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Who and What is that Obama Person, Anyway?

March 3rd, 2013

By Dan Miller Few know and they aren’t telling us. All we know for sure is that someone wrote his semi-fictional (auto?) biography, that he tells us things that are often untrue and harmful and that he frequently does harmful things. Is this how he wants to be seen? Is this how he sees himself?

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Tags: Jarrett, Messiah, Michelle, narcissism, NPD, Obama, second coming
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Are Media Creating a Generation of Narcissists?

October 23rd, 2012

By Dr. Jim Taylor The externalization of children’s self-identities caused by the omnipresence of popular culture and social media today, that I discussed in my last post, has resulted in an unhealthy internal focus on the self among young people these days. Do you recall the story of Narcissus? The handsome fellow in Greek mythology […]

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Tags: celebrity, children, culture, narcissism, parenting, self-esteem, technology
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Six Reasons Why Politicians Believe They Can Lie (and Not Get Caught)

September 24th, 2012

By Dr. Jim Taylor With the presidential and congressional campaigns in the homestretch, the quadrennial contest for deception, misdirection, fact-bending, half-truths, and downright lies, in other words, the challenge to win the hearts and minds of voters, is in full swing. In writing this post, I’m trying to maintain a neutral stance on which party […]

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Tags: campaigns, information, internet, liars, lie, narcissism, politicians, truth
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Narcissism Is Alive and Well in America

May 17th, 2011

By Dr. Jim Taylor Do you know the story of Narcissus? The very handsome fellow in Greek mythology who, because of his indifference and disdain toward others, was punished by the gods by falling in love with his own image. He was so enraptured by his beauty that he was unable to pull himself away […]

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Tags: celebrities, culture, egocentrism, narcissism, self-esteem, society, youth
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I Don’t Care about LeBron James or Lindsay Lohan or…

September 21st, 2010

By Dr. Jim Taylor Boy am I glad that the media feeding frenzy over the ill-advised LeBron James/ESPN cluster@#&%, “The Decision,” is long past. It just demonstrated what we should have assumed all along, namely, that behind that façade of loyal and humble Cleveland homeboy was the usual narcissistic superstar athlete that we have come […]

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Tags: culture, entertainment, Lebron James, Lindsay Lohan, narcissism, values
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