trump is gonna Trump”… 4/

usatoday.com/story/news/pol…
When Trump defrauded charities and misappropriates money from his foundation, perhaps law and order Republicans could have "obsessed" a little more about Trump’s unfitness for office.

But, hey….. “Trump is gonna Trump”…. 5/



motherjones.com/politics/2019/…
When Trump attacked Gold Star families, perhaps flag waving, troop-supporting, patriotic Republicans could have "obsessed" a little more about Trump’s unfitness for office.

But, hey…. “Trump is gonna Trump”….. 6/

washingtonpost.com/news/act-four/…
When Trump illegally paid off a porn star (unprotected sex right after birth of his son), perhaps law and order, family values Republicans could have "obsessed" a little more about Trump’s unfitness for office.

But, hey….."Trump is gonna Trump”….7/

wsj.com/articles/donal…
When Trump criticized the mental toughness of combat veterans suffering from PTSD, perhaps flag waving, troop-supporting, patriotic Republicans could have "obsessed" a little more about Trump’s unfitness for office.

But, hey….“Trump is gonna Trump”….8/

When Trump mocked a disabled journalist, perhaps family values Republicans could have "obsessed" a little more about Trump’s unfitness for office.

But, hey….. “Trump is gonna Trump”…...9/

politico.com/video/2017/01/…
When Trump encouraged Russia to interfere in the 2016 presidential election, perhaps flag-waving, patriotic Republicans could have obsessed a little more over Trump’s unfitness for office.

But, hey…. “Trump is gonna Trump”…… 10/

washingtonpost.com/politics/trump…
When Trump put kids in cages (many abused, some died), perhaps the family values, Pro-Life Republicans could have "obsessed" a little more about Trump’s unfitness for office.

But, hey……“Trump is gonna Trump”…….11/

hrw.org/news/2019/07/1…
When Trump repeatedly obstructed Mueller's investigation into Russian interference into the 2016 election, perhaps law and order Republicans could have "obsessed" a little more about his unfitness for office.

But, hey….. “Trump is gonna Trump”….. 12/

qz.com/1670783/all-th…
When Trump extorted foreign (Ukrainian) interference into 2020 election, patriotic strict-constitutionalist Republicans could have "obsessed" a little more about Trump’s unfitness for office.

But, hey “so what if he did it”, “Trump is gonna Trump”….13/

….and moreover, since “Trump is gonna Trump” so consistently….he can only be held accountable for actions that rise above his usual “Trump is gonna Trump” criminality: 14/

When Trump approaches 20,000 false/misleading statements (lies), perhaps personal responsibility-touting, family values Republicans could "obsess" a little more about Trump’s incompetence/unfitness for office.

But, hey…..“Trump is gonna Trump”.......15/

At every step of Trump’s pathologically disordered/inhumane/incompetent/corrupt/treasonous presidency, GOP had countless opportunities to “obsess” over his unfitness (remove him) before a major crises occurred. They didn’t b/c "Trump is gonna Trump". 16/
And now that a global pandemic threatens the U.S./world, and has been exacerbated by both Trump’s pathological dishonesty, and sociopathic narcissistic self-interests…...17/

….. as well as by a complicit Right Wing Media Echo Chamber that continues to gaslight the country with disinformation….18/

…..and yet, when those who have been fearing/warning/reporting about these inevitable consequences of Trump’s pathologies start to freak out over the fact that people are now unnecessarily dying as a result…. 19/
…..those same people are told not to “obsess”, b/c “Trump is gonna Trump”.

People are dying because those who had the ability/power to “obsess”, and to either prevent a Trump presidency, or extinguish it through impeachment….....didn’t.

20/

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Jul 3
@JordanBPeterson:

“The degree of animosity that people have for Trump is.…a mystery to me.…it’s very mysterious.”

Also Peterson:

“[When] trust collapses, [societies] become impoverished & imperiled. The wealth of the West [is] its high levels of trust & honesty. [Trust & honesty is] the fundamental natural resource [of Western society].”

This monologue is rife with projection. Peterson is using Trump as a proxy for his own experience.

Let’s unpack….

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One of the most important factors in Peterson's rise to prominence is that he’s been a counterweight to a mental health field that has overwhelmingly aligned with the Left on issues that have become politicized.

Most significantly, is the mental health field’s Cluster B Personality Disorder-focused, opposition to Trump.

But there have been other issues such as the "affirming model" for kids struggling with gender confusion.

The latter issue is a subject that has had a significant effect on Peterson's life, and propelled him to becoming the ”most famous psychologist in the world”.

2/
In April of 2021, I made my first appearance on the Lincoln project and discussed Trump’s pathology, as well as the psychology of his supporters.

The next day, FoxNews ran an interview with a psychotherapist who claimed that “liberalism is a mental disorder”.

Of course, the timing of the FOXNews interview could have been coincidental.

But even if it was, the interview was indicative of two things:

First....

....FOXNews and the Right have long recognized and feared the threat that the mental health field’s warnings about Trump's pathology presented to both Trump, and the Republican party.

3/
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Nick Carmody JD, MS Psych Profile picture
Jun 13
Fear...and the need to self-preserve...creates a lack of empathy...or even the appearance of sociopathy.

This is how/why demagogues exploit fear:

-Create a self-preservational mindset

-Dehumanize the enemy

-Create justification for inhumanity (victimhood)

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...and allow neuropsychology to take over:

If the individual believes a prior provocation exists (victimhood), the same area of the brain that is active during pleasurable experiences (dopamine)....will also be active during "retaliatory aggression:

2/
....3/.....
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Nick Carmody JD, MS Psych Profile picture
May 31
I was asked immediately after Trump's conviction if it would lead to "civil war or social healing".

In the short term, MAGA will defy/rebel against the verdict with their checkbooks. They will defiantly/vindictively send Trump money

Violence seems unlikely because....

1/
...most MAGA not only believe Trump will win the election, but actually think this will help him.

That's b/c they can't step out of their own subjective experience/feelings about how this verdict makes THEM feel.

Remember the 2022 "red wave"?

2/
Post election will once again be ripe for violence because the narrative will be that the Dems not only weaponized the justice system against Trump...

...but that they also stole the election from Trump again.

And "now" he'll also go to jail.

3/
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Nick Carmody JD, MS Psych Profile picture
May 22
Trump's Narcissistic Personality Disorder-driven sense of victimhood ("unfairness") & "punitive orientation" will almost certainly compel him respond with why he's justified to engage in vindictive abuse of presidential power.

As analyzed here...

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Trump's Narcissistic Personality Disorder-driven sense of victimhood ("unfairness") & "punitive orientation" will almost certainly compel him respond with why he's justified to engage in vindictive abuse of presidential power.

As analyzed here...

2/

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More analysis about the effects of Trump's disorders on his behavior:

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Nick Carmody JD, MS Psych Profile picture
May 3
Some observations about civil unrest, Jan 6th, the college campus protests, and the election.

Let's unpack...

MAGA was furious that Ukraine flags were waved in the halls of congress after a constitutionally enacted bill was passed to fund/fight for democracy.

However...

1/
...these very same people glorify Jan 6th "hostages"...

...many of whom waved "other" flags while violently overrunning the halls of congress to undemocratically/unconstitutionally subvert an election in order to keep a lying, traitorous, sociopathic narcissist in power.

2/
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Unfortunately, human beings experience something called recency bias:

Recency bias is a cognitive bias that favors recent events over historic ones; a memory bias. Recency bias gives "greater importance to the most recent event".

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Apr 11
Article about device addiction by @brianklaas, which references @JonHaidt's book "the Anxious Generation" analyzing the effect smart phones have on kids.

I work with kids who struggle with electronic device dependency/addiction.

Let's unpack...

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forkingpaths.co/p/the-moronic-…
In my sessions kids & parents, we focus on device dependency/addiction...

...the neuropsychology of addiction (dopamine)...

...analogizing it to other addictions for perspective...

....and distinguishing it from other addictions to show how difficult it is to manage....

2/
.....b/c unlike other addictions, we can't completely abstain from electronics in modern society.

So it's like telling an alcoholic they not only CAN have several drinks each day...

...but they MUST have several drinks each day...

...and to just not "overdo it".

3/
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