tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post3362324700381715299..comments2023-12-29T21:34:44.579-05:00Comments on Political Yen/Yang: Sunday Reflection - EgocentrismLA Sunsethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00445498119590721449noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-36495801608071022992009-05-18T18:36:00.000-04:002009-05-18T18:36:00.000-04:00You are welcome LA. Your post was so interesting ...You are welcome LA. Your post was so interesting that it reminding me of the one Cao did. I find the "psychology of power brokering" rather fascinating. :-)<br /><br />History seems to be powered by the mentally challenged if you look at it closely. Alexander the Great had issues... Hitler and Stalin, Idi Amin (Sp?), Castro... to name a few.HoosierArmyMomhttp://hoosierarmymom.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-51596777380503252792009-05-18T04:51:00.000-04:002009-05-18T04:51:00.000-04:00//I'm not sure this will link up, but the blog pos...//<EM>I'm not sure this will link up, but the blog post is very interesting in light of what you wrote here LA.<br /></EM>//<br /><br />I copied and pasted it up top. It works fine. <br /><br />Thanks for posting this.LA Sunsethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00445498119590721449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-44660428929293513422009-05-18T03:44:00.000-04:002009-05-18T03:44:00.000-04:00I'm not sure this will link up, but the blog post ...I'm not sure this will link up, but the blog post is very interesting in light of what you wrote here LA.<br /><br />http://caosblog.com/9877<br /><br />The blog post is "Obama's malignant narcissism" and source are Dr. Vaknin's book "Malignant Self-Love" and Ali Sina's book “Understanding Obama: The Making of a Fuehrer”. It all lines up with this post.<br /><br />I think Obama has definite HoosierArmyMomhttp://hoosierarmymom.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-25055063062543345452009-05-17T19:56:00.000-04:002009-05-17T19:56:00.000-04:00//The think about narcissism, is it is the result ...//<EM>The think about narcissism, is it is the result of childhood trauma that causes a child to not mature emotionally, thus the inability to cope with adults on the emotional level.</EM>//<br /><br />In Obama's case, maybe the trauma was his mom moving him around so much. Her life was not stable, therefore she destabilized his life so much that his grandparents had to step in and intervene. By LA Sunsethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00445498119590721449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-59903209766485336482009-05-17T19:52:00.000-04:002009-05-17T19:52:00.000-04:00//More and more, I'm seeing people with iPods at t...//<EM>More and more, I'm seeing people with iPods at their ears, or cell phones, at STOP SIGNS and, there I am stopped and they just walk right off the curb without looking...that, apparently, is MY PROBLEM! I MUST see them and not hit them?</EM>//<br /><br />Good point Z. Another outcome in this scenario is detachment. Unresolved egocentrism leads to narcissism and possibly detachment. <br /><brLA Sunsethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00445498119590721449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-11089729303013770212009-05-17T19:48:00.000-04:002009-05-17T19:48:00.000-04:00Mustang, as always you are right when you say that...Mustang, as always you are right when you say that people are motivated by self-interest. Therefore, a certain amount of egocentrism is present in all of us.<br /><br />My intention here is to make the claim that many of our kids are not making it out of Piaget's preoperational stage of development, some of which is due to parenting. <br /><br />As you probably remember from your educational daysLA Sunsethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00445498119590721449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-30897617890809935152009-05-17T19:31:00.000-04:002009-05-17T19:31:00.000-04:00A couple of months ago, Cao of Cao's Blog wrote a ...A couple of months ago, Cao of Cao's Blog wrote a piece outlining how Obama's personality fits the "type" described in Dr. Sam Vaknin's book on Narcissism. It was pretty amazing how his actions fit the hallmarks of the disorder.<br /><br />If I can find the link, I'll come back and post it. It was really brilliantly done and was quite interesting.<br /><br />The think about narcissism, is it isHoosierArmyMomhttp://hoosierarmymom.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-83135983486127140152009-05-17T19:01:00.000-04:002009-05-17T19:01:00.000-04:00Super post, LA.....
More and more, I'm seeing peo...Super post, LA.....<br /><br />More and more, I'm seeing people with iPods at their ears, or cell phones, at STOP SIGNS and, there I am stopped and they just walk right off the curb without looking...that, apparently, is MY PROBLEM! I MUST see them and not hit them? It's happened so often recently that it's remarkable........<br /><br />Everything's ME ME ME! now......such a difference from theZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15989573357446569262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-6721232078158177532009-05-17T14:33:00.000-04:002009-05-17T14:33:00.000-04:00“… egocentrism, something that is very often seen ...<EM>“… egocentrism, something that is very often seen in children, and even some adults who fail to mature in a timely manner. Many of those adults will eventually pass through this stage of development. Those who do not outgrow this trait tend to transition into narcissism and they will seldom develop any real respect for others.”</EM>Karl Marx’ greatest failure was his lack of understanding Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com