Why is Trump Trump?

[AverageOldGuy]

The 1993 movie “Tombstone” re-tells for the xxxth time the tale of Tombstone, Arizona, the Earp family, their friend “Doc” Holliday, and local characters both native and recent arrivals.

The main conflict is between the Earp family – who have been drawn into being the local law enforcement – and the “Cowboys,” a group of locals whose main activity is cattle rustling.

One of the principal Cowboys is “Johnny Ringo.” John Peters Ringo (1850 – 1882) had a long history of criminal activity, winding up in Tombstone on the side of the “Cowboys” in the ongoing vendetta between them and the Earps.

Ringo and “Doc” Holliday did, in fact, have a number of encounters, each of which was stopped before it turned too violent.

In “Tombstone” (the movie) is this exchange between Wyatt Earp and Holliday.

Wyatt Earp: What makes a man like Ringo, Doc? What makes him do the things he does?
Doc Holliday: A man like Ringo has got a great big hole, right in the middle of him. He can never kill enough, or steal enough, or inflict enough pain to ever fill it.
Wyatt Earp: What does he need?
Doc Holliday: Revenge.
Wyatt Earp: For what?
Doc Holliday: Bein' born.

And there you have it - - - what makes Trump Trump? What makes Stephen Miller Stephen Miller? JD Vance JD Vance? Hegseth Hegseth? . . . . . . ". . . a great big hole, right in the middle of him . . . "

[sop]

1. Trump is a psychopath. There are a lot of psychopaths in positions of authority.

'1 in 5 business leaders may have psychopathic tendencies—here’s why, according to a psychology professor'

“I am a thrill seeker.”

“I like to get revenge on authorities.”

“I never feel guilty.”

“People who mess with me always regret it.”

"According a study dating back to 2010, there were at least three times as many psychopaths in executive or CEO roles than in the overall population. But more recent data found it’s now a much higher figure: 20 percent."

"Spotting a psychopath: Narcissism involves an unrealistic sense of grandiosity and superiority, manifested in the form of vanity, self-admiration and delusions of talent. Here are the main characteristics of narcissistic and toxic bosses:"

"- They often crave validation and recognition from others. This is primarily because their self-esteem is high but fragile. Bosses who constantly show off are probably desperate for others’ admiration."

"- They tend to be self-centered. This means they’re generally less interested in others and have deficits in empathy. For this reason, they are rarely found displaying any genuine consideration for people other than themselves."

"- They have high levels of entitlement. Narcissists commonly behave as if they deserve certain privileges or enjoy higher status than their peers enjoy."

Continued at link:

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/08/the-science-behind-why-so-many-successful-millionaires-are-psychopaths-and-why-it-doesnt-have-to-be-a-bad-thing.html

[Mme. Defarge]

2. Posted in early September -

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220618991

[ProudMNDemocrat]

3. This scene...

[usonian]

4. Not up on movies, but:

Kid both spoiled and abused.

Substituting power over others (abuse), authority, money and fame for love and other human qualities = sociopath.

You might read "Money, Sex, War, Karma" by David Loy, to see how pervasive this is, and carried to grotesque extremes.

https://buddhistanarchism.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/money-sex-war-karma-notes-for-a-buddhist-revolution-by-david-r.-loy-z-lib.org_.pdf (PDF)