of derailing discussions or debates by name calling.
We are rapidly losing the ability to articulate what we believe and why we believe it. That trend is already having consequences as the moderate left has been compared to a "ghost ship."
Marcotte is not interested in the DSM definition of Narcissistic Personality Disorder, which uses dysfunction and delusion as a threshold for clinical diagnosis -- she merely wants to embrace the ad hom and pretend that, like her, "everyone" else is also "obsessed" with narcissism.
In DSM-5-TR, NPD is defined as comprising a pervasive pattern of grandiosity (in fantasy or behavior), a constant need for admiration, and a lack of empathy, beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts, as indicated by the presence of at least 5 of the following 9 criteria:
1 A grandiose sense of self-importance (eg, the individual exaggerates achievements and talents and expects to be recognized as superior without commensurate achievements)
2 A preoccupation with fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance, beauty, or ideal love
3 A belief that he or she is special and unique and can only be understood by, or should associate with, other special or high-status people or institutions
4 A need for excessive admiration
5 A sense of entitlement (ie, unreasonable expectations of especially favorable treatment or automatic compliance with his or her expectations)
6 Interpersonally exploitive behavior (ie, the individual takes advantage of others to achieve his or her own ends)
7 A lack of empathy (unwillingness to recognize or identify with the feelings and needs of others)
8 Envy of others or a belief that others are envious of him or her
9 A demonstration of arrogant and haughty behaviors or attitudes
https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1519417-overview
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