Analysis: …Florida has been successful for many years, long before I p...

3y ago Mar 22, 2023 at 9:32 PM

…Florida has been successful for many years, long before I put Ron there—It’s amazing what Ocean & Sunshine will do! Surprise, Ron was a big Lockdown Governor on the China Virus, sealing all beaches and everything else for an extended period of time, was Third Worst in the Nation for COVID-19 Deaths (losing 86,294 People), Third Worst for Total # of Cases, at 7,516,906. Other Republican Governors did MUCH BETTER than Ron and, because I allowed them this “freedom,” never closed their States…

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AI Analysis

Machine-generated analysis of the post above on 2026-03-20. Not written by the author of the post.

Danger Level

None

Narcissistic State

Grandiose

Authorship

Self-Written

Intensity

70%

This post is part of a sustained multi-post attack on Ron DeSantis on March 22, 2023, triggered by DeSantis publicly mocking Trump over the Stormy Daniels hush money case. The psychological core is narcissistic rage at a perceived subordinate's insubordination, expressed through systematic devaluation. The most psychologically revealing element is the claim "I put Ron there," asserting total ownership over DeSantis's political career and reducing an autonomous political actor to a creation of Trump's will. Similarly, "because I allowed them this 'freedom'" frames other governors' constitutional authority as a personal gift from Trump, revealing a schema of absolute hierarchical control. The post contains significant reality distortion: characterizing DeSantis as a "big Lockdown Governor" directly contradicts DeSantis's nationally recognized anti-lockdown brand. Raw COVID statistics are cited without per-capita adjustment, exploiting Florida's large population to create a misleading picture. This represents strategic gaslighting—rewriting a rival's most celebrated achievement into a failure. The disproportionality between trigger (DeSantis's quip) and response (multi-post statistical demolition campaign) is characteristic of narcissistic rage, where perceived betrayal by a subordinate figure produces outsized retaliation. The contamination narrative structure—"Florida was already good, I made him, he failed"—serves to simultaneously claim credit for successes while attributing failures to the rival.

Authorship Analysis

Self-Written

Indicators:

Stream-of-consciousness with em-dashes
Emotional reactivity pattern
ALL CAPS for emphasis (MUCH BETTER)
Characteristic parenthetical asides
Part of multi-post thread (sustained engagement)

Psychological Profile

▶ State

Grandiose State

Trigger: Narcissistic Injury — Criticism (DeSantis publicly mocking Trump over Stormy Daniels case)

Rage: Intensity 70% targeting Ron DeSantis

Proportionality

30%

Sentiment

-0.80

Mildly Hypomanic

Sustained multi-post attack threadPressured output with statistical detail

▶ Clinical

Malignant Narcissism:

Narcissistic

80%

Antisocial

40%

Paranoid

30%

Sadism

50%

Defense Mechanisms:

devaluationprojectiondistortion

Cognitive Complexity:

Complexity

50%

Cognitive Markers:

perseveration

Parasocial Techniques:

Positioning audience as insiders who see through DeSantisCreating shared narrative of DeSantis as fraud

Danger Assessment

None

Gaslighting Detected:

Rewriting DeSantis's COVID record from anti-lockdown hero to 'big Lockdown Governor'
Claiming credit for governors' autonomy as a personal gift ('I allowed them this freedom')

Reality Distortions:

DeSantis characterized as 'big Lockdown Governor' when he was nationally known for anti-lockdown stance
Presenting raw case/death totals without per-capita context to mislead
Claiming sole credit for governors' COVID policy autonomy

Fact Checks (3)

"Florida was Third Worst in the Nation for COVID-19 Deaths at 86,294"

Mostly True

Florida did have among the highest total COVID death counts, but this is largely a function of being the third most populous state. Per capita, Florida ranked middling among states.

"Florida had 7,516,906 total COVID cases, Third Worst for Total # of Cases"

Mostly True

Florida had among the highest total case counts, again largely reflecting population size. Per capita ranking was less dramatic.

"Ron was a big Lockdown Governor...sealing all beaches and everything else for an extended period"

Mostly False

DeSantis issued a stay-at-home order April 1-May 4, 2020 (about one month) and was among the first governors to reopen. Some beaches were closed by local authorities. DeSantis became nationally known specifically for his anti-lockdown stance.

Receipts

No contradictions with other posts detected yet.

Psychological Analysis: Anti-DeSantis Attack Post (March 22, 2023)

This post is part of a sustained barrage against Ron DeSantis, triggered by DeSantis breaking silence on the hush money case and publicly needling Trump. The post deploys cherry-picked statistics to undermine DeSantis's COVID governance record—a domain where DeSantis built his national brand.

Trigger Context

DeSantis had just publicly mocked Trump over the Stormy Daniels case ("I don't know what goes into paying hush money to a porn star"). This represents a direct narcissistic injury from a subordinate figure Trump claims to have created ("I put Ron there"). The sustained multi-post attack pattern on this date indicates significant rage mobilization.

Key Psychological Features

The phrase "I put Ron there" is the psychological core—asserting ownership over DeSantis's career, reducing him to a creation of Trump's will. The parenthetical "because I allowed them this 'freedom'" similarly frames other governors' autonomy as a gift from Trump, revealing a schema of total hierarchical control.

The statistical cherry-picking (Florida ranks third worst in deaths, cases) while ignoring population-size context demonstrates motivated reasoning in service of devaluation. The scare quotes around "freedom" subtly mock DeSantis's COVID brand.

Rhetorical Structure

The post follows a classic contamination narrative: Florida was already successful → I made DeSantis → he failed at COVID → other governors (who obeyed me) did better. This positions Trump as both kingmaker and superior decision-maker.

Fact Verification

Claim	Verdict	Evidence
"Florida was Third Worst in the Nation for COVID-19 Deaths at 86,294"	Mostly True	Florida did have among the highest total COVID death counts, but this is largely a function of being the third most populous state. Per capita, Florida ranked middling among states.
"Florida had 7,516,906 total COVID cases, Third Worst for Total # of Cases"	Mostly True	Florida had among the highest total case counts, again largely reflecting population size. Per capita ranking was less dramatic.
"Ron was a big Lockdown Governor...sealing all beaches and everything else for an extended period"	Mostly False	DeSantis issued a stay-at-home order April 1-May 4, 2020 (about one month) and was among the first governors to reopen. Some beaches were closed by local authorities. DeSantis became nationally known specifically for his anti-lockdown stance.

Overall Veracity: 60%