Trump on egos;
”Show me someone with no ego and I'll show you a big loser." ~Donald Trump Wow this guy is so far from a true Guru or a Master that he is totally lost!
Having researched and followed Trump closely since he announced his bid for the presidency, I see him as a paragon of what Herbert Marcuse called the “one-dimensional man.” Trump’s one dimension is his gigantic ego, which must be fed with unlimited amounts of adulation, money, power and attention. He seems to have no interests beyond his business and political enterprises, and no interest in culture or ideas beyond those he can exploit in his business or political campaign. And as biographers have noted, he does not seem to be burdened with self-reflection or self-awareness — only an overwhelming sense of self-importance.
Trump has a gloomy pessimistic view of the world encapsulated in a quotation from him that appears in Michael Kranish and Marc Fisher’s book Trump Revealed: “Man is the most vicious of all animals, and life is a series of battles ending in victory or defeat. You just can’t let people make a sucker out of you.”
Winning appears to be Trump’s only purpose of life and the organizing principle of his existence. To win, Trump appears ready to do anything. This raises the specter of what a losing Trump would do with nuclear weapons under his control, and what destruction his unrestrained ego and uncontrollable id might unleash upon the world if he gained office and then were threatened in any way. Moreover, the large following that Trump has developed through his demagoguery signals that authoritarian populism constitutes a clear and present danger to US democracy, and global peace and well-being. How we deal with these issues is the crucial challenge of the contemporary moment.
https://truthout.org/articles/donald-trump-s-gigantic-ego-and-why-it-could-destroy-us/Trump’s ego, selfishness, temperament unfit to lead our nation (Letter)
Published: Oct. 28, 2024, 1:54 a.m.
By Letters to the Editor | The Westfield News
Among Donald Trump’s myriad of flaws, the most pernicious is his selfishness. He puts his own needs above those of others, often at the expense of others and his country. His narcissism, his sense of victimhood, and his sense of grievance are manifestations of his selfish nature.
First, he is all ego. He is constantly bragging about his wealth, often inflating his wealth. He has an exaggerated sense of his own importance, declaring that “I alone can fix it.” He overstates his achievements, falsely claiming that he presided over the greatest economy ever. He obsesses over crowd size, craving adulation. He becomes angry when criticized, seeking retribution against his political opponents. He views himself as superior, demeaning others, such as Kamala Harris, whom he called “mentally impaired.” He never accepts responsibility for his actions, blaming biased judges and poor attorneys for his indictments and convictions. He is easily manipulated by flattery, and dictators like Putin know it. He does not understand the sacrifice of our fallen soldiers, calling them “suckers and losers.”
Second, Trump constantly plays the victim. Despite being convicted by a jury of his peers in the “hush money trial,” he rails against a legal system that he says is “rigged” against him. The Russia investigation was a “witch hunt” and a “hoax” propagated by the “deep state.” The call he made to President Zelensky of Ukraine, asking for dirt on the Bidens in exchange for arms shipments, was a “perfect call.”
https://www.masslive.com/westfieldnews/2024/10/trumps-ego-selfishness-temperament-unfit-to-lead-our-nation-letter.htmlWe are moving into a higher age where technologies and spiritual guidance are a part of everyday life. We can no longer glorify the ego at the expense of Mother Earth and humanity. We need the type of wisdom that Solomon and Arjuna gave to their people. The confines and avidya of Donald Trump will be a testimony of the maya and ignorance he brings into the international sphere with his earthly and materialistic wisdom he brings into the rising Dwapara Yuga that is not a good fit for the destruction he is bringing to Mother Earth and her continuing crying 😭 out in pain because of the factors of greed and power he represents. The world community- at large- is attempting to bring in a new age, while the factors of manipulation and corruption bring a discouraging example to these higher ideals.
