montalk wrote:Promoting in others the total ignorance of negativity may also be a way for "People of the Lie" to cover their individual and collective asses. If anyone calls them out on it, they can blame others for being obsessed with seeing the negative, for not accepting karma, for being in denial and projecting their own shadows upon others, for believing in polarity and duality, for lacking loyalty or not being obedient to the Lord, for going on the attack despite all the great things they have been given, and so on.
Of course each of these things are real possibilities, and the psychopath counts on using real possible excuses under totally illegitimate contexts.
Yet the above phenomenon can also be used as ammunition by people who prefer denial, who then react irrationally by "calling out others" for using using psychopathic mind tricks when others are merely giving constructive criticism.
But then psychopaths can exploit even that phenomenon by saying those who call them out are merely in denial of their own problems and acting irrationally, when those people are the rational ones objecting to covert hostility. The personal attacks and vicious needling may be cloaked under the guise of constructive criticism and sincerity.
And on and on...
Good points here! 
"Image" and "passion" are the keys. Who "controls" the emotion and the pretense? The psychopath depends on the repressed emotions of guilt, denial, fear, and insecurity, to exploit and "control" their victims. Questioning authority is a habit directed towards the root of the "pretense". The psychopath will not willingly place themselves in the position to be questioned directly; using a surrogate to face any situation that could reveal the covertly hidden "OP". This may be a structure as well as an "other"; whatever gives cover and non-accountability. Malignant narcissists often have a partner --"co-narcissist" --who is expected to perform certain duties to protect the image of the psychopath. This is why I believe that doctors (people of status and importance) often attract "trophy wives"; the "Doctor" maintains the image of propiety and the wife receives "the image" of desired social stature. Later, from my experience, when the wife discovers the root insecurity of the husband, she in turn exploits her "victim", and many others. I have seen this again and again. Who is the more manipulative psychopath? Often the "co-"
I use the analogy offered in the classic "Peter Pan". We can obviously hate the character of Captain Hook, but in the end we see the pitifulness of his life's predicament. The covert "evil" is Mr. Smee. His image captures us and we feel sympathy for his station in life--second fiddle to a tyrant. In reality Mr. Smee is a master at the game. He receives the "mana" from serving the needs of the Captain, who he knows is helplessly incompetant to manage his own affairs. This correlates to the "trophy wife" syndrome that so commonly exists in the world of professionals and celebrities.
Who sells the pretense? Who convinces the servants that the "boss" is a person to fear? Who gains the control, and with it the power, all hidden behind image; image of victim; image of superiority; image of coolness? Who has no mud on their hands? In this case the duty of the "co-dependent narcissist" is to act as the "bad cop"; but in many cases this endows the psychopath with authority and the control they seek.
In a democratic system we all become mudslingers in the name of justice, freedom, and the pursuit of ideals. The real "evil" plays behind the scenes and avoids any chance to be questioned or discovered. Those fighting in the trenches all have mud on their hands... and if not the OPs make sure they do--one way or another. Perfection is for those who avoid entering the arena where real truth subtly shows itself through excited, and passionate, expression of self.
"Passion" and "image". Who controls these attributes of human expression? Ignoring negativity is often an artifact in the process of avoiding the awareness of the personal and collective shadow. Confronting those feelings of uncomfortability is part of self discovery and the journey to wholeness (unus mundus in Jungian terms). The ego is protecting itself by repressing uncomfortable content. When a person feels irritated it is usually felt in the subconscious; this is a reaction related to the ego, and therefore the hidden shadow material. Controlling one's emotions, as well as one's passion, is a conscious deception of the Divine self. This is the "evil" of psychopathy; controlling the spirit, and in most cases "killing the spirit". Who but "evil" would kill human spirit? Many wounds are self-inflicted, so "loving your true self" is an act of healing. Only in the act of healing ourselves can we heal the world.
I refuse to lie for anyone, or to anyone. This can be construed as mudslinging, but for what purpose? I know I heal myself by refusing to lie unless extreme cases warrant it. Let's not fool ourselves into believing that total honesty is rewarded, or even healthy to the growth and revealing of our spirit; but the "pursuit of truth" is a healing path to freedom of the human spirit.
"It's the mudslingers who have the dirty hands"
~~carefulcarpenter
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