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Nick Carmody JD, MS Psych Profile picture
@Nick_Carmody
Jul 19, 2021 • 33 tweets • 8 min read • Read on X
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Interesting analysis of “mobbing phenomenon”, with parallels drawn to American politics.

It brings to mind the dangerous interplay between "authoritarian followers” and “vertically power-structured” institutions that exist within a “horizontally power-structured” democracy...1/
According to Altemeyer’s research, 20-30% of a population will have an authoritarian personality.

Authoritarian personalities are drawn to “vertical power structures”….which are a strict hierarchical structure where power emanates from the top-down. 2/ theauthoritarians.org
The article above analyzes a corporate environment. I've used the term "corporate creatures" to describe those who thrive in and exploit the corporate structure and the cut-throat ecosystem.

Corporate creatures are often authoritarian personalities/followers who...3/
...are drawn to the top-down vertical power structure of "authority", b/c they not only gravitate to the powerful leader, but they want to ascend the power structure to have power/control over others.

Authoritarian followers are not only drawn to authority, they may crave it. 4/
Unsurprisingly, Narcissists/Sociopaths are drawn to the vertical power structure of corporate America, and are disproportionately represented within the ranks of CEOs...as noted here when analyzing society’s failure to rein in narcissists/sociopaths. 5/
Due to their vertical power structure, certain institutions may be comprised of a considerably higher percentage of authoritarian followers than the 20-30% that generally exists across society. 6/
In a democracy, the power “theoretically” resides in the people....which creates a bottom-up, "horizontal power structure".

There is an obvious tension that exists when a horizontally power-structured democracy is supported by vertically power-structured institutions… 7/
…that are disproportionately represented by authoritarian followers.

This vertical/horizontal power structure tension creates an obvious need for “separation” or insulation.

Hence, the need for the separation of church and state….8/
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….and, perhaps even more importantly, the need for civilian-led military.

However, when an authoritarian leader takes power and abuses his power, the country is reliant upon the character/integrity/patriotism and constitutional adherence of leaders such as General Milley…..10/
This is why Trump and the Right Wing “Media Authoritarians” have turned on General Milley, and are attempting to create division within the disproportionately-represented authoritarian follower ranks….11/
Essentially, a horizontal power structure has been hijacked by authoritarian personalities, who are attempting to vertical-ize democracy, and create a diversion of verticality from current military leadership to the right-wing authoritarian movement. 12/
This was on display on January 6th: 13/
As I read, the article about "mobbing phenomenon" embedded in the initial tweet, I thought about Jeremy Richman, the Sandy Hook father/neuroscientist who committed suicide after becoming exhausted by the Alex Jones-led "mobbing" ("crisis actors", etc).
Other threads on authoritarianism and/or authoritarian followers: 15/
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Article form of the above thread (no paywall): 26/ patreon.com/posts/54033856

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As seen throughout his life, @JDVance is a shapeshifting sociopath.

Here, he pathetically attempts to mimic not just Trump's persecution complex, but he literally attempts to mimic Trump's cadence and inflection when speaking in the 1st person about himself: "JD",

...and when he says, "...and the media didn't care about that."

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For almost a decade, I've analyzed how Trump's behavior/actions was consistent with someone who appeared to have no intention of leaving office legally, constitutionally, and peacefully. That bore out on January 6th, 20221.

There are many examples in Trump's 2nd term where that would also appear to be the case: Unparalleled corruption, publicly stating that he doesn't think/care about Americans' financial situations, financial decisions (demanding lower interest rates) that will cause inflation, getting entangled in a Middle East war, putting his name on everything, etc.

However, it's possible that Trump's 2nd term actions aren't motivated by a delusional/grandiose belief that he won't be leaving in 2029.......

......but are instead the actions/behaviors of a guy who doesn't believe that he's going to live to the end of his term.

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I've written repeatedly how Trump's Cluster B Personality Disorders cause him to live in the "eternal, immortal now".

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It's interesting to watch Trump's support crumble with people who are losing their minds over Cluster B Personality disorder symptoms/characteristics that the Mental Health field have been warning about for a decade.

A decade ago, we highlighted how "only the best people" were hired....when "the best" was not necessarily about merit/competency, but was about whether Trump thought they "liked" him (loyalty). Essentially, the government was being staffed by someone with a pathologically fragile ego that created a child-like need to be "liked". And when someone like Mattis/Kelly/etc stood up to Trump on moral/ethical grounds, Trump would disparage them.....like he now does Joe Kent....without any awareness of contradiction....because in Trump's mind there is no contradiction: when someone likes him, there the best people....and when they don't like him (or sycophantically support him), they're no longer the best people.

The sad/pathetic part isn't that Trump is too disordered to have the self awareness to understand that this is the antithesis of good leadership.......it's that the entire Right Wing Media Echo Chamber did/does........and fed this gaslighting propaganda/manipulation to tens of millions of Americans......most of whom are too invested emotionally, and with their identity to ever admit they were conned.
Trump's ego-based insecurities and need to be liked has been a national security risk for a decade. This is why the mental health field has been so vocal:

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Here, Fuentes is realizing that Trump's Cluster B Personality disorders has resulted in a "hostile occupation"........or more accurately, an Authoritarian hijacking of the constitutional order, and the United States.

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Bannon's "need to get on the ins with Epstein" is very simple:

Narcissists and sociopaths are running and "influencing" (through modern technology) the world.

A hallmark os Cluster B Personality-disordered people?

They are pathologically transactional....even if it harms other people ("Reckless disregard for others").

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Bannon didn't care what Epstein did to girls/women (Reckless disregard for others).

Bannon only cared about what Epstein could and would do to further Bannon's self-interest and causes (transaction).



Bannon not only didn't care what Epstein did to girls/women.....he joked about it:

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Here's a reminder of what some of these girls/women suffered from Epstein trafficking them to fellow members of the "Epstein Class".

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For years, there’s been concern that Trump will unconstitutionally run for a third term.

Some thoughts/observations tying together Trump’s Davos Speech, ICE, Venezuela/Greenland, the “Board of Peace”, the 2026/2028 elections....

....and even Curtis Yarvin.

Let’s unpack....

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In the video above, Bannon references "the will of the people".

The will of the people is being completely disregarded by ICE, and DHS.

One of the objectives of the ICE raids is to condition Americans to be afraid to exercise their constitutional rights.....which has been the 1st Amendment Right to free speech, and the right to peacefully assemble.

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ICE is not only violating people’s 1st Amendment rights, but they are violating the 4th Amendment, which forbids “unreasonable searches and seizures by the government, requiring warrants to be supported by probable cause”.

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Remember when Trump/MAGA criticized the “uni-party” predecessors for being the world’s “policeman”, and “promised” that Trump/MAGA/“America First”...

...would put an end to “regime change”, “nation building”, and “forever wars”?

“Promises made, promises kept...”?

Let’s unpack....

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The Venezuela military action is the latest example of the predictable fraudulence of promises Trump made during the 2024 campaign.

There was never a question of whether Trump would sell out the country and his supporters......the only question was by how much.

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Trump is a sociopathic narcissist who is incapable of putting the interests of the country or others before his own interests.



Any instance where Trump actually does something that is good for the country, is simply an instance where his interests/desires happen to coincide with a benefit to the country.

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