Those
with certain "narcissist" issues will often fixate on a person they do or
don't know personally, and make them the center of their emotional
world. They might idealize the person, or they might devalue the person.
They might think of the person as almost (or literally) god-like, or
they might try to make the person their "nemesis", or into a very bad or
stupid person. It doesn't seem to occur to them that other people are just people, just like themselves; they will
project giant greatness OR terrible evil, insanity, or stupidity on the
other person, and then believe their projection. They do this frequently
with those they believe to have some kind of power, from just personal
"charisma" with someone they know socially or in their family, to anyone
they perceive to have some kind of authority, to anyone who seems
popular or in charge of something, to radio show hosts, talk show hosts,
celebrities, and politicians.
Another developmental delay; this can be seen as a common step in childhood. Children must learn as they mature, usually with adult guidance, that all human adults are equal in personal authority, and that the only actual "power" any person has is in the job position they hold. When the person is not doing that job, even during the same day, they do not hold that "authority" over other adults. But until they learn that people are just people, just like themselves, they tend to believe that certain people hold INNATE "POWER" and authority. Those children who don't grow out of this for whatever reason often grow up to resent authority, to rebel randomly, and to not realize that if they took that same JOB, they would hold the same "authority" as the person they resent. Some of them grow up trying to GAIN that "innate authority" that they think some people have and others don't just by virtue of their being (or physical body, like race, sex, or body size, or their wealth, popularity, or career). No one has innate power over other adults, there is only authority related to one's job position IN REALITY. Unless of course one buys into a culture where "innate power" is taught to be real, based on race, sex, ancestry, religion or wealth. It is only "real" to those who buy it.
Another developmental delay; this can be seen as a common step in childhood. Children must learn as they mature, usually with adult guidance, that all human adults are equal in personal authority, and that the only actual "power" any person has is in the job position they hold. When the person is not doing that job, even during the same day, they do not hold that "authority" over other adults. But until they learn that people are just people, just like themselves, they tend to believe that certain people hold INNATE "POWER" and authority. Those children who don't grow out of this for whatever reason often grow up to resent authority, to rebel randomly, and to not realize that if they took that same JOB, they would hold the same "authority" as the person they resent. Some of them grow up trying to GAIN that "innate authority" that they think some people have and others don't just by virtue of their being (or physical body, like race, sex, or body size, or their wealth, popularity, or career). No one has innate power over other adults, there is only authority related to one's job position IN REALITY. Unless of course one buys into a culture where "innate power" is taught to be real, based on race, sex, ancestry, religion or wealth. It is only "real" to those who buy it.
