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Originally Posted by spence
I’d like to understand how pathological dishonesty from the most powerful person on the planet is in any way in the best interest of our country.
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His "dishonesty" is not pathological. According to a prominent political psychologist,"Pathological means that someone is going to go from one lie to the next to the next, possibly without control," and according to this psychologist, who rather sees "him as a master manipulator. He's deliberate in his fabrication," or, per Widipedia, "Pathological lying can be described as a habituation of lying. It is when an individual consistently lies for no personal gain."
I suppose that well placed fabrications can be in the best interest of our country. Just about all politicians and most world leaders seem to think so. They consistently fabricate narratives that favor what they wish to achieve when it is necessary either to get votes, or to persuade whomever they debate or negotiate with.