Taking into account Freud's powerfully insightful motivational concepts ,I turn to a shortened version of Trump beginning with his Apprentice, a TV series that ran from 2004 through 2017 and was created by Mark Burnett and him.A perfect fit for the narcissist. Contestants on the show competed for a job as an apprentice to the fictitious “ billionaire “ Donald Trump. The show was billed as "The Ultimate Job Interview". The setting was the Trump tower in Manhattan and it was staged as a penthouse suite and at some point , candidates were shown the suite. However, in reality, the suite , the boardroom and its elevator lobby were all manufactured built sets within the tower and all on the same floor .Pure illusion ,fabrication , fiction and fraud.
The "billionaire" actor was portrayed as a highly successful business superstar living in a luxurious lifestyle. He was friendly, all-knowing, wise, personable ,admired,and just like King Solomon. He had unlimited power, superfluous and exorbitant possessions and inordinate excessive status. He was the personification of a superstar. His power was projected when the show's episode ended with him eliminating one contestant from the competition with the words, "You're fired!" Trump's popularity was aided by the term Trumponomics which conveyed the notion " that impressing the boss was the only way to climb the corporate ladder."Trump sharpened his marketing persona and became an excellent actor selling his brand.
The series frequently featured and promoted Trump's properties, products and himself . His wife was also featured on the series which included her fashion and cosmetic products. In other words, the super colossal marketing actor was second to none and projected the mythology , fiction and illusion of this charismatic man as larger than life as a Herculean of success .
Was Donald's rhetoric and behavior regarding the 2020 presidential election, suggestive of a number of defense mechanisms or was he conscious of his lies ? A few of his advisors told him that he lost the election and the 60 lawsuits that were filed on his behalf were also consonant with that reality . According to Jack Smith’s criminal investigation, Trump was both overtly and covertly involved to overthrow the election results and to reject the peaceful transfer of power. Therefore it's safe to say that Trump was likely conscious of much of his lying but not his underlying dynamics .As a result, his aggressive lying behaviors are associated with a number of non observable crises related to earlier threats . In other words, Trump was clearly conscious of his lying about the 2020 election but likely not fully aware of all of his repressed affects,ideas or impulses .Actually, he presents himself as an angry individual which suggests his inability to understand his motivations (repression and resistance ) and to confront effectively his underlying anxiety and fears.
Trump's conscious mind might believe in the slogan MAGA-; America's greatness and vitality. Although MAGA may be defined as pertaining to a white America. However,Trump tells his followers that he loves them. But, on one TV interview he told the interviewer that he grabs them by the ..and gets away with it. Also, he was convicted of sexually assaulting E Jean Caroll and was good friends with Jeffrey Epstein. Trump’s” love “ for females can be characterized as domination , possession and sadomasochism .
Trump's unconscious mind presents a picture of his so-called “love” for others and is an example of repression. His policies include but are not limited to the following :1. Imposing tariffs or taxes to be paid by most Americans. 2. Eliminating foreign aid 3. His big beautiful bill resulted in millions of Americans paying excessive amounts for healthcare, making it unaffordable.4. Murdering and bombing foreigners in or around Venezuela, Iran, Yemen, Somalia,Nigeria etc. 5. Withholding aid to Ukraine 6. Condoning two recent murders in Minneapolis by ICE 7. Threatening to take over Venezuela, Greenland, Canada, Mexico, Cuba, etc. 8. Bringing lawsuits against universities, law firms, newspapers 9. Verbally attacking journalists, calling them stupid, and so forth. . 10. Threatening NATO and our allies. 11. Placed Kennedy Jr . in charge of Health and Human Services . And , this sociopathic hateful narcissist wanted the Nobel Prize for peace?
Trump's unconscious displays and correctly presents his marketing orientation and character-a deeply prejudiced ,angry, hateful and morally bankrupt sadistic human being. Remember, words are just words. And it's actions that more accurately, describe one's true being . He is his policies .
The fact that Trump’s tariffs ,a big beautiful bill that rewards the megarich but is disastrous for the welfare and healthcare of so many, along with enabling Musk to incorporate severe ,disastrous effects to the federal government hide or mask, in his mind only ,his sadistic hate and cruelty. He denies that these policies are negative and hateful but are acted out of cruelty and exist in his unconscious mind. It's as if the blood or filth on his hands can be washed away by his continually washing his hands which is symbolically, an attempt to free himself from his crimes. Trump admits and claims that he has good intentions and talks about the economy being good ; he's created jobs; he's controlled inflation;these illegal aliens are criminal, despicable, and he’s the best president ever. It’s his narcissistic reality .
It was Trump the charismatic marketing almighty authoritarian and persuasive oligarch that came to the rescue and people transferred their expectations, and perceived him through distorted glasses. They denied and rationalized his negative actions , character flaws, being a convicted felon and chose only to see, perceive and act on the illusion that was actually born out of their past.
The opinions from a recent poll are as follows regarding his unfavorability and favorability 1. 42. Versus 56%. How he's managing the federal government 2. 40 versus 58% handling immigration 3. 40 versus 58% regarding the economy. 4. 37 versus 54% handling the cost of living. 5. 37 versus 54% Israeli-Palestinian conflict. 6. 34 versus 64% cost-of-living 7. 34 versus 58% Russia versus Ukraine and 8.A 22 % favorability versus 66% regarding the Epstein files.. A poll is only an opinion at the time taken. We need more than an opinion for change,, we require a conviction
In conclusion, from a psychological , moral ,humanistic and ethical perspective, to hire and support inept ,unskilled ,nonqualified, limited education, with sadomasochistic psychological issues for ICE ,fits this authoritarian regime . The financial incentives are intended to attract these distasteful
Individuals; with a job description of immunity ; with bullish ,brutal, aggressive behavior toward people irrespective of citizenship . These factors exemplify the sadistic character orientation of these hires. Authoritarian regimes ,with their power, promote control and require obedience at all costs. Enough is enough . It's time for Trump’s base to learn and understand their motivations and become able to distinguish between myth, illusion ,fiction and reality for things to meaningfully change . Our republic is headed toward the direction of the point of no return .All forms of resistance is necessary and is the only option for our republic to survive this threat
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