There may be several things going on here with Trump, his obsessive inability to let go of Biden....and the criticism surrounding Biden not running.
First, anyone who’s been in a bad relationship where years of resentment builds up has experienced the phenomenon where the current action/statement the other person is criticizing you for isn’t really about the current action/behavior…..
....it’s just that the current action/behavior presents an opportunity to channel/focus that built up resentment/contempt for you: "I'm frustrated/wounded, and I want to use this opportunity to hurt/wound you".
If you step right (in the non-political sense), you’re criticized for not stepping left….and if you had stepped left, you would have been criticized for not stepping right.
It’s not about which direction you step, it’s about exploiting the opportunity to criticize/attack you.
Similarly, the Right’s criticism was that Biden was too old, was “A Weekend at Bernie’s” puppet, and that it was a disgrace that the Democrats were running him again (stepped right, instead of left).
Then when Biden stepped down, and Kamala became the nominee…..a narrative is created around Biden not being there (stepped left instead of stepping right).
This happens constantly in politics where both parties have extreme contempt/resentment for each other...
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First, anyone who’s been in a bad relationship where years of resentment builds up has experienced the phenomenon where the current action/statement the other person is criticizing you for isn’t really about the current action/behavior…..
....it’s just that the current action/behavior presents an opportunity to channel/focus that built up resentment/contempt for you: "I'm frustrated/wounded, and I want to use this opportunity to hurt/wound you".
If you step right (in the non-political sense), you’re criticized for not stepping left….and if you had stepped left, you would have been criticized for not stepping right.
It’s not about which direction you step, it’s about exploiting the opportunity to criticize/attack you.
Similarly, the Right’s criticism was that Biden was too old, was “A Weekend at Bernie’s” puppet, and that it was a disgrace that the Democrats were running him again (stepped right, instead of left).
Then when Biden stepped down, and Kamala became the nominee…..a narrative is created around Biden not being there (stepped left instead of stepping right).
This happens constantly in politics where both parties have extreme contempt/resentment for each other...
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Another potential factor:
Trump’s Cluster B personality disorders cause him to create alternate realities when actual reality threatens him, or violates his pathologically distorted concept of “fairness”.
To Trump, it’s “unfair” that he/they were prepared for running against (and beating) Biden....
....but now he "unfairly" has to run against, and potentially lose to Kamala.
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Trump’s Cluster B personality disorders cause him to create alternate realities when actual reality threatens him, or violates his pathologically distorted concept of “fairness”.
To Trump, it’s “unfair” that he/they were prepared for running against (and beating) Biden....
....but now he "unfairly" has to run against, and potentially lose to Kamala.
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https://x.com/Nick_Carmody/status/1818311596235501711
For most of Trump’s life, he’s been able to live in his own alternate realities because his resources have protected from experiencing consequences for his pathological behavior...
...and/or because people have enabled his pathological thinking/actions.
This thread analyzes why society's social/legal systems fail to rein in narcissists/sociopaths:
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https://x.com/Nick_Carmody/status/1128997650311761920
So....
...when Trump is faced with a situation that destabilizes him.....
....he doesn’t handle it well, struggles to adjust.....and attempts to “will it into existence”.
We saw this with both the “Big Lie” when he lost the election…..and also with January 6th:
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https://x.com/Nick_Carmody/status/1821907980214006003
And probably on some level....
Trump's processing of Biden’s experience is both relevant to Trump’s election loss in 2020...
....his fear of losing in 2024...
....and probably even the fear of potential imminent prison time if he loses.
The narcissistic fear of being irrelevant:
Trump's fear of occupying the equivalent of a “first day speech slot” (or worse) in the post-Trump Republican party if he loses (again), and the party moves on from him.
The fear of being discarded.
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Trump's processing of Biden’s experience is both relevant to Trump’s election loss in 2020...
....his fear of losing in 2024...
....and probably even the fear of potential imminent prison time if he loses.
The narcissistic fear of being irrelevant:
Trump's fear of occupying the equivalent of a “first day speech slot” (or worse) in the post-Trump Republican party if he loses (again), and the party moves on from him.
The fear of being discarded.
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