Not true, it is a mental disorder called narcissism, it’s been covered abundantly by pretty much everyone except Fox.
And by what medium do you suppose Trump absorbs his teachings?
I don’t believe this is an accurate description of Trump’s behavior.
I mean, yes. I’m sure he’s convinced himself of a number of things, like that he’s awesome, attractive, a good golfer, smarter than everybody, too smart to take advice, and so on.
But the fact he gets so mad when people call his hands small means that he knows his detractors are right - if he thought his detractors were delusional he’d just be be bemused or at worst irritated.
If you want to know where Trump is delusional, look at the cases where he blows off or ignores criticism. If you want to know where Trump knows that others are speaking the truth, look for his angry tweets.
And here’s a refresher, in case anyone has any doubts:
That’s from the Mayo website, which also has a list of symptoms that describe Trump in chilling detail.
That’s right.
And the idea that Trump doesn’t understand what “lying” means is contradicted by his use of “Lyin’” as a nickname, as with “Lyin’ Ted Cruz”. Trump knows that a propensity to misrepresent the truth is seen as negative.
Also: many of Trump’s lies are nothing whatsoever to do with ‘positive thinking’ or with actualizing self-improving traits in himself. Examples would be his repetitions of ‘Obama gave Iran ______ billions’ or ‘after 9-11, Muslims in New Jersey danced and celebrated on the rooftops.’
A lot of his lies are just ugly shit that he thinks make his rivals and opponents look bad, or ugly shit that will appeal to his base.
This is why I say Trump is not delusional or a liar. A delusional person has chosen an alternate reality with different truths and lies than you or I understand. They are capable of talking about truth or lies in the context of their alternate reality. A liar understands what others believe, and forms an alternate reality to counter it.
This describes Trump supporters. They are all delusional and/or liars to some extent. It doesn’t describe Trump himself. Trump does not understand reality or falsehood, cannot identify truth or lies. There is only Trump and anti-Trump.
Trying to make something true by saying it is still lying. A lie is merely a knowingly untrue statement. And if you are trying to make something happen by saying it, you inherently admit you know it isn’t true.
Also, saying someone doesn’t know the difference between truth or lies is saying that person is delusional. That’s what delusion is. It’s not merely having incorrect facts.
I’m sure Trump does have some incorrect facts and beliefs. But he also lies. He lies a lot. The issue is that he doesn’t see anything wrong with this.
There is no need to try and absolve him of his lies by acting like he genuinely believes everything he says. The guy has admitted he sometime says one thing but actually believes another–it showed up on the Apprentice.
Whether he constantly lies or constantly makes up his own reality, is this someone who should be president?
Trump exhibits psychopathic symptoms that have their origin in The Power of Positive Thinking. Norman Vincent Peale is not just the author. Peale is Trump’s minister and a life long friend and advisor. Trumps Svengali.
I am amazed when Trump casually makes a statement that obviously will be proven false. Like his ‘best ever’ claims or his team of birther investigators in Hawaii. But it makes sense when you realize that he constantly interacts with the world as he imagines it to be, not as it is.
To answer Brian Ekers - This man should never have been considered for the office of President. But, there cannot be a religious test for holding office and Positive Thinking is/was taught as a religious principle.
Positive thinking is a way of changing ones perspective. Trump doesn’t do it. If Trump was approaching life from a positive perspective, he’d never describe things as rigged, unfair, witch hunt, etc. You are wrong on the internet about Trump’s outlook, and furthermore, a religion it ain’t.
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If Donald “Unfair” Trump is using positive thinking, he’s naturally fucking it up. If positive thinking were a casino, Trumpy would bankrupt it.
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In order to maintain a positive position, Trump is negative about everything else.
Also, a serious side effect of “Positive Thinking” is that you eventually believe your own bullshit.
What nonsense. Trump tells untruths and he knows it–that’s lying.
“Positive thinking” is not relevant here, and in any case that’s just a gloss for a sense of entitlement. He thinks he’s entitled to lie without accountability. He thinks the world should accept his lies so he can get what he wants, which is self-enrichment and self-aggrandizement.
The only delusion here is that Trump thinks his exclusive license to lie extends beyond his family business, in which he was able to get away with it for so long because he had some money and privilege. If Trump is delusional, it’s not that he believes his lies–it’s that he thinks his “right” to lie is absolute, because he’s privileged.
So what. Trumps lack of introspection or ability to understand facts may mean he has mental health issues.
'fer instance, if he actually believes that the noise from windmills causes cancer, he’s just a moron, not a positive thinker.
Really. To say Trump is not a liar because he believes his lies is the same as saying that he should be able to rob a bank be cause he thinks he is owed money.
Positive thinking is making the best out of a bad situation. Trumps version of positive thinking is trying to figure out how to take advantage of others.
In any case, lying is one of the least of his faults. It’s just a crutch he uses as an immoral asshole that doesn’t care about anyone but himself.
Perhaps true from our standpoint. But to understand what’s going on we have to see it from Trump’s perspective.
His world view is totally delusional. That makes him unfit for public office and he should be removed. However, his world view is based in his religious education. He cannot be removed because there can be no religious test for public office.
Trump is a deceiver and among the most* secretive and manipulative president. The secret nature does strongly indicate that he does lie, as that is needed to maintain his public image, so it is a intentional act. Thus putting forth a illusion while concealing evidence to the contrary. It is akin to lying by omission, not allowing facts to the contrary, to support ones’ view.
- I don’t know many presidents, but by far and away the great deceiver of my time.
In most cases Trump does not know the truth. He neither reads nor listens.
Some of his followers have told me that Trump does not lie because what he says could be true. We just don’t know (ignotum per ignotius).
Like having to flush a toilet ten times? The man is an idiot and so is anyone who would believe such nonsense (or even think that it is possibly true).