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I_UndergroundPanther

(13,038 posts)
Sat Nov 2, 2024, 11:17 PM Nov 2024

Maybe it's time [View all]

To put limits on who can run for president.

My suggestion for a disqualification would be

No narcissists, no sociopaths or authoritarian personality types.

( if we applied this simple mental fitness test as criteria for public office, the Republican Party would be fucked)

After all narcissists, authoritarians and sociopaths live to abuse people, abuse power they lie like they breathe and have no empathy .

All the qualities that make a bad president are in them by default because of who they are and they cannot be trusted with anything.
Let alone the nuclear button.


It would be also a safeguard against fascism. Because fascists have toxic personalities and cannot be trusted, abuse people and power. They have no empathy and they are known to be narcissistic.


We would disqualify a person suffering from active psychosis from running because thier mental health.

Why not disqualify narcissists for mental health reasons.?

A presidential hopeful’s mental health must be considered and more importantly it should be a disqualifies for this countries mental health and the health of our democracy too .we need to put qualifiers on who can run for president.

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Maybe it's time [View all] I_UndergroundPanther Nov 2024 OP
Damn! imanamerican63 Nov 2024 #1
I'd say at least you can't be a convicted felon. duncang Nov 2024 #2
While a good idea in theory, Claustrum Nov 2024 #4
Anything of that nature would require a Constitutional Amendment. TwilightZone Nov 2024 #3
NOBODY WHO IS UNDER CRIMINAL INDICTMENT---- Jack Valentino Nov 2024 #5
Lincoln quite famously battled lifelong clinical depression Sympthsical Nov 2024 #6
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