Join The Twitter Brigade: Say No to Madness and Demand Democracy Now!

If you agree with the consensus of nearly 30,000 mental health professionals, then you know our president is a malignant narcissist. If you also agree that this makes him unfit to serve and are developing mental health issues of your own, while you impatiently wait for it all to be over, you should be aware of this narcissist’s achilles heel.

Twitter. This guy needs his Twitter feed.

A company ironically rooted in democracy, played a major role in the election of this potential dictator. To be fair- it wasn’t just Twitter. Nor was it the Media, who encouraged his tweets to spread like wild fire, effectively keeping us all transfixed by a reckless roar. It was the people. The hundreds, to hundreds of thousands of people who clicked a small heart and sent a big message to the Supreme Tweeter. “We love you and we love what you’re saying. We love the messages of fear and hate and propaganda that you spread.” If you don’t believe Donald Trump’s claim that 5 million people voted for Hillary illegally, then you know that there are far more American’s that oppose his Tweets. They even offend many of his supporters. And I think we all have a clue as to how the world at large feels about this presidency. But does The Donald know this? And what would happen if he did?

Being able to say NO- I DON’T APPROVE, is essential in a Democracy

Let’s tell Twitter CEO and Co-Founder Jack Dorsey in a democracy, we have the right to dislike something that we don’t agree with or find troublesome. The right to say, “NO” and have our voice counted equally.

Common belief is that a narcissist thrives on acknowledgement of any kind. That condemnation is just as potent as praise. The drive of a narcissist is more complex, and every case is of course unique to the person. There are two types of narcissistic supply, or, attention that feeds a narcissist. Primary supply is typically any kind of recognition. But, when the narcissist’s ego is bruised they turn to secondary supply to fill their reserves. Secondary supply must be positive in nature and is also a reliable and stabilizing presence. When a narcissists secondary supply is cut off, they lose it. Bigly.

For most narcissists, secondary supply often takes the form of family or a successful business- In Trump’s case, I suspect he has several secondary supply sources, however, evidence suggests his current tried and true is Twitter. A recent Politico article is very revealing.

To summarize- campaign staffers learned how to best keep Trump tweets at bay and have since passed on their tips and tricks to White House aides. They supply him with a hearty dose of public praise- when that is not easy to come by- they persuade amenable news outlets to drum some up. His most outlandish tweets occur when he feels like he isn’t getting enough of a response. Even though he has shown his prowess on Twitter- he’s not much of an internet guy. Something his staffers and aides are grateful for, as he is largely kept isolated from negative press, only reading the positive responses that they supply him with, and his go to cable news shows. When a crazy tweet does slip through- those same organizations are quick to come to his aid and spin the news in his favor.

Of course his demagogic tweets stir up tons of outrage and negative reactions, even on twitter alone. But does he read the oppositional responses? Or, being a numbers guy- does he just focus on that little heart and all the numbers that follow it? Along with the fact that he has 25.9 million followers- and let’s not forget all those retweets.

What we have here is a very complex system of enablement. A White House-Twitter-Media loop that endangers us all and intentionally covers up reality for the sake of protecting Trump’s ego.

Tara Palmeri wrote:

“If candidate Trump was upset about unfair coverage, it was productive to show him that he was getting fair coverage from outlets that were persuadable,” said former communications director Sam Nunberg.

Had we been able to oppose this statement, a real time poll would have shed some light on the topic of fake news.

We could put a cog in the wheel of the Trump agenda and suppress the spread of propaganda and fake news if we convince Twitter to make a small change to their interface. But more than that, it’s a democratic and human right to be able to say “NO,” and be heard. All Trump aside, for a company that touts itself as being a purveyor of democracy- this is an essential change across the board. Lucky for us, Twitter is actively looking for feedback- As their stock has been on a steady downturn since Trump announced his candidacy in June 2015.

Join the Twitter Brigade and help end this madness. Tweet, Call, Email, Show up at Twitter Offices and Spread the Word Bird!

Be a Bernie and a Steve Jobs. Know your power and Be the Change.