Taiwan News
Date: 2015-10-27
By: Taiwan News, Staff Writer

A similar pattern emerged Monday, as Kuomintang Chairman and presidential candidate

Editorial: Narcissism has no way to go in politics
Central News Agency (2015-10-27 17:37:03)

Eric Chu went yapping about how he will prevail in the January elections under the pretext of perseverance, words that bear similar rhetoric often played out by President Ma Ying-jeou, who blew sunshine up his own backyard as he welcomed a group of visiting delegates from the Sino-American Certified Public Accountants Association (SACPAA) at the presidential office.

Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD), characterized by a pervasive pattern of grandiosity and self-importance, those with narcissistic personality disorder overestimate their abilities and inflate their accomplishments, often appearing boastful and pretentious.

Not to coin Ma or Chu about as having such proclaimed narcissism, but looking at the rate the country is rolling to a decline (economically), the two party heavyweights appear to live in denial – not to mention that Ma also blabbered how his administration has done a lot to narrow the rich-poor divide over the years, as proven by figures provided by Taiwan’s Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS).     [FULL  STORY]