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PCIntern

(28,502 posts)
Mon Apr 6, 2026, 07:17 AM Apr 6

Hey MSM...this is important: no bullshit...

I am so good and goddamned sick and tired of the MSM literally sanewashing this situation. They are approaching this situation with a lethal combination of fear, feigned ignorance, stupidity, fake medical ethics, and contrived concern for the Nation.

We are witnessing a narcissistic collapse of gigantic proportions due to the grotesque psychological makeup of the voting public which has read and watched too many heroic portrayals of criminals, psychopaths, sociopaths, and terminally neurotic creepy people. Think: Tony Soprano, Dexter, Walter White, and the like.

For those who do not believe that this applies to them, consider the scene in Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho wherein you have just witnessed a horrifying murder of a naked woman in a shower and (ostensibly) the son of the murderer is attempting to dispose of the body by sinking her car with her corpse inside, into a swamp. At one point the car stops sinking and the son is frightened that it won’t submerge further AND SO ARE YOU. Both he and you are relieved when it begins descending again. You have now identified with the murderer and her “accomplice”. Hitchcock understood that entirely.

But the scaffolding which supports these individuals is variously fragile and incomplete and once it collapses, the inner personality, now supported by metaphorical cobwebs also implodes. This is what is happening right this moment.

I include the following, edited from Wikipedia. It’s time to wake up and stop pussyfooting around, MSM. The diagnosis is clear and obvious and always has been, you were too busy getting ratings to care about the outcome. Well, here you are and you cannot deny your complicity in all this. And you’re included, Jake Tapper, whose only true claim to fame is that he once dated Monica Lewinsky before she was polishing President Clinton’s knob. “Read this and weep”:


What Is Narcissistic Collapse?
A narcissistic collapse occurs when a narcissist’s fragile ego is threatened, leading to an intense reaction that masks deep insecurity. Signs include severe rage, paranoia, depression, or sudden withdrawal/isolation. They may display extreme impulsivity, gaslighting, self-destructive behaviors, or play the victim, often lasting days to months.

Key Signs of Narcissistic Collapse
Narcissistic Rage & Aggression: Outbursts of anger or hostility, often when their superiority is challenged.
Withdrawal & Isolation: Disappearing from social media, ghosting friends, and withdrawing from daily responsibilities.
Victim Mentality: Pity-seeking behaviors, complaining "Why is this happening to me?", and blaming others for their downfall.
Gaslighting & Paranoia: Intense distrust of others, creating imaginary scenarios, and manipulating reality to make others feel insecure.
Self-Destructive Behavior: Increased substance abuse, reckless driving, gambling, or excessive spending.
Depression & Anxiety: Intense fear of being forgotten, severe anxiety, and emotional, physical, or financial breakdown.
Public Breakdown/Shame Spiral: In some cases, the "mask" falls off, revealing their inner turmoil through public outbursts of rage rather than just private ones.

Causes of a Collapse
A collapse happens when a person’s idealized self-perception ("false self&quot cannot be maintained, often triggered by a loss of power, a failed relationship, a damaged reputation, or a professional setback.

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Hey MSM...this is important: no bullshit... (Original Post) PCIntern Apr 6 OP
Those are very important points. We are in for a rough ride. bucolic_frolic Apr 6 #1
I hadn't heard of "narcissistic collapse" before, but that really describes it. Spread it far and wide. Vinca Apr 6 #2
I like the part about self destructive behavior if limited to the... NNadir Apr 6 #3
Remember the incessant Buddhist Temple Clinton Gore scandal? 617Blue Apr 6 #4
Thank you, PCIntern. Bumbles Apr 6 #5
Dr. Bandy Lee blames the American Psychiatric Association for MadameButterfly Apr 6 #9
Well done. cachukis Apr 6 #6
K&R spanone Apr 6 #7
But hate is such great clickbait. usonian Apr 6 #8
Biden would pause for breath, and the M$M would spend four days discussing his fitness for office Orrex Apr 6 #10
Oh, but he has; numerous times... SonOfNebanaube Apr 6 #26
Impossible. Orrex Apr 6 #27
I'm glad you blamed Fake Jake LSparkle Apr 6 #11
May I Suggest A Very Minor Revision modrepub Apr 6 #12
True. Is hoping for a quivering, weeping, puddle too much? Joinfortmill Apr 6 #13
I used to believe Scubamatt Apr 6 #14
Yes. It's not only what they cover, but what they don't. Boomerproud Apr 6 #20
The Doomsday clock is Set to 85 seconds before midnight on January 27, 2026. chouchou Apr 6 #15
Something else on the subject Tranquil72 Apr 6 #16
The President of the United States cannot be ignored. PCIntern Apr 6 #28
Literally the story of the century that MSM is ignoring. nt wiggs Apr 6 #17
Ex-actly. PCIntern Apr 6 #18
Its not just the MSM pimpbot Apr 6 #19
It's unfathomable how much time they spend on Tiger Woods and celebrity bullshit Mysterian Apr 6 #21
More column inches for Tiger than insane tweets. PCIntern Apr 6 #22
I'm not sure collapse happens for anosognostics. Mblaze Apr 6 #23
Well, unlike Biden BaronChocula Apr 6 #24
K&R red dog 1 Apr 6 #25
If he does have a "public breakdown," the media will be forced to cover it FakeNoose Apr 6 #29
WOW! Thank you! This is an important post that covers new ground for me. You've gone further and deeper... liberalla Apr 7 #30
it makes me cringe Skittles Apr 7 #31

bucolic_frolic

(55,569 posts)
1. Those are very important points. We are in for a rough ride.
Mon Apr 6, 2026, 07:28 AM
Apr 6

By placating him all along, they've only given his illness room to maneuver. The sycophant wackjob underlings feeding their Rapture mentality are only making it worse. Soon, many citizens will glow.

Vinca

(54,214 posts)
2. I hadn't heard of "narcissistic collapse" before, but that really describes it. Spread it far and wide.
Mon Apr 6, 2026, 07:34 AM
Apr 6

I honestly don't know what we're going to do. The media is ignoring it. Half of Congress is apparently dead. The Cabinet?????? Most of them are worthy of the 25th, too.

NNadir

(38,370 posts)
3. I like the part about self destructive behavior if limited to the...
Mon Apr 6, 2026, 07:51 AM
Apr 6

...individual experiencing the collapse.

 

617Blue

(2,526 posts)
4. Remember the incessant Buddhist Temple Clinton Gore scandal?
Mon Apr 6, 2026, 07:53 AM
Apr 6

Weeks and weeks of NYT legacy media attention to that.

Bumbles

(448 posts)
5. Thank you, PCIntern.
Mon Apr 6, 2026, 07:53 AM
Apr 6

Last edited Mon Apr 6, 2026, 09:27 AM - Edit history (1)

Many of us have seen this coming and been warning about it for years. His narcissism and his lack of empathy/sadism have always been front and center. I have never felt more helpless and hopeless in my eighty-three years, and I, too, put much of the blame on the MSM. Trump knows the end is coming and he doesn't give a damn about anybody else. He's going to take us with him if he can.

MadameButterfly

(4,124 posts)
9. Dr. Bandy Lee blames the American Psychiatric Association for
Mon Apr 6, 2026, 08:36 AM
Apr 6

telling the whole profession they weren't allowed to diagnose a public figure when Malignant Narcissism isn't diagnosed in a private clinical setting anyway--it is diagnosed from observation which we have all had plenty of opportunity to do in the case of Trump. They created a scenario where the people with the most expertise to assess Trump's mental state were the only people not allowed to speak up. While at the same time understanding that Malignant Narcissism is contagious--in that the people around such a person start to take on his behavior. When this person has access to vast media, that means an unprecedented number of people have been exposed. The Psychiatric profession has studied Malignant Narcissism and understands the trajectory of this condition, that it gets worse with power and with time, and yet they have imposed silence while an unsuspecting public was duped.

I'm not impressed with MSM but they have been reporting this as politics when it should have been science, and the scientists were awol.

Orrex

(67,306 posts)
10. Biden would pause for breath, and the M$M would spend four days discussing his fitness for office
Mon Apr 6, 2026, 08:51 AM
Apr 6

As long as Trump doesn't quite visibly shit his pants on camera, they act like he's the picture of mental and physical health.

LSparkle

(12,227 posts)
11. I'm glad you blamed Fake Jake
Mon Apr 6, 2026, 08:55 AM
Apr 6

If he and Dana B had even tried a teeny tiny bit to FACT CHECK the sonofabitch in that pivotal ‘24 debate, we might not be stuck back with the turd in the punchbowl.

Yes, FACT CHECKING — that’s the job of REAL journalism. Instead we and the country got an EPIC fail by the asskissing stenographers at CNN.

modrepub

(4,157 posts)
12. May I Suggest A Very Minor Revision
Mon Apr 6, 2026, 09:04 AM
Apr 6

When referring to the main stream media (MSM) I prefer the acronym M$M as it is more descriptive of the said organization. It survives as a $ generating system keen to maintaining your attention via clicks therefore their revenue stream regardless of the damage it does to its consumers.

Some refer to this system as late-stage capitalism. I'm not sure I like the term. True capitalism is a symbiotic relationship because the producer and consumer both benefit from the transaction. What we are seeing more and more these days is something where chaos is produced to benefit manufacturers at the expense of consumers. At some point this system becomes unsustainable since transactions are no longer balanced.

Scubamatt

(314 posts)
14. I used to believe
Mon Apr 6, 2026, 09:55 AM
Apr 6

that our media was reasonably fair and balanced (except for Faux news); the Trump years have exposed how corrupt the Fourth Estate is - saying anything or everything to avoid exposing the corruption of the right, while hyper-focusing on any minor imperfection of the center-left, with "the both sides do it" mantra. If we ever take back the government, we had better focus on dismantling the right wing echo chamber that the media has become. Use the antitrust laws and the fairness doctrine to try return media to something that reports facts, not advances the agenda of one side through selective framing and reporting.

chouchou

(3,237 posts)
15. The Doomsday clock is Set to 85 seconds before midnight on January 27, 2026.
Mon Apr 6, 2026, 10:01 AM
Apr 6

Trump is pushing the God-Damn thing to 7 minutes after midnight.
Do you hear us?...Senators and Representees?

Tranquil72

(24 posts)
16. Something else on the subject
Mon Apr 6, 2026, 10:03 AM
Apr 6

…from a cognitive therapist at UC Berkeley. Has some useful suggestions for setting boundaries around narcissistic behavior at Trump’s level. She argues that overreacting to his button-pushing is in fact counterproductive…

https://www.buzzfeed.com/jocelynsze/psychologist-how-to-stop-trump-narcissist?origin=bf-yahoo

PCIntern

(28,502 posts)
28. The President of the United States cannot be ignored.
Mon Apr 6, 2026, 08:20 PM
Apr 6

He is not your ridiculous uncle or co-worker.

pimpbot

(1,178 posts)
19. Its not just the MSM
Mon Apr 6, 2026, 10:34 AM
Apr 6

Social media is configured to enable this type of behavior. All these short soundbite type posts that provide almost no value or context to the topic discussed.

I look around when I go out, and everyone is glued to their device. Many have earbuds in even with no device in hand. Sure, its not all bad, but unfortunately a majority of it is.

Just this morning I was reading a post on here about college kids that can't function without AI. The techbros are winning.

Mysterian

(6,590 posts)
21. It's unfathomable how much time they spend on Tiger Woods and celebrity bullshit
Mon Apr 6, 2026, 10:56 AM
Apr 6

when the fucking country is falling apart. The propaganda masters are in complete control of what we see and hear in the mass media.

PCIntern

(28,502 posts)
22. More column inches for Tiger than insane tweets.
Mon Apr 6, 2026, 12:02 PM
Apr 6

Or whatever you want to call his gabble degook.

BaronChocula

(4,673 posts)
24. Well, unlike Biden
Mon Apr 6, 2026, 01:47 PM
Apr 6

this specimen heads the contingent of white men devoted to the preservation of white male privilege. Every institution in America knows that they are powerful and vindictive. This one in particular. So don't expect the MSM to really do their job until he's dead.

FakeNoose

(42,093 posts)
29. If he does have a "public breakdown," the media will be forced to cover it
Mon Apr 6, 2026, 09:37 PM
Apr 6

In fact, it will become a feeding frenzy in no time.

They really hate Chump but they're also scared to death of him. Once it's obvious that he can do nothing to harm the media, then they'll help take him down and spread the word everywhere.

liberalla

(11,185 posts)
30. WOW! Thank you! This is an important post that covers new ground for me. You've gone further and deeper...
Tue Apr 7, 2026, 12:12 AM
Apr 7

It's scary as hell, but oh so important!

The Collapse information explains so much. Thank you again.

Skittles

(172,405 posts)
31. it makes me cringe
Tue Apr 7, 2026, 03:47 AM
Apr 7

all the crap we heard about Hillary's emails and Hunter Biden's laptop but NOTHING about this absolute LUNATIC playing "president" of the United States

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