Dr_Freud

AWESOME. Freaking awesome!

Hmmm. Are you, perhaps, a Scientologist, Rosiecee?

Great memorial, TG. I am sorry to hear of Waltrina's passing. It is a loss for all of us, and especially for her family.

Hmmm. The diagnosis was fatal?

Well, you can't say I didn't warn you:

http://www.pegasusnews.com/news/2008/...

http://www.pegasusnews.com/news/2008/...

http://www.pegasusnews.com/news/2008/...

Monsieur Michael:

DSM IV Criteria for Narcissistic Personality Disorder:

A pervasive pattern of grandiosity (in fantasy or behavior), need for admiration, and lack of empathy, beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts, as indicated by five (or more) of the following:

(1) has a grandiose sense of self-importance (e.g., exaggerates achievements and talents, expects to be recognized as superior without commensurate achievements)

*"Someone who was making a lot more money working while going to law school than I would have as a freshly-graduated attorney. Many of my friends who graduated and managed to find jobs were making less than $30,000."*

(2) is preoccupied with fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance, beauty, or ideal love

*Despite the public perception, a large percentage of attorneys are not wealthy. Those that are generally spend 7 years working 14-hour days making no more than I was making at the time so that can make partnership. That's not my idea of a fun life."*

(3) believes 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)

*"Besides, I attended law school as a learning experience to augment my work. Many of my clients were attorneys and I didn't want them to fear me as competition."*

(4) requires excessive admiration

*"Taking the bar was unnecessary except as an ego boost."*

(5) has a sense of entitlement, i.e., unreasonable expectations of especially favorable treatment or automatic compliance with his or her expectations

*"I say it's because they want the combined IQs to equal out, but that's my opinion (heh). We're tired of their deceit, we're tired of them only reporting news that fits their agenda, and we're tired of them literally lying to us."*

(6) is interpersonally exploitative, i.e., takes advantage of others to achieve his or her own ends

*"my wife, who is of Hispanic descent, grew up in Farmers Branch and has many relatives there"*

(7) lacks empathy: is unwilling to recognize or identify with the feelings and needs of others

*"my wife, who is of Hispanic descent, grew up in Farmers Branch and has many relatives there"*

(8) is often envious of others or believes that others are envious of him or her

*"I live in a reasonably nice house and pay about $2,500 a year to support Parkland hospital."*

(9) shows arrogant, haughty behaviors or attitudes

*"I'm tired of sending my hard-earned money to people who could better their lives by adopting our culture instead of forcing us to adopt theirs."*

Seems to me that you are batting 1.000. Oh, and your anger about being pegged is another diagnostic indicator.

Perhaps you will understand this, then?

Tabernak, Michael, que t'es un slomeau.

Apparently, while you say you learned Quebecois in a few weeks' time, you didn't learn English very well.

Let me try it from a different angle:

Your experience in Canada is definitely not the same as Latin American immigrants' experience in the U.S. You shouldn't think that your cushy time in the north is the same as Latin Americans' time here. Your doing so points to a personality disorder known as narcissism.

My only "unexpected collision with reality" is the reminder that there are so many of you out there.

I know Nazis, and you are not a Nazi, Mike. You are a narcissist who extrapolates your dated experience in Canada, sponsored by your corporate employer, to inform you opinions of the experience of poor people from Third World countries. Maybe you, too, should run for office!

There is something quite ironic about a descendant of 19th Century pariahs -- Irish immigrants -- making his career on the backs of 21st Century pariahs -- Mexican immigrants. Until this lunacy ends, you won't find me buying anything from businesses in Farmer's Branch.

"He was an embittered atheist, the sort of atheist who does not so much disbelieve in God as personally dislike Him."

-- From mein freund George Orwell