Have we ever seen trump unwilling to do the immoral, unethical or legally dubious bidding of others whether for self-enrichment, self-gratification, or self-protection? ![]() You are either the puppet, the puppet-master, or a willing accomplice who gets a piece of the action, just as Fred, his “sociopathic” father, and likely psychopath Roy Cohn taught him. Meanwhile, in trump’s narcissistic mind, this is just how the world works. Dubious? Has Putin or Kim Jong-Un ever had a minion, propaganda salesman, attack dog, or useful idiot on the world stage better than trump? While this psychological lens explains how trump manipulates the Republican Party into being flying monkeys - or henchmen who are either manipulated or recruited into doing the narcissist’s dirty work - we must always understand that the Wizard of Lies is often a flying monkey for many others, in both the political and psychological sense. To clearly understand the irredeemable depth of the Republican Party’s depravity, we need to view GOP politicians through the same pathological narcissism lens that removes the mystery behind trump’s every word and action. I wish I could believe trump’s Republican flying monkeys, goblin guards, and cult will have the same reaction when they see trump’s political power and future melt away, but as they have repeatedly and consistently shown us during the trump cult era, denial of every single inconvenient truth is the new political platform of the Republican Party. Once the witch’s hold on them had melted away, they instantly, or so it seemed, reverted back to being good people and creatures. I was taken by surprise when the witch’s flying monkeys and goblin guards expressed such joy at their evil dictator’s demise and the end of her wicked reign of terror. ![]() ” I wanted to see exactly how Oz’s flying monkeys reacted to “Ding dong, the witch is dead,” hoping for possible insights into how Republicans will act when trump meets his own political end. After writing about the need to view trump and his party of flying monkeys through a psychological lens, I was inspired to re-watch “The Wizard of Oz.
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