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The Parties never switched, and here's someone a 1000 times smarter than Rudy to tell you about it.

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Rudy thinks that, because the Democrat Party has held down the Blacks and Hispanics of this country, by giving them free shit to buy their 
vote, that they HAVE to vote Democrat, and if they don't, they're House Niggers and Uncle Toms.

This is reflected in Rudy's penchant for calling Conservative Blacks, House Niggers, Porch Monkeys and every other vile epithet, aimed at 
those he considers sub-human, JUST because they don't toe the Democrat Party line.

In a 1980 paper published in the Journal of the National Medical Association, the late psychiatrist Carl C. Bell, M.D., CCHP, pondered, 
"What characteristics cause an individual to accommodate to racist views which are in direct opposition to the value of a democratic free 
society?"

Bell's research, as well as subsequent studies, by other psychologists, point to one potential psychological factor: narcissism.

The concept of the "narcissistic racist" was recently brought to light again in a widely shared Instagram post by Jacquelyn Ogorchukwu 
Iyamah, a user experience designer focused on racial justice education and decolonizing wellness. To better understand the association 
between racism and narcissism, mbg looked into Bell's research and spoke with licensed psychologist Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D., and 
psychoanalyst Babita Spinelli, L.P.

How narcissism can fuel racism.

According to Bell's 1980 study, many racist traits are also traits of narcissism. Further, "racist attitudes may be indicative of a 
narcissistic personality disorder." Bell describes three different types of racists-the narcissistic racist, the stress-induced racist, and 
the socially misinformed racist-all three of which may actually be linked back to narcissistic traits.

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How Narcissism & Racism Are Connected, According To Research

Racism is not only feeling bias or prejudice toward Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities. It's a system of oppression 
that maintains and inflicts power over them, through schools, police departments, court systems, and health care.

But in a 1980 paper published in the Journal of the National Medical Association, the late psychiatrist Carl C. Bell, M.D., CCHP, pondered, 
"What characteristics cause an individual to accommodate to racist views which are in direct opposition to the value of a democratic free 
society?"

Bell's research, as well as subsequent studies by other psychologists, point to one potential psychological factor: narcissism.

The concept of the "narcissistic racist" was recently brought to light again in a widely shared Instagram post by Jacquelyn Ogorchukwu 
Iyamah, a user experience designer focused on racial justice education and decolonizing wellness. To better understand the association 
between racism and narcissism, mbg looked into Bell's research and spoke with licensed psychologist Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D., and 
psychoanalyst Babita Spinelli, L.P.
How narcissism can fuel racism.

According to Bell's 1980 study3, many racist traits are also traits of narcissism. Further, "racist attitudes may be indicative of a 
narcissistic personality disorder." Bell describes three different types of racists-the narcissistic racist, the stress-induced racist, and 
the socially misinformed racist-all three of which may actually be linked back to narcissistic traits.
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1. The narcissistic racist 

"The narcissistic racist is a person whose racism is primarily a symptom of a narcissistic personality disorder," the study says. A 
personality disorder diagnosis does not, however, relieve anyone of the responsibility for their behavior, Bell notes.

He describes various traits of narcissism that manifest into racism, including a grandiose sense of self-importance, a lack of empathy for 
others, and a likelihood to respond to criticism with defensiveness or indifference. Many of these are rooted in the narcissist's need for 
control and power. 

"It is this need for a sense of absolute control which the racist feels justifies his self-given right to violate another's 'territory' by 
either a physical attack, segregation, or discrimination," the study says. "The 'territory' (in this country) being, for example, the 
individual's right to adequate health care, education, and housing wherever he can afford it." 

2. The stress-induced racist 

It's important to note that not every person with narcissistic traits has narcissistic personality disorder (NPD), and, in fact, most 
people have some level of narcissism. With that in mind, the stress-induced racist is someone who acts in response to stress, rather than 
NPD. The study describes this type of racism as "a transient form of narcissistic rage" and is usually a response to feeling wronged and 
seeking revenge at all costs. Even those who don't have NPD can display this type of narcissism-fueled racist behavior.

"The main stressor that narcissists have to manage is the threat to their ego and sense of superiority," Durvasula explains. Anything that 
threatens their fragile egos and puts them in a vulnerable state (i.e., losing a job, marital issues, etc.) may cause them to react with 
victim-hood, shame, and rage, she says. "They need someone to blame because they cannot take responsibility." 

 A racist would take it out on people of different races, and a narcissist would attach false rhetorics to groups of people in order to 
justify their blame, Durvasula says. 

3. The socially misinformed racist 

Socially misinformed racists with NPD need the people leading their institutions to be direct reflections of themselves and their ideas. 
This can then justify their un-empathetic feelings and behaviors. Bell cites research by psychoanalyst Heinz Kohut, who wrote of this type 
of racist narcissist: "They seem to combine an absolute certainty concerning the validity of their ideas with an equally absolute lack of 
empathic understanding for large segments of feelings, needs, and rights of other human beings and for the values cherished by them. They 
understand the environment in which they live only as an extension of their own narcissistic universe."

Bell does note there's another type of socially misinformed racist that may not have NPD and instead is a product of systemic racism. They 
are socially misinformed at an early age, though with enough exposure to different people and cultures, Bell says they can start to unlearn 
their ignorant beliefs.

How narcissistic traits manifest as racism: Lack of empathy 

Empathy is threefold, according to Durvasula. "First is the classical emotional piece-the ability or desire to feel the other person and 
shape your responses and behavior accordingly," she says. Then, there's the cognitive piece-to understand what the other person is 
experiencing. Finally, the self-reflective capacity piece, which she describes as "the ability to understand and reflect on the impact of 
your behavior and words on other people." 

Narcissistic individuals lack all three aspects, and Durvasula says it is likely that racist individuals don't care about those around them 
and save the worst of their hatred for people who are different from them. 
Gaslighting 

Gaslighting is when a person denies another person's reality, Spinelli says. Examples of gaslighting can sound like It's not a big deal, or 
Just let it go.

"This is similar to how a racist would dismiss the reality of racism and attempt to normalize racist practices," Spinelli explains. 
Other traits include:

Insecurity
Extreme sense of entitlement
A need for power and control 
A superiority to others 
Tendency to bully and oppress others

So can a narcissistic racist change?

"A racist has the potential to process and recover from being a racist, if they take steps to face their racist stance and invest the time 
and effort to learn, grow, and take action to change," Spinelli says. "Narcissists, on the other hand, generally do not believe they need 
to change and refuse to change." 

In rare cases, both experts say a narcissist may change, but it takes several years of intense therapeutic work. This may help them 
understand their core traumas, attachment issues, and early dynamic issues that led them to be racist, Durvasula says, but most often they 
won't be willing or interested in discussing their emotions in therapy.

Do not invest energy into changing the narcissist's view, Spinelli says.
What does this mean for the efforts to end racism?

If narcissists are hard to change, and narcissism and racism are linked, what does that mean for the efforts to end racism?

As previously mentioned, it's important to recognize that not everybody with narcissistic traits has NPD. Most of us have some levels of 
narcissism within us, and if we can recognize how our internalized racism may be rooted in narcissism, it may provide insights into what 
type of inner work we need to be doing to heal our racism.

But the connection between racism and NPD is also an important reminder that dismantling racism must go beyond individual-level change. The 
idea that racism is rooted in ignorance alone is too simple, Durvasula says. Since ignorance means a lack of education, that suggests 
people can seek more information and change their attitude. "That rarely happens," she says. Racism is deeper-it is privilege mixed with 
entitlement, contempt, fragility, shame, fear, arrogance, lack of empathy, hypersensitivity, and ignorance, she says.

While self-reflection is a critical part of committing to anti-racism, Spinelli recommends focusing on efforts like educating, challenging 
normalized racism, dismantling systems that embolden racism, and working toward changing the policies and procedures that keep them in 
place.