United for Democracy

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Strandvogel is Margriet Pakvis- van As (born 1966), a Dutch poet, published “Los uit het Hart” (2014) and “Strandvogel Loopt” (2016), neurodivergent, recovery counselor and blogger.

Categorie: Politics

  • The inconvenient truth about the rise of fascism?

    Could it be that the rise of fascism is a smokescreen for the unwillingness of richest people to give up some of their wealth to prevent global warming? And is it possible that so many people are being swept along because they are also afraid of these changes and the consequences in their own lives?…

  • What is an Autocracy?

    Some insights in Dutch politics – How Geert Wilders is trying to seize power in The Netherlands There are people living in a democracy who say that they are fine with their country becoming an autocracy. A large number of them are people who claim to live in a dictatorship right now. Simply because sometimes…

  • How Donald J. Trump Came to Power – part 4

    Explanation based on the four phases of a narcissistic relationship Phase 4: Bend or breakDuring the relationship, the narcissist will push his partner’s boundaries further and further. He will try to feed his victim just enough to stay with him and be useful to him, but takes his demands, unreasonableness and fits of rage to…

  • How Donald J. Trump Came to Power – Part 3

    Explanation based on the four phases of a narcissistic relationship Phase 2 and 3: Isolation and conditioning From the idealization phase, the narcissist slowly becomes more demanding. He has high expectations. You are on his pedestal and you have to live up to that. Because your relationship is so perfect, and he is so perfect,…

  • How Donald J. Trump Came to Power – Part 2

    Explanation based on the four phases of a narcissistic relationship Phase 1 – Idealization When you get to know a narcissist, he will try to capture you completely. He puts you on a pedestal, praises your beautiful qualities, emphasizes how special you are. You and the relationship are idealized. Something like the two of you…

  • How Donald J. Trump Came to Power – Part 1

    Explanation based on the four phases of a narcissistic relationship Introduction Donald John Trump is president of the United States of America. He won the elections in 2016 and has never let go of the role of president. I will explain why he behaves the way he does based on my knowledge of narcissistic behavior…

  • United for Democracy

    Welcome to my homepage! On November 14. 2024, I ended up on Bluesky, an alternative to social media platform Twitter. Trump had claimed victory in the US elections and was already busy preparing to dismantle the American democracy and isolate the country from other democratic countries. The (free) Western world watched in astonishment and as…