Jerrold M. Post on malignantly narcissistic leaders
"The late Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry, Political Psychology, and International Affairs from The George Washington University discusses malignantly narcissistic leaders in his January 2015 discussion on Narcissism and Politics [full video at https://lnkd.in/evUEyM6A]:
"[Malignant narcissism] is a remarkably ubiquitous psychological characteristic. And, in this unstable world where so many of the conflicts have to do with rogue leaders or leaders with malignant narcissism—the psychology of Hitler, the psychology of Saddam—to not have a nuanced political personality profile of leaders is to be significantly impaired. …The only way we can deter individuals is by understanding, in a nuanced way, their personalities. And when malignant narcissism is that personality, it is very very dangerous indeed.”