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“If you can’t be a poet, be a poem.” David Carradine
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“A politician thinks of the next election – a statesman of the next generation.” – James Freeman Clarke
“I want to disturb the comfortable and comfort the disturbed.” Arthur Ashe
“Our task must be to free ourselves… by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and it’s beauty.” ― Albert Einstein
“So the America I loved still exists, if not in the White House or the Supreme Court or the Senate or the House of Representatives or the media. The America I love still exists at the front desks of our public libraries.” ― Kurt Vonnegut
“Let’s just remember that social security is not the government’s money, it belongs to the people who had it taken out of the checks involuntarily their entire working lives.” Mike Huckabee
“I have insecurities of course, but I don’t hang out with anyone who points them out to me.” ADELE
“The growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership.” Christian Grey
“My favorite old car had no reverse gear. It taught me I could only go forward.” Flavia
“Education is the most powerful weapon which we can use to change the world.” Nelson Mandela
“Those who think they can control the mob are fools and are often the victims of their own incitement.” D.S. Mitchell 2021
“A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned how to walk forward.” Franklin D. Roosevelt
“If now isn’t a good time for the truth I don’t see when we’ll get to it.” Nikki Giovanni
“Everything happens for a reason. Sometimes the reason is that you are stupid and make bad decisions.” Your mother
“Studying American politics has taught me several disgusting lessons, the first being, money buys friends in Congress. That alone should terrify the American public.” D. S. Mitchell 2021
“My art is my heart.” D. S. Mitchell 2015
“Love life and life will love you back. Love people and they will love you back.” Arthur Rubenstein
“Every lie is like stepping in a quicksand pit. Every lie as dangerous, as telling the truth.” D. S. Mitchell 2020
“Sometimes when challenged we find out we are capable of the unthinkable.” D. S. Mitchell 2022
“Surround yourself with those on the same mission as you.” Anonymous
“Dimming the lights will not hide the social injustice in America.” D. S. Mitchell 2017
“The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds; and the pessimist fears this is true. So I elect for neither label.” – James Branch Cabell
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“Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.” Winston Churchill
“Every moment is a fresh beginning.” T. S. Eliot
“Voting is like a prayer.” Raphael Warnock 2021
“We are all valuable. The problem is not everyone is smart enough to realize it.” D. S. Mitchell 2021
“I wonder, if you were blind, lost and confused, would you care what color the offered hand?” D. S. Mitchell 2015
“Silence in front of savagery is savagery itself.” Abhijit Naskar
“To be happy and contented, count your blessings, not your cash.” Chinese Proverb
“We can never be too busy to be kind.” D. S. Mitchell 2017
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“The rain falls because the cloud can no longer handle the weight. The tears fall because the heart can no longer handle the pain.” The Wise You
“Let my old days be my best days,” Cousin Lucille
“In no instance have… the churches been guardians of the liberties of the people.” James Madison
“Happiness is a gift and the trick is not to expect it, but to delight in it when it comes.” Charles Dickens
“Thoughtful people are slow to anger, not necessarily less efficient in their killing.” D. S. Mitchell 2019
“Endings are not always bad. Most times they’re just beginnings in disguise.” Kim Harrison
“The United States like so many countries around the world has chosen to give to the few and deny the many.” D.S. Mitchell 2020
“It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. This is true, its called life.” Terry Pratchett
“Trickle down economics is like having three dogs and giving one of them a hot dog, and thinking he’ll share.” Bill Maher
“The modern conservative is engaged in one of man’s oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness.” John Kenneth Galbraith
“When people start acting as though the past is the same as the present and context doesn’t matter, things start to get dangerous.” Trevor K. McNeil 2020
“Pardoning the Bad, is injuring the Good.” – Benjamin Franklin
“I don’t need to attend every argument I’m invited to.” Unknown
“I love you as certain dark things are to be loved, in secret between the shadow and soul.” Pablo Neruda
“Empty your mind, be formless. Shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle and it becomes the bottle. You put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now, water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.” ― Bruce Lee
“I have been far oftener discriminated against because I am a woman than because I am black.” Shirley Chisholm 5/21/1969
“The turning points of lives are not the great moments. The real crises are often concealed in occurrences so trivial in appearance that they pass unobserved.” ― George Washington
“We only fail when we fail to try.” Rosa Parks
“The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much it is whether we provide enough for those who have little.” Franklin D. Roosevelt
“I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.” Thomas Jefferson
“The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything.” Albert Einstein
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that.” Martin Luther King, Jr.
“The 7 Social Sins are: Wealth without Work; Pleasure without Conscience; Knowledge without Character; Commerce without Morality; Science without Humanity; Worship without Sacrifice; Politics without Principle.” Frederick Lewis Donaldson
“All evils are equal when they are extreme.”-Pierre Corneille
“Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer, but the right answer. Let us not seek to fix the blame for the past. Let us accept our own responsibility for the future.” John F. Kennedy
“There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there always has been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.” Isaac Asimov
“People without vaginas shouldn’t be able to regulate them.” Unknown
“What this country needs is more unemployed politicians.” Edward Langley, artist
“Be sure to put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.” Abraham Lincoln
“When sleeping women wake, mountains move.” Chinese proverb
“If people stopped searching for things that offended them and started looking for things that inspired them; what a wonderful world this would be.” Night Owl
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“If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.” Booker T. Washington
“To argue with a person who has given up reason is like administering medicine to the dead.” Thomas Paine
“Imagination is the bridge between the things we know for sure, and the things we need to believe, when our world becomes unbearable.” Staceyann Chin
“The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.” Steve Jobs
“Inspiration descends only in flashes to clothe circumstances; it is not stored up in a barrel, like salt herrings to be doled out.”Patrick White
“I will not allow my life’s light to be determined by the darkness that surrounds me.” Sojourner Truth
“Instead of giving a politician the keys to the city, it might be better to change the locks.” Doug Larson
“Law without humanity is injustice.” D. S. Mitchell 2020
“Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear, is the beginning of wisdom.” Bertrand Russell
“One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.” Plato
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“It is often the small steps, not the giant leaps, that bring about the most lasting change.” Queen Elizabeth II
“Freedom and justice cannot be parceled out in pieces to suit political convenience. I don’t believe you can stand for freedom for one group of people and deny it to others.” Coretta Scott King
“Outer beauty attracts but inner beauty captivates.” Kate Angell
“It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.” ― Andre Gide, Autumn Leaves
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“The man who has millions will want everything he can get his hands on and then raise his voice against the poor devil who wants ten cents more a day.” Samuel Gompers
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“Anger helps straighten out a problem like a fan helps straighten out a pile of papers.” Susan Marcotte
“If you’re going to kick authority in the teeth, you might as well use two feet.” ― Keith Richards
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“Politics have no relation to morals.” Niccolo Machiavelli
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Trump’s Mental Illness Has Not Improved
Trump’s Mental Illness Has Not Improved
Trump’s Mental Illness Has Not Improved
By D.S. Mitchell
Way Back Then
Way back, in 2016, twenty-six thousand (26,000) psychiatrists, psychologists, and social workers signed a petition stating that Donald Trump has a “dangerous mental illness, and is not fit to lead the United States.” Dr. John Gartner, formerly of Johns Hopkins University, now in private practice, stated that he felt he “had an ethical responsibility to warn the public of Donald Trump’s mental illness.” Well, not only have the American people ignored the information from the experts, but they have elected this crazy idiot twice. So, who are the crazies? While that is a serious matter, I’m not prepared to address that here today. What I want to talk about the danger of a man like Donald Trump holding any elected office, much less president of the United States.
Letter To The Editor
In a Letter to the Editor, NY Times, 2/09/2017, Charles M. Blow stated that Trump through his speech and actions demonstrates an inability to tolerate any views, or opinions that differ from his own. “His words and his behavior suggest a profound inability to empathize. Individuals with these traits distort reality to suit their psychological state, attacking facts and those who convey them.”
Prone To Gross Exaggeration
The Editorial Staff of Psychology Today threw their sizable weight at the argument, citing “the dangers of his obvious narcissistic personality type and the offensive behaviors that accompany it.” Behaviors include, but are not limited to, “condescension, gross exaggeration (lying), bullying, jealousy, fragile self-esteem, lack of compassion, and a view of the world that is an “us vs them” view. And the constant boasting, with the overtone that he is the smartest guy in the room, “I’m smarter than the generals.” Or, his classic, “he’s a total loser.”
From A Distance
Is it possible to diagnose an illness from a distance? In the personality disorders, definitely, yes. It’s about observable behaviors that any average person can see and decide for themselves. The professionals are saying that Trump’s Narcissistic Personality Disorder is a potential threat to his competency in elected office. So, you are saying to yourself, Narcissistic Personality Disorder? Hmmmmm, what exactly is that, it doesn’t sound like it’s an impediment to Trump serving as president? When you see these characteristics in black and white, you will immediately recognize our current president, Donald J. Trump. It is a very long list. I guess the biggest take away is that the guy has an inflated sense of self importance. I give you permission to just scan the following list.
1) Initial likability: at first meeting Trump comes across as likable. That first impression is the best impression that you will ever have of him.
2) Grandiosity: Self importance. Constant boasting,
3) Center of conversation: No matter where the conversation starts, it always ends up back on Trump.
4) Name dropper: “I love Tom Brady. He’s one of my best friends.”
5) Stories: When the NPD person tells a story, about himself, it is the story of overwhelming success. Trump still brags about the “biggest inaugural crowd in history”. If the story is negative it is because he was victimized. ie: “fake news” “all a hoax.”
6) Material Possessions: the Hallmark trait of the NPD is to display high status thru expensive material possessions.
7) Self promoter: has lots of “friends” and a broad network of acquaintances.
8) Physically attractive: appearance is extremely important. His arm candy, whether wife or girlfriend must be extremely beautiful and perfectly groomed.
9) Hypersensitive to criticism: reacts viciously to critics. Outbursts of anger and rage. Defensive.
10) Externalize blame: He never admits mistakes, blames anyone and everyone. “It was the Obama Administration”.
11) Failed personal relationships: bad personal relationships, multiple divorces, frequent work problems.
12) Special and unique: the NPD believes he is best understood by his high status associates.
13) Pre-occupied with fantasies of unlimited success, personal power, brilliance and good looks.
14) People are either for, or against him. No grey, all black or white.
15) Requires excessive admiration: fishes for compliments. Highly susceptible to flattery.
16) Associates manipulate with flattery: Often associates will flatter him just to sustain peace or get something.
17) Envy: the NPD is often envious of others, and in turn, believes others are envious of him.
18) Bad attitude: often rude and abusive. Interpersonal relationships are explosive.
19) Lacks empathy: unable to recognize, or relate to the feelings and needs of others.
20) Projects traits and behaviors: to others that he doesn’t accept in himself.
21) Interpersonal boundaries: View others as extensions of himself. Poor interpersonal boundaries.
Distortion Of Reality
In February 2017, the signers of the Duty to Warn letter, the mental health professionals discussed in paragraph one warned that President Trump’s mental state “makes him incapable of serving safely as president.” The presidents “tendency to distort reality to fit his personal myth of greatness and attack those who challenge him with facts” is in fact a dangerous situation.”
Loose Grip On Reality
Dr. John Gartner stated, “because of his sociopathic tendencies he lies.” At the end of his first term Trump had amassed approximately 34,000 documented lies while in the White House, Since his second election to the countries highest office, no one is even keeping tract. Trump lies in the way a used car salesman lies, to scam you. “The other aspect of his lying is more serious-I believe. Trump has only a loose grip on reality. Even when confronted with the facts that he has lied, he keeps lying. If he cannot accept an aspect of reality he mentally rejects it, making his grasp on reality, and his attention to it, loose.”
Plus Paranoia
When Trump’s loose grip on reality is combined with paranoia, his access to the nuclear code is worrisome; while his desire to exact retribution from anyone he thinks may have offended him in some ways is even more scary. Now with the DOJ heavily loaded with Trump loyalists in the top jobs the idea of vengeance prosecutions seems totally possible. As if being a Democrat is illegal, or posting a picture of ‘8647’ written with seashells on a beach is a criminal offense. We aren’t in North Korea yet, no matter what Donald may think. Lee Siegel said, “He actually imagines himself under attack by people who are not actually attacking him, a dangerous combination of someone who can act on his paranoid fantasies, in a way that can have catastrophic consequences.”
Lies And More Lies
Trump compulsively lies, continuously contradicts himself, seeks approval of others, even when he’s attacking them. He exalts people one day, vilifying and abusing that person, often the next day. Siegel continues, It’s “best to stay away from an NPD person, but also we must keep such a person away from situations where he can do harm”
Be Observant, Vigilant
Until something can be done the best advice from the experts is “be observant, vigilant. Share articles, write and call elected officials and make your concerns known, that means every week. Lastly, Siegel states, we “need to correct this threat to our ecology, our society, and our international relations, soon-before it’s too late.” Siegal issued this dire warning during the Mango Menace’s first administration. I imagine that now he’s more worried than ever, I know I am. Trump seems to have subdued the Supreme Court and the Congress but the people will not be silenced. 50501 has announced the “Rage Against The Regime” protests and demonstrations for the first weekend in August. Be ready.
Neurological Observations
I agree that Donald Trump is seriously mentally ill. We as a nation have been watching his illness on full display as a serious political figure for at least a dozen years. I also see a number of neurological issues that are concerning. The neurological issues should be evaluated when assessing Trump’s fitness for office. His bizarre facial movements, including but not limited to, oddly pursed lips. Then there are those strange hand gestures and his forward leaning posture. Furthermore, he exhibits strange tics, sighs and snorts. His use of a remarkably small vocabulary. His simple sentences, are equivalent to that of a six-year-old. I was an RN and I worked for many years on a Psychiatric Crisis Unit, at a major university hospital. Trump definitely is most certainly a classic narcissist. I also believe he shows signs of dementia.
Conclusion
From my heart, I find it painful to listen to the awkward, angry, undisciplined and unfiltered speeches of Donald Trump, after having heard the brilliant and inspiring speeches of Barack Obama, John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Jr. men with a vision for improving the lives of the many not the few. What we need now is a man or woman with a dream for all of us.
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References
Psychology Today, April 2017. Rose Sword and Phil Zimardo
The Independent, April 21, 2017 Dr. John Gartner and Lee Siegel
The Independent, January 30, 2017 Dr. John Gartner
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