[FRIAM] [[Narcissism Again]again]

[Nick Thompson]

By the way, all. 

 

What nick said was, "[For such a person as trump,] there is no truth of the
matter, there is only the exercise of power." 

 

Nick, himself, is irrationally dedicated to there being a truth, and that,
with effort and good will, people can arrive at it. 

 

[signed]

 

Nick 

 

Nicholas S. Thompson

Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Biology

Clark University

 <http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/>
http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/

 

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Subject: Re: [FRIAM] [[Narcissism Again]again]

 

Nick writes:

 

"There is no truth of the matter; there is only the exercise of power. "

 

[..]

 

"So, if we are going to counter Trump, it cannot be by demonstrating that he
lies.  It has to be by demonstrating that liars don't win."

 

He's old and nearing the last round of his iterated Prisoner's Dilemma game.
He wants everyone to know about his power and -- this is perhaps giving him
too much credit -- his defection.   As far as objective consequences to
denying the truth, what are possible ways he could go down?

 

1)      He fails to make policies that are consistent with economic
possibility and creates a serious global recession.

2)      He insults the GOP leadership and bullies them when they are not
going to move.

3)      He does more illegal things thinking no one will notice, and is
forced out in disgrace like Nixon.

4)      He deregulates to the point that there is a conspicuous health or
safety crisis that impacts millions.

 

Climate change probably won't get him in the next four years unless there is
some big tipping point.

If any of these things happen, it would probably unspool the whole
administration, but not necessarily.

 

Marcus

 

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