Is everyone redeemable?
I wish I could say I felt something different when I was in the presence of a mass murderer, handing me a cup of espresso …. Evil has an ordinary face. It laughs, it cries, it deflects, it rationalizes, it makes great pasta.
-James Comey
Image Credit: Nan Palmero, Home Made Pasta, CC flikr 26NOV2011
Only villains are evil – an anithero is a deluded, damaged individual. -David Weisberg
The antihero is not evil. The antihereo may be “exceedingly bright and pleasant to [his] neighbors and colleagues, [his] family, [his] dog” but when he is all alone, he wants to “indulge in the shadows.” He wants to “lie, cheat, [terrorize], abuse, and kill.” He loves to watch someone cower. Empowered by moral exceptionalism, the antihero is not restrained by conscience. When the righteous are repulsed by him and look away – he flourishes in their voluntary blindness.1
Narcissists may tell you they have done something ten or twelve times. In reality, they may have been the assistant to someone who did it once. Narcissists exaggerate.
Posted by: Brandon L. Blankenship
More than they think they are so smart, narcissists think everyone else is stupid. Expect narcissists to criticize you (or degrade you in some way) while at the same time seeking compliments.
Posted by: Brandon L. Blankenship
If you hear a lot of bragging over a long period of time, that’s probably a narcissistic [] speaking. If they are constantly refocusing the conversation back on themselves and all the deals they have won in the past, if they are making exaggerated hand movements, and elevate voice volume, but then you see their eyes glazing over when you speak, you are probably working with narcissistic ….
Posted by: Brandon L. Blankenship
Source: https://www.healthlawyers.org/Events/Programs/Materials/Documents/AM14/qq_bittinger.pdf
The likable narcissist turns quickly unlikable when they are rejected. When rejected the narcissist gets angry, attacks.
Posted by: Brandon L. Blankenship
Source: https://www.healthlawyers.org/Events/Programs/Materials/Documents/AM14/qq_bittinger.pdf
At first appearance, narcissists are rated as more attractive and likable than everyone else. -Psychology Today
Posted by: Brandon L. Blankenship
Source: https://www.healthlawyers.org/Events/Programs/Materials/Documents/AM14/qq_bittinger.pdf
Often narcissists are entertaining and exciting and have achieved much, so it’s natural to want to be around them or to be friendly and generous when working with them.
Posted by: Brandon L. Blankenship
Source: https://www.healthlawyers.org/Events/Programs/Materials/Documents/AM14/qq_bittinger.pdf
It is better to avoid the beginning of evil … -Thoreau