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Post by michaelw on Apr 27, 2017 7:27:58 GMT -5
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Post by robeiae on Apr 27, 2017 7:54:34 GMT -5
Well, I think the "appearing crazy as a defense mechanism" angle is completely plausible. To an extent.
But I think the author has a skewed idea of "ratioal." "Consistent" and "rational" are not the same thing. Neither are "purposeful" and "rational."
Let's remember, Kim Jong Un ended up breaking both of his ankles, apparently because he insists on walking around in platform shoes all the time. And North Korea has earnestly promoted discoveries of unicorn lairs. And Un--and others--scour the internet in search of praise, leading to embarrassing moments where Onion stories are taken as serious news. Then there are repeated fiascoes like the one in the Diamond Mountain Resort region, where the North screwed up a perfectly good money-making setup for no real reason.
There is, I think, clear intent behind most of Un's decisions and actions. But that intent is not borne of rational thinking, imo.
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Post by celawson on Apr 27, 2017 9:59:42 GMT -5
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Post by nighttimer on Apr 27, 2017 13:57:55 GMT -5
Does this apply to Kim Jong-Un or Donald J. Trump?
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Post by Optimus on Apr 27, 2017 14:21:06 GMT -5
Does this apply to Kim Jong-Un or Donald J. Trump? I think the case could be easily made that they are quite similar. Two peas in a pod...a pod that grows inside of hell's open asshole sore. Both seem to suffer from malignant narcissism (that's not an attempt at clinical diagnosis; just more of an observation) and care primarily with being in power and flexing their authority, puffing up their chests like exotic birds. But, given some of the more off-the-wall stuff Un's done (like Rob pointed out), I think Un might be a bit borderline delusional in some of his thinking. There's a fine line between "extremely deluded" and "slightly delusional" and I think Un might have crossed it a while back.
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