Nárcisztika a politikában

Authors

  • Gábor Kállai R.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46522/S.2022.02.7

Keywords:

politics

Abstract

Political NarcissismFacebook is an ideal field for all forms of political narcissism. The variations range from a simple obsession with the self – which is the best-known expressive mode of narcissism – to tense compensation of self-hate.
The classic narcissistic user is that who schematically hunts for likes in a fashionable hairstyle, with fashionable accessories, with fashionably cute children in a fashionable holiday spot, hiding in his/her own opinion bubble, erasing all opposing opinions.
However, Facebook is also a daily field of interaction, in which debate partners and opposing opinions appear. For the atypical narcissistic user a countering opinion is a form of self-confirmation: despite all “attacks” I am right and all enemies can be defeated or erased.
The elections and the currently unfolding war have fortified both types of narcissism. Professional politicians, on Facebook – independent of their private personalities – are forced to appear narcissistic in either forceful or refined ways, this being a necessity of their calling.
The analyst-type users – or those who present themselves that way – are in a more complicated situation. In this circle, the most affirming partner is one who comments with an opposing opinion. One can communicate an intellectual advantage over such partners using a so-called sense of reality derived from more education, or communicating an advantage in terms of grammar and use of language. The person writing the opposing opinion – depending on the topic – can be seen as uneducated, biased or a paid troll, who by the very act of posting their countering opinion confirms that the “analyst” is an exceptional individual.
And is, of course, right.

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Published

2023-01-20

How to Cite

Kállai R., G. (2023) “Nárcisztika a politikában”, Symbolon, 23(2(43), pp. 83–86. doi: 10.46522/S.2022.02.7.

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