When Marshall Law and Insurrection Act are trending nearly 6 weeks after a General Election, we clearly see the power of a psychopath--aided and abetted by Fox News, talk radio, social media and a #ComplicitGOP--to shape events.
We remain in danger in large part because of a party that enables Trump, who could not mount his assault on US democracy without the support of the GOP establishment and the new Retrumplicans.
"Our media and political landscapes were morally compromised... white grievance and disgust with the political class were the kindling... but the blowtorch... is our 45th president of the United States"
"In our current president’s case—where... an abundance of information can be applied to determine a diagnosable condition, in which the criteria are precise and operationalized—the core pillar of the #GoldwaterRule collapses." drvincentgreenwood-89455.medium.com/the-case-for-d…
"The trait that most distinguishes psychopaths is the utter absence of conscience — the capacity to lie, cheat, steal, and inflict pain to achieve their ends without a scintilla of guilt or shame, as Trump so demonstrably does"--@tonyschwartz#DutyToInformgen.medium.com/the-psychopath…
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1. Because of his greater than normal need for stimulation and impulsivity, disruptions to our government’s legal, financial, and administrative functions will accumulate.
2. In the exercise of his duties — at every choice point — power and dominance will prevail over others’ welfare. #DutyToInform