Only a malignant narcissist thinks he has a "right" to be respected/acknowledged by independent parties.
If the independent parties make a business claim to respect/acknowledge the alleged narcisstst under certain circumstances, then fail to perform on the claim in a way that harms said party, he surely DOES have a right to redress.
Nope. Respecting or acknowledging you is not a contract promising servitude and deference, nor is there any implied promise that you will continue respecting somebody. And certainly if you acknowledge something today, and find out tomorrow you were wrong, you're not obligated to lie to maintain the bullshit.
If the independent parties make a business claim to respect/acknowledge the alleged narcisstst under certain circumstances, then fail to perform on the claim in a way that harms said party, he surely DOES have a right to redress.
They didn't say "Billy Mitchell absolutely cheated on his perfect Pac-Man game." They did say that since he'd been caught cheating with a few tapes he sent in, everything else COULD be suspect and should be under some level of suspicion. A lot of pro-level team sports don't do that retroactively, probably because cheating was so rampant for a time and the players' unions are strong, and there are a lot more factors at play in a team sport than an individual sport.
It's also totally fair to say that cheaters
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Disgruntled Narcissists (Score:5, Insightful)
Only a malignant narcissist thinks he has a "right" to be respected/acknowledged by independent parties.
Re:Disgruntled Narcissists (Score:1)
Only a malignant narcissist thinks he has a "right" to be respected/acknowledged by independent parties.
If the independent parties make a business claim to respect/acknowledge the alleged narcisstst under certain circumstances, then fail to perform on the claim in a way that harms said party, he surely DOES have a right to redress.
Re:Disgruntled Narcissists (Score:4, Insightful)
Nope. Respecting or acknowledging you is not a contract promising servitude and deference, nor is there any implied promise that you will continue respecting somebody. And certainly if you acknowledge something today, and find out tomorrow you were wrong, you're not obligated to lie to maintain the bullshit.
That's just stupid, man. Try harder.
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If the independent parties make a business claim to respect/acknowledge the alleged narcisstst under certain circumstances, then fail to perform on the claim in a way that harms said party, he surely DOES have a right to redress.
They didn't say "Billy Mitchell absolutely cheated on his perfect Pac-Man game." They did say that since he'd been caught cheating with a few tapes he sent in, everything else COULD be suspect and should be under some level of suspicion. A lot of pro-level team sports don't do that retroactively, probably because cheating was so rampant for a time and the players' unions are strong, and there are a lot more factors at play in a team sport than an individual sport.
It's also totally fair to say that cheaters