INDEX
NUMBERS AND DATES
4-way voter split, 163–164
cultural leadership, 30–32
Dropouts, 28–30
emotional differences, 34–35
emotions, contagiousness, 32–34
fear factor, 35–36
Loyalists, 27
Moderates, 28–29
Resisters, 28–30
1920s and 1930s, Jewish population in Germany, 61
1929, Great Depression, 64–65
1949, FCC (Federal Communications Commission), 44
1960-1979, African ethnic groups, 5
1964, Civil Rights Act, 101
1966-1975, Cultural Revolution, 74–75
1980s, break up of Soviet Union, 5
1989, destruction of Berlin Wall, 42
1990s
culture of blame, 42
Yugoslav Wars, 5–6
1996, rise of cable news channels, 44
2002, popularity, 45
2016 presidential election, 107–112, 115, 133
A
Abramson, Jill, 45
ACA (Affordable Care Act), 106
Access Hollywood tape, 152
adapting behavior, 9
adversarial behavior, 139–140
adversarial leadership, 46–47
aggressive behavior, 10, 20, 140, 157
Ailes, Roger, 45–46, 101–102, 151
all-or-nothing thinking, 142–143, 174
American Psychiatric Association, 11
amygdala, 33–34
ASPD (antisocial personality disorder)
diagram, 16
seductiveness, 20–21
traits, 141
assertive approach, 158–159
attention, giving, 129–133
audience, knowing, 129, 134–135
authoritarian streak, America, 95
“authoritarianization,” 84
B
Beer Hall Putsch, 66
behavior
adapting, 9
extremity, 143
noticing, 145
patterns, 12
being everywhere, 159–160
Berlusconi, Silvio
early years, 91
Fantasy Crisis Triad, 92
as fantasy hero, 179
HCP (high-conflict personality), 92
heroes and villains, 92–93
high-emotion media, 93–94
historical perspective, 91
villains and heroes, 92–93
BIFF (brief, informative, friendly, firm) responses, 133, 153–156
blaming words, noticing, 142. See also culture of blame; Targets of Blame; words
Boxell, Levi, 114
brain areas
amygdala, 33–34
fear factor, 35–36
left vs. right, 38
mirror neurons, 33–34
Breitbart, 114
Brodie, Fawn, 100
C
cable news channels, rise of, 44. See also fake news; high-emotion media; media; negative news
Canadian NAFTA “crisis,” 106–107
charm and persuasion, 8–9
Chavez, Hugo, 88–90
childhood experiences, 9
children, personality differences, 35
China, Fantasy Crisis Triad, 178. See also Mao Zedong
Christie, Chris, 149
Civil Rights Act, 1964, 101
Clinton, Bill, 45
Clinton, Hillary, 80, 109–111, 113, 119–120, 132
CNN, 45
cognitive capacity, reduction, 41
Cohn, Gary, 106
collaboration (teamwork), 47
Communist Party, China, 72
“Communist takeover.” See McCarthy, Joseph
community, dividing, 23–24
compromising vs. fighting, 129–130, 136
conservatives vs. liberals, 34–35
Constitution, United States, 46
Coughlin, Charles, 95
crises, characterization, 51–52, 57. See also Fantasy Crisis Triad
crisis emotions, 174
crowds, recognizing energy of, 161–162
C-SPAN, 43
cultural environment, 9
cultural leadership, 30–32, 45–46
culture of blame, 42–43. See also blaming words; Targets of Blame
D
“death panels,” 151
democracy, threats to, 13
Democrats vs. Republicans, 34–35
demonic personality, 4
Depression. See Great Depression
dictatorship, 65
Double Negatives, Trump, Donald, 109–110
Dropouts
4-way voter split, 29
characteristics, 28–29
empathy, strength, power, 133–134
treating as opponents, 124
Trump, Donald, 111–112
DSM-5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition). See also mental illness
narcissism vs. sociopathology, 14
NPD (narcissistic personality disorder), 12–13
personality disorders, 11
Duterte, Rodrigo
early years, 85
false news, 41
Fantasy Crisis Triad, 86
HCP (high-conflict personality), 86
heroes and villains, 86–87
high-emotion media, 87–88
historical perspective, 85
villains and heroes, 86–87
E
electing HCPs, preventing, 129
elections, screening HCPs, 140–141
“Eleventh Commandment,” 132
emotional attacks, refraining from, 150–152
emotional attention, providing, 127
emotional communication, 32–34
emotional differences, 34–36
emotional messaging, 128
emotional relationships, 32–34
emotional repetition in isolation, 45, 114, 128, 136, 160
emotional warfare
attacking Targets of Blame, 22–23
defined, 19
dividing community, 23–24
dominating everyone, 25
pattern, 20–25
seducing Negative Advocates, 20–22
emotions
“catching,” 33
intensity and lack of management, 143
self-monitoring, 144–145
empathy
giving, 129–133
lacking, 174
enemies
Dropouts as, 123–124
Loyalists as, 124
moderate opponents as, 122–123
Resisters as, 123
seeking, 42–43
energy, strength, and power, 130, 136
Ergoğan, Recep Tayyip, 121
F
Facebook, impact on presidency, 40–41
factual repetition, 160
fairness doctrine, end of, 44
fake news. See also cable news channels; high-emotion media; media; negative news
analyzing, 164–166
origin, 163
vs. truth, 40–41
Fantasy Crisis Triad. See also crises; three key questions
Berlusconi, Silvio, 92
BIFF (brief, informative, friendly, firm) responses, 153–156
China, 178
Duterte, Rodrigo, 86
everything is crisis, 50–52
Germany, 178
Hitler, Adolf, 63–64
Hungary, 179
informative approach, 153–156
Italy, 179
Maduro, Nicolas, 89
McCarthy, Joseph, 97
mistake of believing in, 118–119
Nixon, Richard, 100
nuances, 54–55
Orban, Viktor, 83
overview, 49–50
Putin, Vladimir, 79
responses to human problems, 53–54
Russia, 178
Stalin, Josef, 69–70
stop thinking, 50
Targets of Blame, 55–56
Trump, Donald, 104, 106–107, 112–113
United States, 179–180
villains and heroes, 52–53
Venezuela, 179
Zedong, Mao, 73–74
fantasy heroes. See heroes and villains
fantasy villains. See villains and heroes
FCC (Federal Communications Commission), 44
Fidesz party, 82–83
fighting vs. compromising, 129–130, 136
Filipino politics. See Duterte, Rodrigo
Fromm, Erich, 14–15
G
genetic tendencies, 9
Gentzkow, Matthew, 114
German Communist Party, 31
H
HCP (high-conflict personality) Berlusconi, Silvio, 92
Trump, Donald, 103–104
HCP attacks, ignoring, 158
HCP politicians, stopping, 125–126
HCP Theory, 10
HCP Wannabe Kings. See Wannabe Kings
HCPs (high-conflict personalities). See also Wannabe Kings
capabilities, 125–126
“controlling,” 121–122
diagram, 16
early warning signs, 141
emotional warfare, 20
enduring pattern, 140
fundamental behavior, 139–140
jamming Radar, 145–146
key traits, 141
lack of self-understanding, 131
patterns, 142–146
in politics, 10–11
predictable behaviors, 169–171
preventing election, 129
reminders, 146–147
scorecard, 174
screening, 140–141
speaking about, 131
splitting pattern, 23
spotting patterns, 142–146
“victimization” and “defense,” 121
WEB Method, 142–145
Heimans, Jeremy, 151
heroes and villains
avoiding emotional attacks, 150–152
avoiding emotional defense, 152–153
Berlusconi, Silvio, 92–93
cultural leadership, 45–46
Duterte, Rodrigo, 86–87
fantasizing, 45–47, 50–55, 57, 150–153, 174
Fantasy Crisis Triad, 50–51, 54–55
Hitler, Adolf, 64–66
Mao Zedong, 74–75
Maduro, Nicolas, 89–90
McCarthy, Joseph, 97–98
mistake of believing in, 119–120
Nixon, Richard, 101
Orban, Viktor, 83–84
political leadership, 47
Putin, Vladimir, 79–80
responding to, 150–153
Stalin, Josef, 70
three key questions, 57
Trump, Donald, 105–106
high-conflict politician scorecard, 173–174
high-emotion media. See also cable news channels; fake news; media; negative news
adversarial leadership, 46–47
attraction, 10
Berlusconi, Silvio, 93–94
competition, 39
cultural leadership, 45–46
daily drama, 39
dramatic aspect, 39
Duterte, Rodrigo, 87–88
face and voice news, 37–38
future and past, 41–42
HCPs (high-conflict personalities), 39
Hitler, Adolf, 66
impaired ability to think, 41
Maduro, Nicolas, 90–91
McCarthy, Joseph, 98–99
Nixon, Richard, 101–102
Orban, Viktor, 84–85
personal communication, 40
political Culture of Blame, 42–43
and politics, 43–45
Putin, Vladimir, 81
Stalin, Josef, 70–71
Trump, Donald, 113–115
viral aspect, 40–41
Zedong, Mao, 75
Hitler, Adolf
ability to stop thinking, 50
anti-Semitism, 6
cultural leadership, 31
demonic personality, 4
early years, 62–63
Fantasy Crisis Triad, 63–64
as fantasy hero, 178
HCP (high-conflict personality), 63
high-emotion media, 66
historical perspective, 61
on radio, 40
seductive promises, 22
splitting pattern, 24
villains and heroes, 64–66
warning signs, 118
hope, reasons for, 13
human problems, responses, 53–54
humanity, threats to, 13
Hungary
Fantasy Crisis Triad, 179
Orban, Viktor, 82–85
I
idealism, promising, 21–22
Identity Crisis research, 109
immunity, maintaining, 167–168
Independent voters, 110
International Criminal Tribunal, 6
issues, knowing reality of, 129, 135–136
Italy
Fantasy Crisis Triad, 179
Berlusconi, Silvio, 91–94
J
Jewish population in Germany, 1920s and 1930s, 61
Johnson, Lyndon, 102
Jones, Jim, 96
juries, confusing and inflaming, 20–21
K
Kaiser Wilhelm II, 64
Kerry, John, 158
key questions, 6–7, 161. See also Fantasy Crisis Triad
KGB, 78
L
leadership. See adversarial leadership; cultural leadership
“Leftists” vs. “Rightists,” 24
Lenin, Vladimir, 24, 67–68. See also Russia
liberals vs. conservatives, 34–35
Little Red Book, 75
Long, Huey, 95
The Loudest Voice in the Room, 44
Loyalists
described, 27–28
empathy, strength, power, 131
jamming Radar, 145–146
relative numbers, 128
treating as enemies, 124
Trump, Donald, 107–108
M
Maduro, Nicolas
early years, 88
Fantasy Crisis Triad, 89
as fantasy hero, 179
HCP (high-contrast personality), 89
heroes and villains, 89–90
high-emotion media, 90–91
historical perspective, 88
villains and heroes, 89–90
Magna Carta, 46
malignant narcissism, 14–16
Mao Zedong
early years, 71
Fantasy Crisis Triad, 73–74, 178
as fantasy hero, 178
Great Leap Forward, 5
HCP (high-conflict personality), 72–73
heroes and villains, 74–75
high-emotion media, 75
historical perspective, 71
vs. Josef Stalin, 73–74
villains and heroes, 74–75
warning signs, 118
Marcos, Ferdinand, 85
McCain, John, 134
McCarthy, Joseph
early years, 96
Fantasy Crisis Triad, 97
as fantasy hero, 179
HCP (high-conflict personality), 96–97
heroes and villains, 97–98
on TV, 40
villains and heroes, 97–98
McFaul, Michael, 79–80
McGovern, George, 96
media. See also cable news channels; fake news; high-emotion media; negative news
and politics, 43–45
rational vs. emotional, 38
Medvedev, Dmitri, 80
mental illness, 8. See also DSM-5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition)
Mexican immigration “crisis,” 104–105
mirror neurons, 33–34
misjudgment of others, 174
mistakes
“controlling” HCP, 121–122
dropouts as enemies, 123–124
fantasy crises, 118–119
fantasy heroes, 120
fantasy villains, 119–120
loyalists as enemies, 124
moderate opponents as enemies, 122–123
resisters as enemies, 123
“victimization” of HCP, 121
warning signs, 118
Mitchell, Brian David, 15
Moderates
described, 28–29
empathy, strength, power, 133
Trump, Donald, 108–109
Mowrer, Edgar, 50
MSNBC, 45
Mussolini, Benito, 91
N
NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement), 106–107
Nazi, description, 6
Negative Advocates
bonding with, 22–23
negative emotions, 144
negative news. See also cable news channels; fake news; high-emotion media; media
consuming, 42
New York Times’ focus on, 46
Nemtsov, Boris, 81
The New York Times, 46
news. See high-emotion media
Nicholas II, 66–67
Nixon, Richard
early years, 99
Fantasy Crisis Triad, 100
as fantasy hero, 180
HCP (high-conflict personality), 99–100
heroes and villains, 101
high-emotion media, 101–102
historical perspective, 99
vs. McGovern, George, 96
support for Joseph McCarthy, 98–102
villains and heroes, 101
“The November Criminals,” 64
NPD (narcissistic personality disorder)
diagram, 16
early warning signs, 141
explained, 12–13
seductiveness, 21
Obama, Michelle, 132
Obamacare, 106
October Revolution, 67
O’Neill, Tip, 43
opponents, treating as enemies, 122–123
Orban, Viktor
early years, 82
as fantasy hero, 179
HCP (high-conflict personality), 82–83
heroes and villains, 83–84
high-emotion media, 84–85
historical perspective, 82
villains and heroes, 83–84
warning signs, 118
P
Palin, Sarah, 151
patterns, noticing, 149–150
personal attacks, 174
personality
demonic type, 4
disorders, 8–11
high-conflict type, 7–8
observing, 146
power of, 4–5
seductiveness, 21
persuasion and charm, 8–9
Philippines. See Duterte, Rodrigo
political conflict, causes, 5–6
political culture of blame, 42–43. See also Targets of Blame
positive emotions, 144–145
power
efforts at limiting, 46
of personality, 4–5
seeking, 21
preventing election of HCPs, 129
problems, solving, 53–54
Putin, Vladimir. See also Russia
early years, 78
as fantasy hero, 178
HCP (high-conflict personality), 78
heroes and villains, 79–80
high-emotion media, 81
historical perspective, 77–78
villains and heroes, 79–80, 120
warning signs, 118
R
Radar, jamming, 145–146
Red Army, 72
relationships, forming with voters, 129–130
reminders, 146–147
Republicans vs. Democrats, 34–35
Resisters
4-way voter split, 29
described, 28
empathy, strength, power, 131–133
German Communist Party, 31
treating as opponents, 123
Trump, Donald, 110–111
respect, giving, 129–133
responding and repeating, encouraging, 161–162
“Rightists” vs. “Leftists,” 24
Romanov Tsars, 66–67
Romney, Mitt, 114
Rubio, Marco, 149
Russia, Fantasy Crisis Triad, 178. See also Lenin, Vladimir; Putin, Vladimir; Soviet Union; Stalin, Josef
S
Sanders, Bernie, 110–111, 113, 132
SBVT (Swift Boat Veterans for Truth), 158
Shapiro, Jesse, 114
Share Our Wealth movement, 95
Sherman, Gabriel, 44–45
simplicity, maintaining, 161
Smart, Elizabeth, 15
sociopathic personality disorder
diagram, 16
seductiveness, 20–21
traits, 141
solving human problems, 53–54
Soviet Union, break up, 5, 77–78. See also Russia
speaking before crowds, 161–162
splitting, process of, 23–24
Stalin, Josef. See also Russia
cultural leadership, 31–32
early years, 67–68
Fantasy Crisis Triad, 69–70
as fantasy hero, 178
HCP (high-conflict personality), 68–69
heroes and villains, 70
high-emotion media, 70–71
historical perspective, 66–67
vs. Mao Zedong, 73–74
personal policy, 5
seductive promises, 22
villains and heroes, 70
warning signs, 118
statistics
2016 presidential election, 109
American authoritarian streak, 95
ASPD (antisocial personality disorder), 13–14
Dropouts, 133
false news, 40
following Wannabe Kings, 117
Hitler’s cultural leadership, 31
NPD (narcissistic personality disorder), 13
Stalin vs. Putin, 79
support for Wannabe Kings, 30
strength, energy, and power, 130, 136
swiftboating, 158
T
Targets of Blame. See also blaming words; culture of blame
4-way voter split, 29
ASPD (antisocial personality disorder), 14
choosing, 55–56
focus on, 11
Maduro, Nicolas, 89
malignant narcissism, 14
Putin, Vladimir, 80
Soros, George, 83–84
Stalin, Josef, 32
stopping thinking, 51
Trump, Donald, 109
teamwork (collaboration), 47
thinking, impaired ability, 41, 50, 142–143
Thompson, Dorothy, 65
three key questions, 6–7, 161. See also Fantasy Crisis Triad
Timms, Henry, 151
Trotsky vs. Lenin, 24
Trump, Donald
2016 presidential election, 107–112
ability to stop thinking, 50
aggressive behavior, 140
Central-American refugee “crisis,” 112
Double Negatives, 109–110
Dropouts, 111–112
early years, 103
emotional repetition, 114
Fantasy Crisis Triad, 104, 106–107, 112–113, 119
as fantasy hero, 180
HCP (high-conflict personality), 103–104
heroes and villains, 105–106
high-emotion media, 113–115
historical perspective, 102
Independent voters, 110
inspiration of followers, 151
Loyalists, 107–108
Mexican immigration, 104–105
Moderates, 108–109
party affiliation, 104
Resisters, 110–111
tweets, 40
villains and heroes, 105–106, 119–120
warning signs, 118
Tsar Nicholas II, 66–67
Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, 84, 121
U
United States
Constitution, 46
Fantasy Crisis Triad, 179–180
uniting groups, 128
V
Venezuela
Fantasy Crisis Triad, 179
Nicolas Maduro, 88–91
Vietnam War, 100–101
villains and heroes
avoiding emotional attacks, 150–152
avoiding emotional defense, 152–153
Berlusconi, Silvio, 92–93
cultural leadership, 45–46
Duterte, Rodrigo, 86–87
fantasizing, 45–47, 50–55, 57, 150–153, 174
Fantasy Crisis Triad, 50–51, 54–55
Hitler, Adolf, 64–66
Maduro, Nicolas, 89–90
Mao Zedong, 74–75
McCarthy, Joseph, 97–98
mistake of believing in, 119–120
Nixon, Richard, 101
Orban, Viktor, 83–84
political leadership, 47
Putin, Vladimir, 79–80
responding to, 150–153
Stalin, Josef, 70
three key questions, 57
Trump, Donald, 105–106
“voter suppression” laws, 111–112
voters, reaching out to, 128–136
W
Wallace, George, 96
Wannabe Kings. See also HCPs (high-conflict personalities)
behaviors, 21
characteristics, 127–128
concept, 15
diagram, 16
keeping up with, 159–160
shifting sides, 24
skills, 30
Watergate scandal, 99–101
WEB Method, 142–145
words. See also blaming words
of caution, 146–147
noticing usage, 142–145
WWI (World War I), 61
Y
Yeltsin, Boris, 77–78
Yugoslav Wars, 1990s, 5–6
Z