The Elite are Pathological Narcissists and as Sam Vaknin points out they aren't "evil" because evil implies intent and an understanding that what a person is doing is adversely affecting another. Narcissists are more like a virus or a natural predator - they see people as mere cardboard cut-outs. They do what they do because they do - not because they are evil.
Of course elite narcissists who are committing "evil" acts understand that what they're doing is adversely affecting others. It's just that they don't care about hurting others in pursuit of their goals. They demonstrate not only intent but also premeditation.
Any defense of their actions with "they can't help it--that's just who they are" is just more patently obvious self-serving BS.
Thks for posting its one area that I have not investigated. Vaknin may well be self-serving on that point seeing as he is a Pathological Narcissist himself.
▼ DerivaUK
An excellent piece. Thanks for this.
▼ Narcissism
The Elite are Pathological Narcissists and as Sam Vaknin points out they aren't "evil" because evil implies intent and an understanding that what a person is doing is adversely affecting another. Narcissists are more like a virus or a natural predator - they see people as mere cardboard cut-outs. They do what they do because they do - not because they are evil.
▼ Factfinder2
What?!
Of course elite narcissists who are committing "evil" acts understand that what they're doing is adversely affecting others. It's just that they don't care about hurting others in pursuit of their goals. They demonstrate not only intent but also premeditation.
Any defense of their actions with "they can't help it--that's just who they are" is just more patently obvious self-serving BS.
▼ Narcissism
Thks for posting its one area that I have not investigated. Vaknin may well be self-serving on that point seeing as he is a Pathological Narcissist himself.