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COVID Leadership: Normal Dad vs. Psycho Mom
We, an ostensibly free people, cannot entrust left-of-center elites with political power anymore. These past two years have proven our left-of-center elites are unfit to lead free people because they are not comfortable with people being free. It has become clear that our left-of-center elites believe those of us who have entrusted them power are not free and equal to them, but their inferiors. We know that because they are treating us like inferiors. And it may be even more sociopathic than that.
I say that as someone who has seen this pathology close up, and it did not strike me until this week. But our left-of-center elites are acting like the classic, abusive, narcissistic psycho-mom who cannot give up trying to manipulate her fully grown-up children, and who freaks out when they resist. If you have ever encountered this type, you know what I mean.
“Put a mask on.”
“But mom, you are not wearing a mask.”
“Never mind that. I’m telling you to.”
“But the masks don’t do anything.”
“You think you are smarter than me? Put the mask on.”
“You’ve decided not to wear one. Shouldn’t it be my decision, too?”
“If you don’t put on that mask, I’ll…I’ll…tell everyone what a deplorable person you are!”
Our left-of-center elites are not acting like mature leaders of a free people. They are acting like bad parents.
“Get the vax.”
“Mom, I’m still young and healthy. I’d rather take my chances with the bug than the new vax. Worse case, I’m a few days off my feet but come away with a more potent natural immunity.”
“No. You’re getting the vax.”
“Isn’t that my decision?”
“Your decision? If you don’t get the vax, I’ll tell everyone what a stupid, deplorable person you are!”
Not leaders. Abusive parents.
“Mom, I think your ideas about masks and vaccines are all wrong. And I’m telling the whole family I think you are all wrong too.”
“Don’t you dare contradict me! You think I’m stupid?!”
“I think you are wrong, and so do the Barrington doctors.”
“Put down that phone!!!”
“No.”
“Then I’m disconnecting the phone!. And then telling everyone what a stupid, vile, deplorable person you are…”
“Mom, be reasonab….?”
“…AND, that you’re RACIST!!!”
We are being abused.
Here’s the proof. Contrast the West’s left of center, psycho-mom leaders with its right of center, normal-dad leaders. Grown-up Floridians have a normal-dad leader who isn’t lording it over them. So do grown-up Texans. Normal-dad leaders recognize that their grown-up kids are grown-up men and women, free and equal to them, capable of rationally assessing their own risks and living their own lives. Imagine that! But psycho-moms must maintain control. They can’t let go.
Of course, our leaders are not, and should not be our parents.
But, good G-d, if these sociopaths insist on acting as our parents, we should demand they act like good parents.
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Ray: “We, an ostensibly free people, cannot entrust left of center elites with political power anymore. These past two years have proven our left of center elites are unfit to lead free people because they are not comfortable with people being free. It has become clear that our left of center elites believe those of us who have entrusted them power are not free and equal to them, but their inferiors. We know that because they are treating us like inferiors. And it may be even more sociopathic than that. “
A truly great paragraph.
It’s almost funny to me that the Left has literally bet the farm that the people won’t notice how sociopathic they have thoroughly become or perhaps they think they will never have to relinquish power ever again so the curtain hiding their Totalitarianism can come down now. We shall see.
I agree.
I’ve been wondering what the major malfunction of the Left is and I came up with rampantly transmissible Narcissistic Personality Disorder. And I’ve stopped wondering.
Based on their behavior, I wish I was an orphan.
If toxic masculinity can exist, why can’t toxic femininity? It’s what we’re seeing.
I think you are right. They are just so sure that they are right that facts, and others’ reading of those facts, aren’t going to sway them.
When people with power get to this state they become dangerous.
There’s also the evident manipulation, degradation, and torture (emotional and at times physical) that we see from the Left that constitutes their “narcissistic supply”. They do it because it feels good.
How does an administration such as ours explain the actions taken here to destroy personal liberty our constitution guarantees to protect while expending untold resources and energy fussing about something going on between Russia and Ukraine?
I continually hear the fake foreign policy experts expounding about America’s image and stature as a world leader in defending democratic governments while exhibiting devotion to totalitarianism here at home. How much cognitive dissonance can their brains endure?
Ukraine would be a lot easier for me to understand if it weren’t such a fertile ground for Biden’s corruption. The question is not, Should we protect Ukraine for Russian aggression?, but, What does Biden want, and how much?
If Russia invades any legitimate look into Biden corruption there evaporates. Then, anything comes up they will just say: Russia! Russia!.
I am nearly through with Scott Atlas’ book “A Plague Upon Our House”. The original, toxic, psychotic mom was Deborah Birx.
If just a small percentage of what Mr Atlas relates regarding her behavior and rank stupidity is true, her opinions and every single thing she recommended should be thrown in the dumpster. And then the dumpster set on fire.
I think that there is good evidence to say that this is a spiritual situation. It’s not just our leaders. It’s in Canada, Australia, Britain and other places as well.
So Russia is Biden’s eraser.
I bouncing between two scripts now but they both relate to stupidity.
We are now topping the Jimmy Carter Presidency for foolishness and I thought I would never see that happen.
I was working at Treasury in the seventies when OPEC controlled the supply of gasoline and thus the world price and the Carter Administration put price controls on gasoline at the pump. This resulted in such short supply that lines at gasoline station were unending and users could only gas up on assigned days. Since I was responsible for systems that issued checks, I was called on to prepare a capability to issue rationing coupons nationwide. During this time I had contact with numerous economists who said if we would simply allow pump prices to go to world market levels the lines at gas stations would be over. So eventually we did and it ended right away. I never had to produce rationing coupons when the government came to their senses.
Think Biden and Trudeau will get there? This one is much easier since the whole game is in our arms.
Maybe worse than that.
How so?
What if Russia gets all the material to confirm and prove all the allegations and more about the Biden family dealings involving Ukraine and Burisma? Putin could probably use that Kompromat. Is that what they call it?
But her scarves . . .
Based on Their behavior, if We refuse the jab and get the covid, then psycho Mom will abort Us.
And the dumpster tossed into the Marianas Trench.