Behavioral analysts and body language experts note that Donald Trump’s physical affect and speaking style often exhibit distinct patterns when he is making false or misleading statements. These indicators—which are regularly analyzed in political and psychological studies—include:
The "Accordion" Hand Gesture: When discussing complex topics or delivering highly questionable claims, he frequently moves his hands up and down in an accordion-like motion, which experts identify as a way to physically "package" information he is trying to sell to the audience.
Rapid Head Shaking: He often performs quick, subtle "no" head shakes while simultaneously saying "yes" to a claim, a physiological mismatch often linked with subconscious deceit.
Defensive
Language and "DARVO": When challenged, his effects shift from
performative to aggressive.
The Guardian strategy: Deny the accusation, Attack the accuser, and Reverse the Victim and Offender to divert scrutiny.
"Duping Delight" and Smiling: Observers have noted
that he will sometimes display "duping delight"—a fleeting,
self-satisfied smile that occurs when he is successfully misleading the room or
repeating a fabricated attack.
Increased Vocal Projection: When presenting false
narratives, his voice frequently becomes more monotone and noticeably louder,
relying on volume and repetition to force the point rather than nuanced
persuasion.
Psychologists have also observed that his Constant Repetition of Falsehoods creates an "emotional adaptation," leading
to a lack of traditional "guilt" cues, which makes his lying behavior
uniquely difficult to read compared to conventional politicians. Consider his habitual glancing down every time he lies and fluttering his eyes to avoid
eye contact with the camera or his interviewer as well. He doesn’t realize what a
poster child he is as a pathological liar who “suffers” from malignant
Narcissism.
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A Commentary That Is Still Relevant Today:
So, why do some people support this lying scoundrel? According to neuroscientist Bobby Azarian, “Some people support him out of ignorance. Basically, they are under-informed or misinformed about the issues at hand.”
Consider when he still redundantly states the 2020 election was stolen, and they simply take his word for it. This is called “The Dunning-Kruger Effect. [In other words], the problem isn’t just that they are misinformed; it’s that they are completely unaware that they are misinformed, which creates a double burden [for them]. Studies have shown that people who lack expertise in some area of knowledge often have a cognitive bias that prevents them from realizing that they lack expertise [or knowledge and intelligence].”
“As psychologist David Dunning wrote in an op-ed for Politico years ago, ‘The knowledge and intelligence that are required to [understand an issue at hand] are often the same qualities needed to recognize that one is [unwitting] — and if one lacks such knowledge and intelligence, one remains [completely oblivious] and is [incapable of understanding complex issues]. This includes political judgment: These people cannot be reached because they mistakenly believe they are correct [without the use of logic, inferential and divergent thinking, analysis, synthesis, common sense, evidence and facts].”
Moreover, why do MAGA politicians still support him? They want to hold on to their power, despite the consequential destruction of our democracy and the Constitution. There are also people who continue to support him because of their selfish greed. Why did they vote for him a second time? When he was in office, their idiotic rejoinder was usually “It’s the economy.” Of course, they did not care about millions of people who suffer while he continues to abet the American oligarchy.
On the other hand, there are those who still support him and choose to ignore his seditious and treacherous behavior, his reprehensible ignorance, egregious incompetence, intentional maliciousness, anti-social personality disorder, pathological narcissism, psychopathic dominance, impulsivity, remorselessness, cheating and lying. One can assume they continue to support him today because of their own illogic, xenophobia, fear, resentment, racism, hatred, anxiety, insecurity, avarice, credulousness, submissiveness, and powerlessness.
from September 29, 2020
-Glen Brown






