Hi Lotty,

Great post!

I often thought that my xnh and my nm are stupid in a certain way. I suppose you could say their emotional IQ is pretty limited. They are crafty and "smart" in ways that normal people aren't. Like in how to use and degrade and hurt others. They are really sneaky too. They do this with expertise. However, when you see them for what they really are, they do seem repetitous and stupid.

I think of them more as feral animals who can't control themselves.

 

I also think that our Western society fosters N'ism by making stars out of people like the Paris Hiltons of the world.

What I have seen here in the U.S. with this election is a polarization of the two parties, and to the extent that sometimes brings thoughts of the witch burning days of Salem with the zealots being the "good holy ones", and the non-zealots being "of Satan". This is scary to me, because the n's I have dealt with have had no empathy for anyone else, only their beliefs matter, and if they don't get their way, they rage and destroy. They feel entitled to do this too. Because they think they are superior.

It seems that these days children are taught to think they are entitled to always having comfort and their needs immediately met. I have seen changes in young people since I first went into practice 30 years ago. Maybe I am just getting old (lol) and feel the youth are different, however sociologists have been writing about the new "entitled" generation.

I think that N'ism has always been around, and thank goodness that now there is a name for it and an awareness in people that this is not "normal" behavior.

Hugs,

Had