Dearest Mommy? Hillary Clinton
Well she’s gone and don’t things seem quiet out there?.
Hillary Clinton is out of the picture and there seems to be a huge void. After all the pressure to have her leave the scene, even though huge numbers of people voted and were were still voting for her, now that she is actually gone-things seem kind of flat.
No more bloggers and media pundits speculating on her chances like she was a horse in the Derby. Despite her close to photo finish, her flanks, hooves, tail and mane are no longer to be scrutinized now that she has left the track.
What will the media and pundits do now that Mommy Dearest is gone from the scene.
After watching this past hunting er I mean political season unfold for Hillary Clinton, I can’t help wondering about the psychology behind people’s response to her. In my opinion, I think she stirred up quite a bit of unresolved “maternal” feelings for many of her most vicious critics.
My theory is based on the huge reaction towards Clinton, that I saw on popular political blogs and in the media. Not just dislike, but hatred and what appeared to be overt tantrums. As the old AA saying goes, “if it’s hysterical, it’s historical”. And believe me, putting a strong, not so warm and fuzzy female authority figure into the public eye will cause a great deal of unconscious projection. All those people who did not have great relationships with their mother will start acting out in both overt and covert ways.
She has been described as a polarizing figure. I never understood this but I do more now. Every over the top comment that her detractors have thrown at her, smack of the anger and hurt that comes with unresolved mommy issues. The comments I refer to in particular are not the ones that take her to task for her political or leadership missteps. No, I’m talking about the amount of time spent on vilifying and attacking her for her tears, voice, age, and assertiveness. All the old longings for the love and affection that mommy never gave, pour out through the desire to have her be something she is not.
She won’t make your bed, create your Halloween costume or cook dinner every night but she will make sure you aren’t bullied, get a good education and teach you how to think on your feet. In the end, it will be how most people end up viewing their mothers with the passage of time-”She did the best she could and in the end, I’m glad she did’.
Tags: Hillary Clinton, horse racing, political season, psychology
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