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I'll lay off Davis. It just doesn't matter.
This does
http://www.infowars.com/the-road-to-armageddon/


Identifying Toxic Work Cultures: Recognizing & Controlling Workplace Bullying

http://www.helium.com/items/1532068-workplace-bullying-toxic-work-environment-narcissistic-personality-disorder

Bullies may be just mean people, but usually there is a psychiatric condition in play as well. The disorder most associated with bullying is Narcissistic Personality Disorder. The narcissist is a person who has a grandiose vision of self, feelings of superiority that are actually masking subconscious feelings of inadequacy. Narcissists may have a severe lack of morals and believe that there is no authority greater than their own. They see other people as inconsequential. Narcissists are unapologetic because they seldom believe anything they do is wrong - it's always other people who are wrong.

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Narcissistic Personality Disorder

SYMPTOMS

The essential feature of Narcissistic Personality Disorder is a pervasive pattern of grandiosity (either in fantasy or actual behavior), need for admiration, and lack of empathy that begins by early adulthood and is present in a variety of situations and environments.

In order for a person to be diagnosed with narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) they must meet five or more of the following symptoms:

•Has a grandiose sense of self-importance (e.g., exaggerates achievements and talents, expects to be recognized as superior without commensurate achievements)
•Is preoccupied with fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance, beauty, or ideal love
•Believes that he or she is "special" and unique and can only be understood by, or should associate with, other special or high-status people (or institutions)
•Requires excessive admiration
•Has a sense of entitlement, i.e., unreasonable expectations of especially favorable treatment or automatic compliance with his or her expectations
•Is interpersonally exploitative, i.e., takes advantage of others to achieve his or her own ends
•Lacks empathy: is unwilling to recognize or identify with the feelings and needs of others
•Is often envious of others or believes that others are envious of him or her
•Shows arrogant, haughty behaviors or attitudes.
Narcissistic Personality Disorder In-Depth
Individuals with narcissistic personality disorder have a grandiose sense of self-importance. They routinely overestimate their abilities and inflate their accomplishments, often appearing boastful and pretentious. People with narcissistic personality disorder may blithely assume that others attribute the same value to their efforts and may be surprised when the praise they expect and feel they deserve is not forthcoming. Often implicit in the inflated judgments of their own accomplishments is an underestimation (devaluation) of the contributions of others.

People with narcissistic personality disorder are often preoccupied with fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance, beauty, or ideal love. They may ruminate about "long overdue" admiration and privilege and compare themselves favorably with famous or privileged people.

Individuals with Narcissistic Personality Disorder believe that they are superior, special, or unique and expect others to recognize them as such. They may feel that they can only be understood by, and should only associate with, other people who are special or of high status and may attribute "unique," "perfect," or "gifted" qualities to those with whom they associate. Individuals with narcissistic personality disorder believe that their needs are special and beyond the ken of ordinary people. They are likely to insist on having only the "top" person (doctor, lawyer, hairdresser, instructor) or being affiliated with the "best" institutions, but may devalue the credentials of those who disappoint them.

Individuals with narcissistic personality disorder generally require excessive admiration. Their self-esteem is almost invariably very fragile. They may be preoccupied with how well they are doing and how favorably they are regarded by others. This often takes the form of a need for constant attention and admiration. They may expect their arrival to be greeted with great fanfare and are astonished if others do not covet their possessions. They may constantly fish for compliments, often with great charm.

A sense of entitlement is evident in these individuals' unreasonable expectation of especially favorable treatment. They expect to be catered to and are puzzled or furious when this does not happen. For example, they may assume that they do not have to wait in line and that their priorities are so important that others should defer to them, and then get irritated when others fail to assist "in their very important work."

This sense of entitlement combined with a lack of sensitivity to the wants and needs of others may result in the conscious or unwitting exploitation of others. They expect to be given whatever they want or feel they need, no matter what it might mean to others. For example, these individuals may expect great dedication from others and may overwork them without regard for the impact on their lives. They tend to form friendships or romantic relationships only if the other person seems likely to advance their purposes or otherwise enhance their self-esteem. They often usurp special privileges and extra resources that they believe they deserve because they are so special.

Individuals with Narcissistic Personality Disorder generally have a lack of empathy and have difficulty recognizing the desires, subjective experiences, and feelings of others. They may assume that others are totally concerned about their welfare. They tend to discuss their own concerns in inappropriate and lengthy detail, while failing to recognize that others also have feelings and needs. They are often contemptuous and impatient with others who talk about their own problems and concerns. When recognized, the needs, desires, or feelings of others are likely to be viewed disparagingly as signs of weakness or vulnerability. Those who relate to individuals with Narcissistic Personality Disorder typically find an emotional coldness and lack of reciprocal interest.

These individuals are often envious of others or believe that others are envious of them. They may begrudge others their successes or possessions, feeling that they better deserve those achievements, admiration, or privileges. They may harshly devalue the contributions of others, particularly when those individuals have received acknowledgment or praise for their accomplishments. Arrogant, haughty behaviors characterize these individuals.

People with narcissistic personality disorder often display snobbish, disdainful, or patronizing attitudes. For example, an individual with this disorder may complain about a clumsy waiter's "rudeness" or "stupidity" or conclude a medical evaluation with a condescending evaluation of the physician.

http://www.psychcentral.com/disorders/sx36.htm

Criteria summarized from:
American Psychiatric Association. (1994). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, fourth edition. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association.

[FreeUSHGA]

It's five out of nine, to measure the mind
Davis is a ten..

[wild_high_mark]

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I do have to agree with Straub's call to get rid of long time USHPA lawyer Tim Herr. This guy sells paranoia to the boardmembers at hundreds of dollars an hour. Brad Geary recently praised Tim Herr for saving the corporation so much money by beating so many law suits..

Brad Geary evidently has inside knowledge of things that are kept from the mere mortals that pay the invoices of the company lawyer.

Bob, do you have access to any of the information that Geary alludes to?
The people that are paying the bill need to actually know what they are getting for their money..

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"we won't get a straight answer out of Brad Hall, and Alphamale still isn't "Alphamale" enough to tell us who's hiding behind that name."

Disgusting..

Seatbelts and taxes discussed @.org band of brothers

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No one comes to Davis' defense.

[bobk]

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It was Brad Hall instead of Brad Geary bragging on our in house lawyer.

"The lawyer you call mine is the USHPA lawyer and he works for all members to protect the assn. on many fronts. You may not like how your issue was addressed, but I know he has been a staunch supporter of the USHPA and has prevented many lawsuits from costing us all a lot of money."



http://ozreport.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=19028&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

Brad Hall writes to Davis:
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voting on the USHPA BoD Tue, Feb 23 2010, 4:03:48 pm
Davis,
I was replying to your statement that all RD's are members of the CC. They are not. Any RD can join the CC, but all don't. I have removed myself from the CC because I did not feel I was adding any significant information to the discussion. Sometimes too many opinions only serve to restrict progress. You would have to ask Mike why a member of the CC does not get updates. I have no idea. The room was full at both the CC meetings and the general meeting. I am not sure which one (or both) you refer to. RD's that are on the CC would vote in both. RD's that are not CC members would vote on the CC report to the general session, just like we do on every other issue.

You state some comp pilots are involved at the sub committee level, yet you also state comp pilots have no idea what is being discussed. The way I understand the sub committees is they work on specific parts of the comp proposals. Are you saying there are no comp pilots on the RTG sub committee? I recall a request for input from individuals to help steer the process. I don't know of any comp pilots that are being turned away or ignored. As stated, there are more issues involved than just RTG, and the sub committees are working on each facet of the overall CC proposal. I understand you are only interested in RTG. This does not diminish the work being done elsewhere. By the way, Lisa is your assn. president also. She was elected by all other RD's and was unopposed. The lawyer you call mine is the USHPA lawyer and he works for all members to protect the assn. on many fronts. You may not like how your issue was addressed, but I know he has been a staunch supporter of the USHPA and has prevented many lawsuits from costing us all a lot of money.

What exactly are the changes to the RTG format that you have an issue with, and what are your proposals, if any, to fix them? Can you be specific? You were welcomed and your proposals well received at the last BoD meeting. I think you would be treated just as fairly in SLC as you were in Austin. We will just have to disagree on what the CC is trying to accomplish. I don't believe they are trying to screw anything up. Your point of view is no more or no less valuable than that of the other pilots that are doing what they believe is right for all.

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I thought that sounded more like Brad Hall than Brad Geary.

By the way, it's disappointing that Davis Straub has banned me for posting a response to Bill Helliwell's own post.

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We're still drinking the fluoride.
There are some real convoluted rationalizations going on to defend the yellow journalist. Helsinki syndrome? Authoritarian worship indoctrination, perhaps.
More schooling equals more domestication.
Advanced indoctrination/political correctness and attendant ongoing and cumulative chemical poisoning are killing off free thinkers in society.
Fluoride, aspartame, msg, etc are engineered into the system to make us all drones... walking zombies that won't resist tyranny but will embrace it as it removes the need to think for themselves...
This isn't happening by accident.

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Of all the comments on the Bevis banning,
I loved HGSlovenia's the best.
Others, not so much.

Davis took shortcuts.
He needs to sanctioned for calling himself a journalist.
He can't have it both ways.

Davis got down and dirty in USHPA politics in violation of simple journalistic professionalism and personal integrity. Davis Straub, literally committed yellow journalism on such a simple minded scale.

Any paid up pilot can start the proceedings to have Davis sanctioned.



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