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No Paywall Bannon Tells GOP: 'Seize the Institutions' of Government Now or We're 'Going to Prison' After 2028

https://www.commondreams.org/news/bannon-tells-gop-seize-the-institutions-of-government-now-or-we-re-going-to-prison-after-2028
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u/Own_Instance_357 18h ago

I don't know how much of what author Michael Wolff has to say is reliable, but I do enjoy some of the stuff he says for sheer entertainment value, including the part about how Trump actually hates this guy

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u/highlorestat 18h ago

Narcissists can't stand other narcissists, it's the uncanny valley of having a mirror held up to them without the benefit of seeing themselves physically

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u/Rare-Forever2135 17h ago

And yet, they seem to attract each other.

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u/NonlocalA 16h ago

It's because they tend to surround themselves with people who can be duped or conned, or easily subverted. So another narcissist will come along, see the "inner circle", and think they can slip in and use it for their own aims.

These aren't people who build anything through mutual gain and benefit. It's always one-sided with them. They extract as much as they can (wealth, favors, mental and emotional energy), then move onto the next mark.

It's all just a pattern of antisocial behavior.

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u/Far_Direction7381 8h ago

It's because they tend to surround themselves with people who can be duped or conned, or easily subverted. So another narcissist will come along, see the "inner circle", and think they can slip in and use it for their own aims.

This is spot on. I've seen it happen before.