The narcissistic leader prefers sparkle and glamour of well-orchestrated illusions to tedium and method of real accomplishments. His reign is all smoke and mirrors, devoid of substances, consisting of mere appearances and mass delusions. In aftermath of his regime - narcissistic leader having died, been deposed, or voted out of office - it all unravels. The tireless and constant prestidigitation ceases and entire edifice crumbles. What looked like an economic miracle turns out to have been a fraud-laced bubble. Loosely-held empires disintegrate. Laboriously assembled business conglomerates go to pieces. "Earth shattering" and "revolutionary" scientific discoveries and theories are discredited. Social experiments end in mayhem.

It is important to understand that use of violence must be ego-syntonic. It must accord with self-image of narcissist. It must abet and sustain his grandiose fantasies and feed his sense of entitlement. It must conform with narcissistic narrative.

Thus, a narcissist who regards himself as benefactor of poor, a member of common folk, representative of disenfranchised, champion of dispossessed against corrupt elite - is highly unlikely to use violence at first.

The pacific mask crumbles when narcissist has become convinced that very people he purported to speak for, his constituency, his grassroots fans, prime sources of his narcissistic supply - have turned against him. At first, in a desperate effort to maintain fiction underlying his chaotic personality, narcissist strives to explain away sudden reversal of sentiment. "The people are being duped by (the media, big industry, military, elite, etc.)", "they don't really know what they are doing", "following a rude awakening, they will revert to form", etc.

When these flimsy attempts to patch a tattered personal mythology fail - narcissist is injured. Narcissistic injury inevitably leads to narcissistic rage and to a terrifying display of unbridled aggression. The pent-up frustration and hurt translate into devaluation. That which was previously idealized - is now discarded with contempt and hatred.

This primitive defense mechanism is called "splitting". To narcissist, things and people are either entirely bad (evil) or entirely good. He projects onto others his own shortcomings and negative emotions, thus becoming a totally good object. A narcissistic leader is likely to justify butchering of his own people by claiming that they intended to kill him, undo revolution, devastate economy, or country, etc.

The "small people", "rank and file", "loyal soldiers" of narcissist - his flock, his nation, his employees - they pay price. The disillusionment and disenchantment are agonizing. The process of reconstruction, of rising from ashes, of overcoming trauma of having been deceived, exploited and manipulated - is drawn-out. It is difficult to trust again, to have faith, to love, to be led, to collaborate. Feelings of shame and guilt engulf erstwhile followers of narcissist. This is his sole legacy: a massive post-traumatic stress disorder.

What's next?

What many fail to recognize about this election is that while majority of people who voted for Kerry were voting against Bush, 30% of those that voted for Bush were actually doing so as a vote against Kerry. This is proof positive that character attacking ads of Bush campaign worked. They were successful at making people believe that Kerry truly was a flip-flopper and electing him would actually bring on terrorist attacks, homosexuals would be allowed to have sex with our children and our pets, and bible would be banned. The real success of Bush campaign was strategy of fear, fear, fear, and "divide and conquer". They pushed their sanctimonious "moral" issues and people bought it, hook, line and sinker.

Now we hear about Bush's agenda. Is Bush going to work on health care, economy, and education? Is he now going to push an agenda to outlaw abortion, make sure everyone has an assault rifle, or finally ban stem-cell research because it's unethical? NO. Well why not? After all he now has a majority in congress and should be able to do anything he wants. No, we find that his agenda is social security privatization and tax code reform. Finally! The American public has agreed in all polls that tax code reform is most pressing issue facing us today. Whew! Thank God for George Bush.

In 4 years George W. Bush and Republican controlled congress will no longer have any excuses, (especially 9/11), nor will they be able to blame John Kerry for not being able to live up to their promises. The next 4 years will be a testament to inherent flaws of neo-conservative ideology and their policies. Unfortunately majority of American people have not recognized failing example of last 4 years.