Thesis: The 45th President of the United States has a disorder that conveys danger to all those in his orbit. It is an affliction for which — once you learn of its essential characteristics — you would take a bullet to prevent your child from having. There is no cure for this disorder. Nor do there appear to be any effective measures to curb it. The best we might do is diagnose the disorder and warn others.
The purpose of this essay is twofold: to validate the above thesis and then to explain why this article will be ignored.
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And, most of all…
To my mental health colleagues -
I hope this essay has demonstrated we stand on firm empirical ground; and can and should speak with authority to the President’s psychopathology. If you think the arguments put forth in this essay have merit, then l would suggest that we prioritize the message that Trump meets strict criteria for clinical psychopathy. The reason, as noted in the “Mr. Burns Paradox” above, is that heralding so many diagnoses for him dilutes our message to laypersons. We have expertise concerning this personality disorder. We know that Trump’s behavior doesn’t just “speak for itself” but reveals an underlying pathology that is clearly delineated and ominous. Coalescing around the primary diagnosis of psychopathy underscores his dangerousness and strengthens our message.
We need to Paul Revere that message.
November is coming, November is coming…