Reply #12: Learned helplessness -- yep that's what is happening [View All]

I've been yapping about Learned helplessness -- for ages now.

I know what he's doing -- and in this case I'd have to give credit to his speech writers.

Of course I was also in the 10% who would NEVER trust bushie -- when his "approval" rating was at 90%. It has been so obvious to me what he is doing.

But then I analyzed his personality years ago -- using publicly available articles and the book "Fortunate Son".

He isn't really a leader personality -- he is a mentored personality -- that is he can only be a reflection of his mentor.

He sees the world in black and white -- no indecisive grays are permitted into his world view. This personality type is devoid of the empathy gene.

Actually he is a very primitive personality -- I don't see much change from his pre-teen personality to his adult personality.

Listening to Mike Malloy tonight we learn that in Idaho his handlers are building up his ego -- making him the bestest at fishing. Seems that a trout stream will be stocked with trophy trout and both upstream and downstream of where he'll be fishing will be blocked so that the fish can't escape.

His handlers know they have to feed his ego ALL THE TIME.

He is an externalizer -- to the point that not much is going on in his mind. Thus his bike riding and "manly" type outdoor "stuff".

He is not an adaptable person -- he can only play the "W" persona. He can only be the son of a rich guy. All the reports of the grieving mothers say that he is an empty shell and acted inappropriately (calling Cindy Sheehan -- "mom" for example) and having no interest in learning the names of the fallen soldiers.

If you happened to meet him in a dark bar and didn't know who he was -- you would probably get as far away from him as possible. People like him do not age well -- the boyishness that he's gotten away with for far too long has worn real thin.