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Originally Posted by Maruzo
The only way to counter a narcissist is to deny him a stage to vent his bs. The minute the American people start to see through his bs is the day he withers away in infamy.
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Typically, trying to deny a narcissist a stage is ineffective as that only increases their need to control and rage. In this age with all the options for communications they can't be blocked.
To effectively deal with a narcissist boundaries must be put in place. While that won't stop them either it protects one from their tactics if they hold the narcissist to those boundaries. If the narcissist crosses those boundaries there must be consequences if it is to be effective. If the narcissist refuses to stay within the boundaries the only option is to remove them from ones life. Unfortunately, this approach of setting boundaries is primarily for one on one relationships. It won't change the narcissist. They will still be as or likely more destructive somewhere else.
In some cases, if a narcissist publicly, in this case to the world, they can become destructive to themselves but that is extremely unusual. Narcissists don't get better, generally they get worse with age. As long a Trump has his followers there will be no boundaries that anyone can set that he won't cross and no consequences.
On the other hand, falling from the most powerful office on the planet potential to being found guilty in the courts of wrongdoing will be unbearable, devastating to him. It acknowledges to the public that he crossed the set boundaries and was punished by not being reelected. He will either become self destructive or find another direction that will result in his believing he is more or at least as powerful as he was as President. I don't think Trump is capable of being self destructive. He will attempt to find a way to be president again and in the meantime act as if he still is.