Expect "rage" and "terror," psychologists warn

[ivwshane]

He’ll incite riots and tell his followers to avenge his loss because it was a corrupt election.

I’ve said it before as does the article in the OP, Trump’s actions can be explained by his narcissistic mental disorder.

Trump is having so many rallies not because he’s trying to win an election but because he’s so desperate for love, and worship. He can’t stand all the negativity that is thrown at him (justified or not) so he does the one thing where thousands come out to see him, who are whining to die for him, who cheer any comment he makes or who laugh at any joke he tells.

Come election night when the inevitable looks like it’s about to happen and trump is declared the loser, he will once again look for his followers and tell them how he was wronged and he’ll demand retribution. As riots start occurring he’ll be looking on as America burns with his only thought being, well you brought this on yourselves Americans, that’s what you get for not voting for me.

As dust settles and after he’s robbed the federal government of everything he can, he’ll leave so long as there is a large crowd to cheer him on as he gets on the helicopter.

 

[MtnMan]

Trump riffs off the daily news. If people want him to step aside, he'll do that. If there's enough people wanting him to tantrum, he'll do that. A lot depends on others, not just him.

Naw, he will merely say there are a few people that don't like him and the corrupt media is blowing it all out of proportion.

Keep in mind anytime you predict how he will react in a certain way, that he views himself as the god of the old testament, a raging asshole with ultimate powers, who will smite whom ever he chooses. He is mentally ill, and to expect rational responses is absurd.

 

[Muse]

I bet you he pardons every single member of his family and probably any senior official who asks him.

Can you pardon people who haven't been charged? Isn't that absurd? Ridiculous any? Just, I wave fairy dust over you, you are absolved of all crimes that could be troublesome for you from this point back? No person should have that power.

 

[Muse]

My worry is that they'll do what they've hinted at and when they lose the popular vote and electoral college, that in states where Republicans have enough power they'll just replace the electors and have them vote against what the people chose. If that happens, the riots that have arisen out of protests we've seen this year will be nothing. I expect entire cities to be burned down to the ground.

I've been saying that for weeks. I don't think this will clear the courts, though. I'm no lawyer, no expert in constitutional law, but how could that be permissible? If that kind of thing happens there will be insurrection that will not abate without turning it around. Americans will not stand for a dictatorship imposed by an obstinate political party.

 

[fskimospy]

Can you pardon people who haven't been charged? Isn't that absurd? Ridiculous any? Just, I wave fairy dust over you, you are absolved of all crimes that could be troublesome for you from this point back? No person should have that power.

You can! That’s what Ford did with Nixon.

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

I'm not worried about Trump as he'll go in the end and likely to prison. That does not mean he won't try revenge, but he does have people on his side who are terrorists. If a civil war were to break out even a small one then we have to deal with martial law and Treason and perhaps military tribunals and wouldn't that a real mess.

On the plus side if Trump supports this he's aided and abetted enemies of the US and then legit treason can be had. If it was good enough for the Confederate leadership it's good enough for him and his trumpers.

 

[Muse]

It's Trump. He's holding stimulus funds hostage to his re-election. Kiss that good-bye. He'll wreak revenge on the federal bureaucracy & as many enemies as possible, real & imagined. He'll scorch the earth in every way he can on his way out. He's already doing it wrt the pandemic, rallying all over the Country. If he wins, he'll happily rule over the ashes.

He'll have many many enemies until his death at which point his grave will be in constant danger of desecration. The same way his star in Hollywood was desecrated.

 

[Muse]

You can! That’s what Ford did with Nixon.

It's unconscionable.

 

[fskimospy]

It's unconscionable.

Yes, the pardon power should be removed. It has almost no non-corrupt purpose.

 

[Muse]

Naw, he will merely say there are a few people that don't like him and the corrupt media is blowing it all out of proportion.

Keep in mind anytime you predict how he will react in a certain way, that he views himself as the god of the old testament, a raging asshole with ultimate powers, who will smite whom ever he chooses. He is mentally ill, and to expect rational responses is absurd.

I don't expect rationality but that doesn't mean he's gonna act without checking to see which way the wind blows. He'll do what he thinks is best for him and if he can be convinced to not try to whip up violence in the aftermath of his losing the election that could well be what happens. That's having no faith in him, it's pointing out that he reacts, it will be important for America to point him to the door, not egg him on to be rash. We have a nation, a world to save. We have plenty of power in this besides our vote. We'll see. We'll see how this plays out.

 

[MtnMan]

I don't expect rationality but that doesn't mean he's gonna act without checking to see which way the wind blows. He'll do what he thinks is best for him and if he can be convinced to not try to whip up violence in the aftermath of his losing the election that could well be what happens. That's having no faith in him, it's pointing out that he reacts, it will be important for America to point him to the door, not egg him on to be rash. We have a nation, a world to save. We have plenty of power in this besides our vote. We'll see. We'll see how this plays out.

The only thing he is going to react to is his perception of how unfair the world is to him. He simply cannot view the world in any other way. He is not smart enough to do what is best for him, nor will his mental instability allow him to do so. The man is insane, and we should expect an insane response from him.

 

[dawp]

I didn't say he'd be nuking the USA. He might attack another country, a legitimate military order, which could lead to some other country attacking us.

I don't think he'd nuke the US but might try some other country that doesn't have nukes, like Venezuela.

 

[MtnMan]

I don't think he'd nuke the US but might try some other country that doesn't have nukes, like Venezuela.

Again you are trying to second guess what the mentally ill might or might not do. That typically doesn't work out well.

 

[dawp]

Again you are trying to second guess what the mentally ill might or might not do. That typically doesn't work out well.

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[MtnMan]

I have images of doctor Strangelove

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Slim Pickins would be a good actor to play Trump.

 

[Muse]

The only thing he is going to react to is his perception of how unfair the world is to him. He simply cannot view the world in any other way. He is not smart enough to do what is best for him, nor will his mental instability allow him to do so. The man is insane, and we should expect an insane response from him.

I can't say I don't expect an insane reaction from him, but TBH I don't know what to expect. I don't think it's plain at this point how this will play out. It think one thing that IS plain is that the worse he loses, the less likely we're going to see major problems in the transfer in power. A blue tsunami will help in many ways going forward.

 

[Muse]

Slim Pickins would be a good actor to play Trump.

Too small and not fat enough. Maybe Andy Devine could have pulled it off. Not as comedy, it would be a serious role. Put 50 lb. on Bruce Willis, and you might have it.

 

[brandonbull]

I think that most of us, basically anyone not a member of the Trump cult, recognize that Trump is seriously mentally unstable, that would take a whole library of psychology textbooks to cover his many issues.

I've expect, and have posted my predictions that Trump is going to lose his shit when he loses, and that his reaction will be to strike out at basically the world in his rage. I also expect that there will be a hostile transition, if and that's a big IF he actually willingly leaves office on January 20. This is all just my opinion, based on life and dealing with all sorts of people in business over decades.

Seems that 'the professionals' agree, and basically see a scorched earth aftermath of his loss.

What happens when a narcissist loses?

Salon spoke to psychologists about how a malignant narcissistic personality would react to a devastating blow to their ego like an election loss

www.salon.com

Democrats already did that in 2016. We are much better prepared to handle their tantrums again.

 

[MtnMan]

Democrats already did that in 2016. We are much better prepared to handle their tantrums again.

Neither Hillary or Trump had any power to do anything in November of 2016. They were both civilians.

 

[feralkid]

Neither Hillary or Trump had any power to do anything in November of 2016. They were both civilians.

Hard to believe he just posts shit like that without any bearing in reality.

 

[Jhhnn]

Democrats already did that in 2016. We are much better prepared to handle their tantrums again.

Please. Obama's team did everything they could to insure a smooth transfer of power, including a detailed briefing on the pandemic response plan they'd formulated & the NSC staff they'd assigned to it.

 

[MtnMan]

Democrats already did that in 2016. We are much better prepared to handle their tantrums again.

Are those texas horns on your moniker, where you one of the small penis/big truck trumpanzees out there trying to run a bus off the road?

 

[RamIt]

Are those texas horns on your moniker, where you one of the small penis/big truck trumpanzees out there trying to run a bus off the road?

You forgot with the big truck nuts.