What happens when political leaders show such grandiose characteristics? We are still learning, I think.
Herbert Rosenfeld is generally very interesting on this topic. Details about him are on the Melanie Klein Trust website. Thanks for this posting.
Self-importance is akin to cocaine.
Social Psychologist David Myers discovered what he labeled “The Lake Wobegon Effect.” Based on a fictitious town where everyone considers themselves to be above average, Myers noted the human propensity to have a somewhat aggrandized view of oneself. Other psychologists describe self-enhancing beliefs. But while many of us fancy ourselves, a select few have managed to convince themselves of their god-like specialness. These individuals are the apparent revolutionaries sent to fundamentally change the world.
And all of them hate the establishment.
In If It Sounds Like a Quack…, journalist Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling wrote about various practitioners of alternative medicine, who rose to prominence, or infamy, by means of their varied medical inventions. One created a laser, another harnessed the power of leeches, and there was also a bleach injection. Each individual story was a type of heroic journey, wherein the revolutionary thinker resolved to take…
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