Narcissists by themselves can be a volatile and unpredictable group. With or without suppoeters to aid their habits, they know enough about their targets to pick at the smallest details of their lives to add up to maximum control over them.

There are many statements from experts about how these people are not born but created. How they were either taught or taught themselves to be emotionally parasitic, chaotic, and especially immature.

And the longer they live that life by tormenting themselves while hurling any insecurities on innocent people, there is enough media to gas them up into thinking that the narcissistic path is the way to be in life.

Even with consequences sometimes falling on the deserved few, there will always be those that live long enough to make it seem like life is better this way. Moreso if one can do it under the public or private radar.

Every form of entertainment and politics has those select few that are constantly in view parading and endorsing cruelty. Even if the loyal citizens applauding their actions never meet these public figures, they will go as far as worshiping them as if they were “gods” among “men.”

You still have to watch out for the sneaky ones, though. The ones that may openly be disgusted at the person’s left hand while taking notes on how the right one stays dirty.

Of course, that info would add onto notes that they have that are based on the people they used to or still have control of in some way. And they often tell on themselves whenever anyone, mostly their targets, explain why they’re disgusted about that false idol.

These are the kind of people that can walk into any place and declare even in the smallest way that they are on the right side of history. Anything to deflect the possibility that they are no better if not worse than the public figure that does not have a popular vote in any regard.

It can almost be seen as the student betraying the master. One that didn’t know the student even existed.

But those who know who that student really is behind closed doors are often patient enough to see both the weird idol and their followers go out in an inglorious blaze.

Neither of them will be missed, forgiven, or be in a place of control ever again. But if they are to be thanked for anything, it’s to teach us how to make sure the future leaves them behind while we move forward.

Kingston Priest