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AZLD4Candidate

(6,808 posts) Wed Apr 15, 2026, 08:43 AM 19 hrs ago

He is truly the dark quadrant and we should all be terrified because of it.

For those who want it simplified:

Narcissism: I want what I want and nothing else matters to me!
Machiavellianism: And I will do whatever I need to do to get what I want!
Psychopathy: And if I hurt you to do it, I really don't care.

Now, let's add the fourth quality that is not shown in the graphic.

SADISM: In fact, I actually enjoyed hurting you.

This has his finger on the button.

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He is truly the dark quadrant and we should all be terrified because of it. (Original Post) AZLD4Candidate 19 hrs ago OP

You left out the fifth and sixth dimensions: Fiendish Thingy 19 hrs ago #1

I guess I also forgot Megalomania and Indifference AZLD4Candidate 18 hrs ago #2

That's why armchair diagnoses are a useless waste of time Fiendish Thingy 18 hrs ago #3

Okay. Thanks for that. School social studies teacher turned psychological counselor here AZLD4Candidate 18 hrs ago #4

Fiendish Thingy

(23,430 posts)

1. You left out the fifth and sixth dimensions:

Reply to AZLD4Candidate (Original post)

Wed Apr 15, 2026, 09:00 AM

19 hrs ago

INCOMPETENCE: I don’t know how to do the evil things I want to do (which explains his record of failures)

IGNORANCE: I don’t know what the fuck I am doing

When you add those two in, it’s not so terrifying.

Instead of terror, which is paralyzing, we must be filled with resolve to defeat this regime.

AZLD4Candidate

(6,808 posts)

2. I guess I also forgot Megalomania and Indifference

Reply to Fiendish Thingy (Reply #1)

Wed Apr 15, 2026, 09:07 AM

18 hrs ago

Megalomania: I am right in doing everything I do even if it hurts you.
Indifference: And even if I'm wrong, I don't care.

I could add a lot, but I just stuck to the APA definitions.

Fiendish Thingy

(23,430 posts)

3. That's why armchair diagnoses are a useless waste of time

Reply to AZLD4Candidate (Reply #2)

Wed Apr 15, 2026, 09:15 AM

18 hrs ago

(I’m a retired psychotherapist)

A complete assessment would include medical symptomology, including cognitive deterioration, social, spiritual, family history and current relationships, coping skills, etc.

Focusing on just the sensational, emotion triggering, clickbaity symptoms does a disservice to the patient and the public.

No psychological knowledge is required to know that Trump is a dangerous, evil, incompetent man.

We must choose courage over terror.

AZLD4Candidate

(6,808 posts)

4. Okay. Thanks for that. School social studies teacher turned psychological counselor here

Reply to Fiendish Thingy (Reply #3)

Wed Apr 15, 2026, 09:17 AM

18 hrs ago

But thanks for the response and credential dropping. Missed the point of my post completed. Now I will disengage.

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