It will not matter whether Trump loses by 90%. It won’t make a difference if his cruel language hurts people who’ve lost their loved one, worked hard for him, or only want what’s best for him. Trump will never believe he’s wrong, never, ever apologize, never change, and never be anything other than the nasty, egotistic, racist, cruel disaster he apparently was right out of the womb.
There are people born into this world that are bad seeds. Some become murderers, some white and blue collar criminals, and some succeed and go through life never facing adversity, tragedy, or a difficult day.
I’ve known many people like this. One of my two partners in business was a narcissist. He stole money, was enraged when anything he did was questioned, used to lie so boldly the other two of us could hardly believe anyone could be so bold. Fortunately, we were able to eject him, form another company, and do fine, but the stress and aggravation of dealing with this person still affects us today. To this day, I understand, he won’t admit he stole and believes that he was railroaded by the two of us because we were jealous of him.
Colleagues and I have had bosses who were narcissists. They were absolute nightmares. One in particulary who, every day we had to walk on eggshells when dealing with him. Three of us (who, by the way, were not new business people) brought in $680,000 in business and never see an extra penny of it (but our boss did suddenly buy a condo in Florida that year) He eventually sold the company and left all the rest of us out on the street with nothing, laying all of us off on December 15th, right before the holidays.
I’ve had friends who were narcissists. I have long since been done with them because life is too damn short for the abuse and callousness.
In short, our Presidential nominee is the worst combination of all these traits. The difference here, of course, is he could ascend to a position that makes his personality disorder a danger to all of us.
Trump doesn’t need to simply lose. He needs to lose so bad it’s humiliating. His businesses need to suffer, because someone this callous and crooked in his business dealings does not deserve continued success. Lastly, his brand needs to be vilified. These actions, at last, may provide him with some small window into his psyche where something might change.
Actually, no. That’s wishful thinking. Nothing will change. It never does when you’re a narcissist.