The Psychology of Malignant Narcissists Decoded! People of the Lie! [10.10.2023]

Most politicians proclaim themselves to be exemplars of virtue, but many of them compulsively lie, engage in corruption, censor and demonize those who disagree with them, and enact policies that destroy society.

Are such politicians aware of their hypocrisy?

Do they truly believe in the morally righteous self-image they try to portray?

In this video, drawing from the insights of the American psychiatrist M. Scott Peck, we explore the psychology of malignant narcissism in order to better understand the evil that has infected modern politics.

“Evil is not committed by people who feel uncertain about their righteousness, who question their own motives, who worry about betraying themselves.

The evil in this world is committed by the spiritual fat cats, by the Pharisees of our own day, the self-righteous who think they are without sin because they are unwilling to suffer the discomfort of significant self-examination.”
- M. Scott Peck, People of the Lie

Transcript:
https://academyofideas.com/2023/10/the-psychology-of-malignant-narcissists-people-of-the-lie/

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