narcissism

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Our national narcissism has always been deeply repellent; coupled with our unmatched military power, and the U.S. government's willingness to use it in non-defensive, criminal ways, our narcissism is among the most lethal of global forces.

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  1. noun Excessive love or admiration of oneself. See Synonyms at conceit.
  2. noun A psychological condition characterized by self-preoccupation, lack of empathy, and unconscious deficits in self-esteem.
  3. noun Erotic pleasure derived from contemplation or admiration of one's own body or self, especially as a fixation on or a regression to an infantile stage of development.
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  • Our national narcissism has always been deeply repellent; coupled with our unmatched military power, and the U.S. government's willingness to use it in non-defensive, criminal ways, our narcissism is among the most lethal of global forces. —  Once Upon a Time...
  • Obama evidences symptoms of pathological narcissism, which is different from the run-of-the-mill narcissism of a Richard Nixon or a Bill Clinton for example. —  Latest Articles
  • Perhaps getting behind the wheel drunk stands as the ultimate narcissism, as the drunk driver has no regard for his fellow man. —  Red Sox Reality Check
  • Sometimes you sound like a man on the cutting edge of narcissism, about to give your body and soul to a back alley sex change surgeon to become the woman you love. —  China Rises: Notes from the Middle Kingdom
  • Such abandonment is the recipe for creating narcissism, which is always distinguished by a lack of empathy and real concern for others. —  THE IRATE NATION
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