Hillary is preparing her departure from the State Department: "I will be very happy to pass it on to someone else." Will she run against Obama in 2012? Actually, she has no choice, notwithstanding her "denial" in every sense of the word. Let me explain:
Hillary and Obama are both narcissistic personalities. What is the root of this personality disorder in both these instances? Hillary was abandoned by a philandering husband; however, she chose to remain with him inasmuch as voter approval became an addictive substitute for love, and the married image suited her pursuit of power.
Interestingly enough, Obama is also preparing himself to leave the White House: "I'd rather be a really good one-term president than a mediocre two-term president." In essence, he is already seeking to intellectualize his fall from public favor without compromising his protective self-esteem. The voters failed him; he did not fail the voters.
The source of Obama's narcissism? Obama was first abandoned by his father and later abandoned by his mother; his grandmother could not possibly compensate for this lack of parental nurturing.
Peculiar how fate has brought Hillary and Obama together. Or is it that politics attracts narcissists like moths to a candle?
Can Hillary and Obama undergo counseling and "change"? Unfortunately, narcissism is not subject to overnight treatment. Hillary and Obama, despite attempts to paint them in a different light, are tragic American figures motivated by emotional deprivation.
[For more information concerning narcissism, see Voicelessness: Narcissism]
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You make it look like it is not their fault, that they are like this. But I think, they both knew that the image they presented during campaign was far from reality. And it is not a good thing to do.
ReplyDeleteFrom Wikipedia:
Aggressive narcissism
This is Factor 1 in the Hare Psychopathy Checklist, which includes the following traits:
Glibness/superficial charm
Grandiose sense of self-worth
Pathological lying
Cunning/manipulative
Lack of remorse or guilt
Shallow affect
Callous/lack of empathy
Failure to accept responsibility for own actions
Who can have better chance to win an election than an aggressive narcissist? It is why we had to choose between two of them.