Well, here we are in the middle of a full-blown, gloves off Presidential Race in 2016 and the amount of name-calling and political correctness is surely causing chaos. Friends and relatives have stopped talking to each other, the media is fanning the flames and new terms and labels are being added daily. Sure, we still have the other labels such as; Racist, Homophobe, Corrupt, Fraudster, etc. but we also have a new one, which hasn’t been used much in the last few elections; Narcissist.
The left calls Donald Trump this daily, and the commentators on CNN, MSNBC, and CBS. That’s kind of funny because most of the left’s biggest cheerleaders and donors in Wall Street and Hollywood are twice the narcissists as Donald Trump who has more of an earned ego, not a fake one.
Not long ago, I read an interesting article by Jennifer Leigh, a blog post titled: “Are Bad Boys Really Narcissists” posted on July 5, 2016.
“There are many girls who are drawn to bad boys, the flashy, arrogant and charming types. Interestingly the bad boy stereotype fits in with the average narcissist perfectly, who are often charismatic and self-serving with little empathy. What is perhaps more concerning though is that seemingly ‘nice guys’ can also be narcissists – they can be faithful despite their narcissistic persuasion.”
Interesting points and one could say that people are drawn to narcissists because they embody the essence of strength, toughness, and look ready to take on anything. Of course, I think we too often use this label to describe people. One problem I see in our society is how quickly people prejudge and label others as Narcissists. If someone is very confident, has a great deal of self-esteem or is not necessarily modest by society’s standards – “he must be a redneck” whoops I mean “narcissist”.
The reality is that with so many people being of low self-esteem, needing Facebook for self-validation, they just do not understand someone who is “self-contained”, self-assured, and confident. Often superstars and very competent people, who might get on our nerves, are not narcissists, rather they just have an “earned ego” and if we’d stop to learn about them more, we could appreciate their achievements, successes and contributions rather than fearing them, labeling them, and criticizing them to make ourselves feel better.
Sometimes those who call others narcissists are ugly people inside, folks who’ve never done a damn thing in their lives, never lived through and conquered adversity or achieved anything. Think on this before you buy-into the narcissist claims of the left – like Clinton’s aren’t?
