Peter and Cole, That is exactly the direction I'm pointing to, but it should not be overstated such that the impression becomes that Trump doesn't know the difference between right and wrong; he does. And his ability to appeal to certain morals and values in his voting base is evidence he has enough of an the capacity to understand the importance and centrality of morals and values to people's beliefs and behaviors, although I don't think his understanding is very refined or nuanced other than in the ways he can use them to satisfy and reinforce his narcissistic tendencies. To the latter end of that statement, it is fairly clear Trump's own morals, if they are present, are of a negative value. In other words he may have a moral related to helping others, but it is not actualized, it is not a moral one sees in his actions, except to his fanbase, which is big and loud enough to satiate his narcissistic needs for attention and is rewarded with becoming the U.S. president, both internally and externally reinforcing his belief that he is a moral righteous person who helps others. Thus, his understanding of morals is there but very vague and largely unconscious to him. Cole, your point is 100% true and contributes to the rise in egocentricity (versus narcissism as a trait) on both sides of the political line because the click-bait sounds bytes that get selectively funneled onto your Facebook feeds and search suggestions trigger everyone. It is nearly impossible to see a short clip or read a headline with salient words priming you one way or the other and not personalize it and get more entrenched in the belief. Regards, Nicholas G. Lattanzio, Psy.D. On Sat, Oct 3, 2020, 10:54 AM Peter Jones <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Does being an immoralist require a concept of morals? I doubt his > psychopathic narcissistic personality disorder allows him comprehension of > morals or empathy. > > That’s my professional opinion as a human. > P > > Sent from where I’m being. > > On Oct 3, 2020, at 10:48 AM, Cole Butler <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > I did not watch the debates, but I do appreciate your point regarding the > validity of the claims of Biden's cognitive decline, Nik. > > This is something that I've thought about in the past, as it seems really > preposterous to make claims about an individual's mental status and > cognitive health without subjecting them to any sort of neurological and/or > psychological assessment. Of course, several people on this listserv have > the requisite training and knowledge to make that type of determination > with a decent amount of accuracy. However, I am more so referencing the > lay-populace's (e.g., social media) attack on Biden's cognitive decline. > > I have been especially concerned by the fact that it is very easy to cut > clips and edit them, distort them, and use them as an advantage in making > an argument - without actually hearing the individual subject to criticism > in conversation. As we all know, this is a highly problematic aspect of > online culture, as many people are subjected to this kind of attack. > > This led me to question whether or not Biden's cognitive decline is > *actual* clinically problematic cognitive decline, or a media/social > media targeted propagandized perception sold to the masses and further > perpetuated by the loud and proud on facebook. Of course, Joe Rogan's > criticisms in this domain were not helpful, either. > > Anyway, my point here isn't to endorse Biden (or Trump), but to bring > attention to the problematic nature of media distortion and > propagandization in influencing public perception. Indeed, hearing Biden > speak at length lends itself to a much different perception than seeing > cut-and-compiled clips of stuttering... E.g., see: > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.youtube.com_watch-3Fv-3DymyY7jez0rM-26feature-3Dyoutu.be-26fbclid-3DIwAR3cGKcFsynv4X5bgD3MHKASeA1Shad4VMbTI4dw6Q0XAnr7xhFlLlH7zKE&d=DwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=sCOTDbgG8qmOLeuj1f9i1S0im6KFG1HQNDe7u7-NSO0&s=vuTmDHkYgDOhD2z-caspb77L0mOUFxKvSFf5rz237PQ&e= > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.youtube.com_watch-3Fv-3DymyY7jez0rM-26feature-3Dyoutu.be-26fbclid-3DIwAR3cGKcFsynv4X5bgD3MHKASeA1Shad4VMbTI4dw6Q0XAnr7xhFlLlH7zKE&d=DwMFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=kwR-tX39zsp_v3tb0Uhes1ja0qSoyOa6jtmUyszgB6w&s=VNgJT7heu7ykxq2QE9XkqvlwkuQBkjlXo907Gd4Ocmk&e=> > > I also found this article on the topic particularly insightful: > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.politico.com_story_2019_08_20_joe-2Dbiden-2Dold-2Dage-2D1468635&d=DwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=sCOTDbgG8qmOLeuj1f9i1S0im6KFG1HQNDe7u7-NSO0&s=OPV3VXxFIp1ookE2yKpCW6JG2x4FnIBtAutROKx6gWQ&e= > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.politico.com_story_2019_08_20_joe-2Dbiden-2Dold-2Dage-2D1468635&d=DwMFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=kwR-tX39zsp_v3tb0Uhes1ja0qSoyOa6jtmUyszgB6w&s=_dr3d_5x4TMkVvrcAZ496zgoeJO4Z0JlSuQZJue-51g&e=> > > “Emily Rogalski, a Northwestern University neuroscientist and associate > psychiatry and behavioral sciences professor who specializes in studying > superagers, said it’s exceedingly difficult to ‘determine someone’s > cognitive abilities simply by knowing someone’s chronological age.’ > As for Biden’s prior brain surgeries, Rogalski said she can’t comment > because she hasn’t evaluated him. > ‘It’s difficult to comment specifically on any one individual’s cognitive > status without knowing more deeply about their medical history,’ she said. > Olshansky echoed her point and said it was also ‘inappropriate’ for > psychologists and psychiatrists to opine on Trump's mental acuity without > having analyzed him. And, he said, it’s a stretch to make candidates' > gaffes into something more than understandable human error.” > My best, > > Cole Butler > Faculty Specialist > Project Coordinator: Treating Parents with ADHD and their Children (TPAC > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__umdadhd.org_ongoing-2Dprojects-2Dand-2Dfunding&d=DwMFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=kwR-tX39zsp_v3tb0Uhes1ja0qSoyOa6jtmUyszgB6w&s=zouM7wmtY-MP0pzreYiFK1C6slV2pqv2bj1yY7yz36Y&e=> > ) > University of Maryland > UMD ADHD Lab > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.umdadhd.org_cole&d=DwMFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=kwR-tX39zsp_v3tb0Uhes1ja0qSoyOa6jtmUyszgB6w&s=UVt6_JuuMQPTpjwEAu-IdYthtehHaNyvXSAXvPVmCro&e=> > 2103W, Cole Field House | College Park, MD 20742 > tel 301.405.6163 > > > On Sat, Oct 3, 2020 at 9:30 AM Nicholas Lattanzio <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > >> Hey all, >> >> Having browsed through some of your comments, I figured I'd add my say. >> >> I don't think Trump is an immoralist or an amoralist, I believe he has a >> sense of morals that is very vague and susceptable to the influence of >> others and that is also selectively self-serving, at least in a way that he >> can twist an actual moral's relevance to evince his claims and resolve any >> dissonance he experiences. >> >> I watched most of the primary debates and this past week's presidential >> debate. While Chris Wallace was certainly biased in favor of Biden (I would >> be to considering Trumps history of demeaning Wallace), I did not see >> nearly the level of cognitive decline in Biden I had thought I'd seen >> before. I want to bring more attention to this last point here. While of >> course people experience cognitive decline can have more lucid days and >> times of day than their baseline, they typically decline in a way that >> prohibits any higher levels of function that have been lost already (I.e., >> they really don't get much better, the best we can do in most cases is slow >> the decline). What I saw in the presidential debate was not a cognitively >> declining Biden, it made me reconsider how much decompensation has actually >> occurred. >> >> Biden has always been a stutterer, his entire life and political career. >> So we cannot use that as a solid measure of his mental status (at least in >> the sense that his stuttering has not worsened much in recent years). Most >> of the apparent mental interference Biden seemed to be experiencing was, >> from a scientifically-minded approach, most likely caused by Trump speaking >> over him, which is further demonstrated by Biden's clear concerted efforts >> to focus on speaking to Wallace and tune out Trump. Of course with both >> candidates being the age they are, we know that their crystallized >> knowledge is what they're leaning on the most, as their fluid intelligence >> is waning, so a level of cognitive decline is to be expected. All in all >> any assertion of Biden's incompetence due to cognitive decline is not >> founded by any evidence known to the public (if independent cognitive >> assessment has occurred, we don't know about it). >> >> Personally, I don't want to vote for either one, they both represent >> parties that are ultimately owned by the same people, and as long as that >> is the case we won't see true change regardless of the candidate elected. >> This is perhaps the most salient area in our societal infrastructure that >> is set to change with the value-oriented shift that comes part and parcel >> to the 5th joint point in Gregg's TOK. Keeping our focus on that shift is, >> IMO, more important than softening the blow of whoever comes out of this >> election on top (which will likely only speed up the shift itself). >> >> Regards, >> >> Nicholas G. Lattanzio, Psy.D. >> >> On Fri, Oct 2, 2020, 4:56 PM Waldemar Schmidt <[log in to unmask]> >> wrote: >> >>> Poster boy for the autistic dark triad? >>> >>> *Waldemar A Schmidt, PhD, MD* >>> (Perseveret et Percipiunt) >>> 503.631.8044 >>> >>> *Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value. (A Einstein)* >>> >>> On Oct 2, 2020, at 1:11 PM, Chance McDermott <[log in to unmask]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> To borrow from Trump's communication style himself, I've heard many >>> people say it is highly accurate to call him an autistic psychopath >>> >>> On Fri, Oct 2, 2020 at 2:06 PM Deepak Loomba <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >>> >>>> Niquie, >>>> >>>> Would it then be right to claim Trump as amoralist, Bidne as immoralist >>>> or vice-versa? >>>> >>>> TY >>>> DL >>>> On 10/3/2020 12:26 AM, Niquie Dworkin wrote: >>>> >>>> An amoralist does not believe in morals, an immoralist delights in >>>> transgressing. >>>> >>>> On Fri, Oct 2, 2020 at 1:29 PM Waldemar Schmidt <[log in to unmask]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> At the very least, Lene. >>>>> >>>>> *Waldemar A Schmidt, PhD, MD* >>>>> (Perseveret et Percipiunt) >>>>> 503.631.8044 >>>>> >>>>> *Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value. 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