Technically, it's a defense mechanism where people unconsciously "project" negative thoughts/traits onto others. On the surface, it appears as hypocrisy. It can often be a confession of past/current behavior, or predictive of future behavior. ....1/
https://twitter.com/PolskyOGorky/status/1405107691173957632
It's often a window into how someone engages/reacts to their environment. It's often indicative of someone who is hyper-subjective in how they see the world, and/or lacks ability conceptualize an alternate reaction in another person. Basically, the unconscious thought process: 2/
"Since this is how I would respond in this situation, everyone must respond the exact same way".
With Trump, since he views every situation as a transaction to exploit, lie, cheat, steal, he projects (subjectively interprets) that everyone else must be doing the same. 3/
With Trump, since he views every situation as a transaction to exploit, lie, cheat, steal, he projects (subjectively interprets) that everyone else must be doing the same. 3/
Since it never occurs to him to act ethically/honestly/humanely/morally, his pathological subjectivity prohibits him from being able to understand or accept that other people would act ethically/honestly/humanely/morally. 4/
An example of this was when Trump was standing with John Kelly.... at the grave of Kelly's fallen son...., and Trump said: "I don't get it, what was in it for them". This was indicative of not only Trump's inability to grasp another person's honor/selflessness/patriotism...5/
...but it was also indicative of Trump's inability to grasp not only John Kelly's loss/pain, but also an inability to understand the contextual inappropriateness of the comment, or the effect his comment would have on Kelley. 6/
This inability to put themself in another person's shoes ("pathological subjectivity) is also a source of their lack of empathy:
Since they can't conceptualize another person's perspective/pain, at best, they're oblivious/indifferent to it.
And, at worst, they feed on it. 7/
Since they can't conceptualize another person's perspective/pain, at best, they're oblivious/indifferent to it.
And, at worst, they feed on it. 7/
relevant threads: 8/
https://twitter.com/Nick_Carmody/status/1154366216506466305
relevant thread:9/
https://twitter.com/Nick_Carmody/status/1235532297949962240
Relevant Thread: 10/
https://twitter.com/Nick_Carmody/status/1402061774917017600
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