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William Seger

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1. That's just a symptom of his "power pschosis" mental illness

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Mon Dec 1, 2025, 04:11 AM

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Delusions of never being held accountable goes along with his delusions of grandeur, delusions of infallibility, and delusions of having unlimited power. Malignant narcissism is a personality disorder, even in such an extreme case, but power psychosis involves detachment from reality, and it is therefore a mental illness.

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That's just a symptom of his "power pschosis" mental illness William Seger Yesterday #1

He has no idea even what is going on in this country. Rhiannon12866 Yesterday #2

He's a psychopath. It's predictable behavior... littlemissmartypants Yesterday #3