Nah. They were even dumber than Scooby Doo, hard to believe as that is.
Posted on 12/25/2009 2:05:40 PM PST by Manta
Israel Psychologists' view on Obama Be sure to read all the way to the end. I googled this man and did some reading about him. He is for real. Dr. Sam Vaknin is an Israeli psychologist. Interesting view on our new president. ---------------------------------------------------
Dr Vaknin has written extensively about narcissism. ('narcissism' a noun. Exaggerated self-admiration; exaggerated self-love) ---------------------------------------------------
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Dr. Vaknin States, "I must confess I was impressed by Sen.Barack Obama from the first time I saw him. At first I was excited to see a black candidate. He lo oked youthful, spoke well, appeared to be confident - a wholesome presidential package. I was put off soon, not just because of his shallowness but also because there was an air of haughtiness in his demeanor that was unsettling. His posture and his body language were louder than his empty words. Obama's speeches are unlike any political speech we have heard in American history. Never a politician in this land had such quasi "religious" impact on so many people. The fact that Obama is a total incognito with zero accomplishment, makes this inexplicable infatuation alarming. Obama is not an ordinary man. He is not a genius. In fact he is quite ignorant on most important subjects." Barack Obama is a narcissist.
Dr. Sam Vaknin, the author of the "Malignant Self Love" believes "Barack Obama appears to be a narcissist." Vaknin is a world authority on narcissism. He understands narcissism and describes the inner mind of a narcissist like no other person. When he talks about narcissism everyone listens. Vaknin says that Obama's language, posture and demeanor, and the testimonies of his closest, dearest and nearest suggest that the Senator is either a narcissist or he may have narcissistic personality disorder (NPD). Narcissists project a grandiose but fa lse image of themselves.
Jim Jones, the charismatic leader of 'People's Temple', the man! Who led over 900 of his followers to cheerfully commit mass suicide and even murder their own children was also a narcissist. David Koresh, Charles Manson, Joseph Koni, Shoko Asahara, Stalin, Saddam, Mao,Kim Jong Ill and Adolph Hitler are a fewexamples of narcissists of our time. All these men had a tremendous influence over their fanciers. They created a personality cult around themselves and with their blazing speeches elevated their admirers, filled their hearts with enthusiasm and instilled in their minds a new zest for life. They gave them hope! They promised them the moon, but alas, invariably they brought them to their doom.
When you are a victim of a cult of personality, you don't know it until it is too late. One determining factor in the development of NPD is childhood abuse. His parents went through a divorce when he was an infant (two years old). Obama saw his father only once again, before he died in a car accident. Then his mother re-married and Obama had to relocate to Indonesia , a foreign land with a radically foreign culture, to be raised by a step-father. At the age of ten, he was whisked off to live with his maternal(white) grandparents. He saw his mother only intermittently in the following few years and then she vanished from his life in 1979. She died of cancer in 1995.
One must never underestimate the manipulative genius of pathological narcissists. They project such an imposing personality that it overwhelms those around them. Charmed by the charisma of the narcissist, people become like clay in his hands. They cheerfully do his bidding and delight to be at his service. The narcissist shapes the world around himself and reduces others in his own inverted image. He creates a cult of personality.
His admirers become his co-dependentsNarcissists have no interest in things that do not help them to reach their personal objective. They are focused on one thing alone and that is power. All other issues are meaningless to them and they do not want to waste their precious time on trivialities. Anything that does not help them is beneath them and do not deserve their attention.
If an issue raised in the Senate does not help Obama in one way or another, he has no interest in it. The "present" vote is a safe vote. No one can criticize him if things go wrong. Those issues are unworthy by their very nature because they are not about him. Obama's election as the first black president of the Harvard Law Review led to a contract and advance to write a book about race relations.
The University of Chicago Law School provided him a lot longer than expected and at the end it evolved into, guess what? His own autobiography! Instead of writing a scholarly paper focusing on race relations, for which he had been paid, Obama could not resist writing about his most sublime self. He entitled the book "Dreams from My Father". Not surprisingly, Adolph Hitler also wrote his own autobiography when he was still nobody. So did Stalin.
For a narcissist no subject is as important as his own self. Why would he waste his precious time and genius writing about insignificant things when he can write about such an august being as himself? Narcissists are often callous and even ruthless as the norm, they lack conscience. This is evident from Obama's lack of interest in his own brother who lives on only one dollar per month.
A man who lives in luxury, who takes a private jet to vacation in Hawaii, and who has raised nearly half a billion dollars for his campaign (something unprecedented in history) has no interest in the plight of his own brother. Why? Because, his brother cannot be used for his ascent to power.
A narcissist cares for no one but himself. This election is like no other in the history of America . The issues are insignificant compared to what is at stake. What can be more dangerous than having a man bereft of conscience, a serial liar, and one who cannot distinguish his fantasies from reality as the leader of the free world? I hate to sound alarmist, but one is a fool if one is not alarmed. Many politicians are narcissists. They pose no threat to others...They are simply self serving and selfish.
Obama evidences symptoms of pathological narcissism, which is different from th e run-of-the-mill narcissism of a Richard Nixon or a Bill Clinton for example. To him reality and fantasy are intertwined. This is a mental health issue, not just a character flaw. Pathological narcissists are dangerous because they look normal and even intelligent.
It is this disguise that makes them treacherous.
Today the Democrats have placed all their hopes in Obama. But this man could put an end to their party. The great majority of blacks have also decided to vote for Obama. Only a fool does not know that their support for him is racially driven. This is racism, pure and simple. The downside of this is that if Obama turns out to be the disaster I predict, he will cause widespread resentment among the whites. The blacks are unlikely to give up their support of their man. Cultic mentality is pernicious and unrelenting. They will dig their heads deeper in the sand and blame Obama's detractors of racism. This will cause a backlash among the whites.
The white supremacists will take advantage of the discontent and they will receive widespread support. I predict that in less than four years, racial tensions will increase to levels never seen since the turbulent 1960's.
Obama will set the clock back decades... America is the bastion of freedom. The peace of the world depends on the strength of America , and its weakness translates into the triumph of terrorism and victory of rogue nations.
It is no wonder that Ahmadinejad, Hugo Chavez, the Castroists, the Hezbollah, the Hamas, the lawyers of the Guantanamo terrorists and virtually all sworn enemies of America are so thrilled by the prospect of their man in the White House. America is on the verge of destruction.
There is no insanity greater than electing a pathological narcissist as president.
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All I need to know right here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVnRzn4rjbY&feature=related
The US is full of fools. Obama is going to divide the races moreso than ever.
How many years of study and dollars to pay for it did it take for this Shrink to regurgitate what any out of work street sweeper knows?
Dr Vaknin has written extensively about narcissism. (’narcissism’ a noun. Exaggerated self-admiration; exaggerated self-love
ok ok
I was assigned to the psych ward while in the Army due to civilian training. The psychiatrist Col. that was over us cut to the nib when assigning diagnosis: “He’s crazy.” Worked for me.
Man, this guy is the master of the obvious... anyone with a brain can tell Bambi has more screws loose than a Studebaker
I apologize for my cynical response. I have issues with “experts.”
Do you like banana splits? Merry Christmas!
The psychological condition of most people is their private concern. The exception of course being when it threatens my own or others safety. It is also a factor when confronting an opponent for it gives you insight that will let you a edge. His defeat in the next election is of interest to those who oppose his policies. Thanks for the interesting post.
Sam Vaknin is, himself, a malignant narcissist. On his website he details how his narcissism influenced and continues to influence his life. He notes that NPD is not curable - if it was simply insight into one’s own thoughts and behavior - he himself would be cured because he is a rarity in that he KNOWS he is a malignant narcissist and writes freely about how he views other people (’as appliances’) and how destructive he is.
Sam contributes to the well being of others by responding to people who write him and ask what they should do about a spouse who has NPD etc. (answer: either leave or plan to fight back with everything you have daily) He admits that he gives advice and help, not because he can feel anything for others (no compassion) but because it feeds his narcissism to ‘have all the answers’ etc. I really appreciate his writing - it has really helped me understand ‘problem people’ at work etc.
However - Sam is of course still human and therefore capable of error like the rest of us. I read something Sam wrote about Bush (that Bush is a pathological narcissist and, I believe, a sociopath) that I felt was unsupported. Part of Sam’s ‘diagnosis’ of Bush included the belief that Bush enjoyed having our soldiers killed in war (I am sorry I can’t recall accurately - something to the effect of relishing the glory of having the power to get people killed). Now, if I believed that Bush actually enjoyed the deaths of our soldiers then yes that would be proof that he was a sociopath but I never saw any evidence - quite the contrary - Bush met personally with the families of soldiers killed in action and I happen to ‘read’ Bush’s facial expressions and body language differently - I think Bush has compassion and didn’t want our soldiers killed; I see true grief and loss when Bush speaks of the sacrifices our soldiers make. I think BUsh loves the troops.
But Sam seems to be correct about Obama in that Obama’s actions (endless self reference, preening body language, omission of regard for others, assumption of greatness etc.) are more easily observed and do not require as much interpretation. Obama simply can’t have a conversation without refering proudly to his own life, thoughts etc. The likelihood that Obama has NPD is tragic, of course, for our country (I formally submit this statement for consideration of the ‘Understatement of 2009’ award) and is also tragic for his children because NPD parents are extremely damaging to their children.
According to snopes, he has a doctorate in philosophy from Pacific Western University, an unaccredited school.
Yes, I know that snopes is a husband-wife cabal of godless commies but this "analysis" is bogus.
Nah. They were even dumber than Scooby Doo, hard to believe as that is.
It’s very difficult to diagnose long distance and a number of people I know are hesitant to do so.
It is becoming clearer as the weeks progress that Obama is a narcissist. Clinton is too, but not to this extent.
Between Obama’s sense of entitlement and grandiosity, I wouldn’t feel uncomfortable labeling him.
There is also listening with a third ear or gut feeling and I do trust my own instincts when I say Obama is going to be hell on wheels when his narcissist rage surfaces. Any loss either in legislation or in the 2010 campaign and election will set him off. How Obama reacts to criticism from ANY person or venue is pretty scary.
IMHO the material on Sam’s website falls in line with the diagnostic criteria that psychologists use to determine if a person has NPD. In other words, Sam did his own research to understand a) How he ended up in jail and b) his own NPD and what it means and so he doesn’t stray much from standard psychology. His analysis offered above falls in line with others, including the video another poster linked, have said about Obama’s apparent narcissism
I feel like I am waiting for ‘the other shoe to drop’ in regards to Obama’s rage. I see it simmering as things don’t go his way. I’ve never encountered anyone who feels as entitled to worship as he does and expect I’ll never see anything like his rage when his current true believers abandon him. It makes me cringe to think of the rage he is going to ‘share’ with US.
Vaknin is not a psychologist. Vaknin, apparently, did not write this article but was rather referenced here.
Barack Obama is a narcissist
I believe most politicians have narcissistic markers to one degree or another.
Obama’s are just so very visible and very readable especially in his biographies. Who on earth with no great accomplishments to mention writes not one, but two grandiose biographies?
Vaknin is "certified" in Psychological Counseling Techniques by Brainbench.
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