My governor, @GovKathyHochul, touted a maskless NY school visit via Facebook. Then she restricted the post. The next day, the rules changed. Now, she requires 24-month olds to wear masks while she routinely appears maskless in a crowd. This is not leadership in any form.
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Stacey Abrams is a popular politician. She visited a Georgia grade school without a mask. Rather than speak to concerns of hypocrisy, the school principal (a PhD) deleted her tweet, then deleted her 13-year old Twitter account.
Neither action is leadership by example.
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Neither action is leadership by example.
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Around the world, political leaders are having gatherings that violate their own lockdown rules and are putting on masks only for the brief moment that TV cameras are rolling: video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1… - They travel freely, wine and dine like VIPs and bask in their celebrity.
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This is not leadership; it is narcissistic abuse.
Blame-shifting is a tactic commonly used when a person in power loses control of a situation. He/she stokes guilt and division within the abused, and creates a co-dependency.
psychologytoday.com/us/blog/tech-s…
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Blame-shifting is a tactic commonly used when a person in power loses control of a situation. He/she stokes guilt and division within the abused, and creates a co-dependency.
psychologytoday.com/us/blog/tech-s…
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A narcissist's greatest fear is to be abandoned.
He/she directs a majority of the abuse at the youngest and most vulnerable. This could not happen without the enabler, who is also a victim, but has some power. He or she does not exercise it.
See:
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He/she directs a majority of the abuse at the youngest and most vulnerable. This could not happen without the enabler, who is also a victim, but has some power. He or she does not exercise it.
See:
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I do not want to be a narcissistic enabler.
School-aged children are nearly five times more likely to die from the consequences of addiction and depression than from COVID-19. The situation is worsening.
See: urgencyofnormal.com/our-statement
See: publications.aap.org/aapnews/news/1…
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School-aged children are nearly five times more likely to die from the consequences of addiction and depression than from COVID-19. The situation is worsening.
See: urgencyofnormal.com/our-statement
See: publications.aap.org/aapnews/news/1…
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A generation abused becomes a generation of abusers:
It's a vicious cycle that varies in intensity and acceleration:
Trauma -> Addiction -> Narcissistic Politics -> Dictatorship -> War -> Trauma -> Addiction -> etc.
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https://twitter.com/johndefeo/status/1489612236578508801
It's a vicious cycle that varies in intensity and acceleration:
Trauma -> Addiction -> Narcissistic Politics -> Dictatorship -> War -> Trauma -> Addiction -> etc.
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By remembering the lies, manipulation and the abuse, an enabler can regain a sense of gravity and reality:
These things happened. Science didn't dictate the politics; the power-hungry dictated the "science."
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https://twitter.com/johndefeo/status/1483388785169772546
These things happened. Science didn't dictate the politics; the power-hungry dictated the "science."
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When confronted with a reasonable person, a logical argument, or an indisputable fact, a narcissist (or more commonly, an enabler) employs the DEAD-man strategy: Ad-hominem attacks intended to distract, embarrass, anger or discredit.
Sadly, this tactic is often effective.
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Sadly, this tactic is often effective.
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Yet, a seed planted by an imperfect gardener does not make its flower any less beautiful. And when an imperfect gardener shares washed seeds with others, they too can cultivate a more beautiful world.
This is my seed of truth: johnwdefeo.com/articles/addic…
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This is my seed of truth: johnwdefeo.com/articles/addic…
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