1. Authoritarian Sadism in U.S. “Foreign Policy”.
- Author
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MANSON, WILLIAM C.
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INTERNATIONAL relations , *SADISM , *SECURITY (Psychology) , *SATISFACTION , *HUMILIATION , *NARCISSISM , *AMBITION - Abstract
Supreme political ambition has frequently been motivated by a single-minded quest to attain “power-over,“ which in itself may compensate for deep-rooted feelings of insecurity and humiliation. Authoritarian domination serves the grandiose, retaliatory narcissism of such powerful “leaders,” who subjectively experience sadistic satisfaction in destroying, and/or forcing into submission, “enemies” with little power to resist. In this paper, such latent motivations in the “foreign policy” of three recent leaders are examined. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 2024