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So what is the reason Obama is so bad at his job? Most will say that he's "in over his head." Which is a diplomatic way of saying someone is stupid and don't have a clue about what they're doing.
Of all the bad things there are to say about Obama and his failed record, stupid is NOT one of them. No, he is definitely not 'in over his head.' In fact he is doing exactly what he set out to do. In his mind he is a total success as President because he is doing what HE thinks is right to do. It does not matter about the other 300 million people. Jobs, unemployment, the deficit, broken promises, poverty, the middle class and the family. He may tell you what you want to hear for politics sake, but the reality is that these issues and the demise of America are really no concern to him. They matter not…
The problem is that most American's are not familiar with Obama. And I'm not talking about his associates or his liberalism or his experience etc.. No, what most Americans are not familiar with his character/personality type. His famous complacency and blame others excuse for his failures are not unique. His total avoidance of the reality of his failures and the condition of the country are to be expected. His lack of understanding and compassion for the national interest is not surprising. His 'coolness' under 'pressure' is very easy to explain; he doesn't really feel for anything that does not effect him personally. These characteristics are a very natural part of who he is. Barack Obama is a 'narcissist.' And to a narcissist there is only one thing that matters; himself.
Just take a minute and read the following. You will recognize instantly and will be amazed at how many of these apply to Barack Obama: NARCISSIST IN CHIEF
Narcissist:
Traits and signs
Thomas suggests that narcissists typically display most, sometimes all, of the following traits:[5]
- An obvious self-focus in interpersonal exchanges
- Problems in sustaining satisfying relationships
- A lack of psychological awareness (see insight in psychology and psychiatry, egosyntonic)
- Difficulty with empathy
- Problems distinguishing the self from others (see narcissism and boundaries)
- Hypersensitivity to any insults or imagined insults (see criticism and narcissists, narcissistic rage and narcissistic injury)
- Vulnerability to shame rather than guilt
- Haughty body language
- Flattery towards people who admire and affirm them (narcissistic supply)
- Detesting those who do not admire them (narcissistic abuse)
- Using other people without considering the cost of doing so
- Pretending to be more important than they really are
- Bragging (subtly but persistently) and exaggerating their achievements
- Claiming to be an "expert" at many things
- Inability to view the world from the perspective of other people
- Denial of remorse and gratitude
Hotchkiss' seven deadly sins of narcissism
Hotchkiss identified what she called the seven deadly sins of narcissism:[6]
- Shamelessness: Shame is the feeling that lurks beneath all unhealthy narcissism, and the inability to process shame in healthy ways.
- Magical thinking: Narcissists see themselves as perfect, using distortion and illusion known as magical thinking. They also use projection to dump shame onto others.
- Arrogance: A narcissist who is feeling deflated may reinflate by diminishing, debasing, or degrading somebody else.
- Envy: A narcissist may secure a sense of superiority in the face of another person's ability by using contempt to minimize the other person.
- Entitlement: Narcissists hold unreasonable expectations of particularly favorable treatment and automatic compliance because they consider themselves special. Failure to comply is considered an attack on their superiority, and the perpetrator is considered an "awkward" or "difficult" person. Defiance of their will is a narcissistic injury that can trigger narcissistic rage.
- Exploitation: Can take many forms but always involves the exploitation of others without regard for their feelings or interests. Often the other is in a subservient position where resistance would be difficult or even impossible. Sometimes the subservience is not so much real as assumed.
- Bad boundaries: Narcissists do not recognize that they have boundaries and that others are separate and are not extensions of themselves. Others either exist to meet their needs or may as well not exist at all. Those who provide narcissistic supply to the narcissist are treated as if they are part of the narcissist and are expected to live up to those expectations. In the mind of a narcissist there is no boundary between self and other.
Resource; Narcissism – Wikipedia
