{"id":3073,"date":"2020-04-18T08:05:59","date_gmt":"2020-04-18T15:05:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erikdolson.com\/?p=3073"},"modified":"2020-04-18T08:27:56","modified_gmt":"2020-04-18T15:27:56","slug":"narcissist-strategy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erikdolson.com\/?p=3073","title":{"rendered":"Narcissist strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By Erik Dolson<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Donald Trump\u00a0 does not care how many die of the virus. He does not care about the economy, either, except how it affects his own wealth. He only wants to be reelected, and rich, and prove he is the greatest man in the world.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">On Monday, realizing the economy is getting ugly, he panics. He wants to reopen the country for business, now!<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>He says he has total control over the nation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Somebody points out this isn\u2019t true, and actually makes him responsible if things don\u2019t work out. Deaths don\u2019t matter, reelection does.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">So on Thursday, he bellows that he\u2019s giving governors the right to open \u2014 or not \u2014their individual states. That he had no such power doesn\u2019t matter \u2014 he gave himself cover if opening businesses too early results in more deaths. Not his fault! Deaths don\u2019t matter, reelection does.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">On Friday, he tweets support for those protesting restrictions, undercutting the governors he \u201callowed\u201d to act just the day before. So if the economy falls off a cliff, he tried to prevent it! Not his fault! Deaths don\u2019t matter, reelection does.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">It\u2019s a perfect strategy for the narcissist. If deaths go up, it\u2019s not his fault! If the economy tanks, he tried to prevent it! And, who else is better qualified to lead the country out of a pandemic depression? Why, it\u2019s Donnie Wonderful to the rescue! Four more years!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><em>By Erik Dolson<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Donald Trump\u00a0 does not care how many die of the virus. He does not care about the economy, either, except how it affects his own wealth. He only wants to be reelected, and rich, and prove he is the greatest man in the world.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">On Monday, realizing the economy is getting ugly, he panics. He wants to reopen the country for business, now!\u00a0 He says he has total control over the nation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Somebody points out this isn\u2019t true, and actually makes him responsible if things don\u2019t work out. 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