Saddam Hussein

[Ezra]

SLE or LSI.

A good example of his Beta nature is in his attempt to rebuild Babylon in order to restore Iraq to its former glory. He used the same method Nebachudnezzar II did thousands of year ago; printing his name on every single brick.

Another incident which also confirms his being a Se-valuing type was after an assassination attempt. He was riding through a town with a motorcade, and after the failed attempt on his life was made, he exterminated the entire town. (This is also a perfect caricature of an unhealthy E8.)

Also, his methods and extensive use of torture point towards a Se-valuing type.

Also, FTR, let me point out that I think Hussein is another example of an SLE who is an ESTJ in MBTT, along with Genghis Khan (who ravaged Asia and actually took delight in people's being tortured) and - no aggrandisement intended - me (who has scored as an ESTJ in MBTT tests to no end, and who is most likely if not certainly a Beta ST).

[machintruc]

Saddam Hussein is LSI. No doubt. His face reminds me Stalin's.

[Ezra]

I actually think he could be EIE. Read his quotes (Google them or something), and they look like he's using Fe in a way an LSI like Stalin did not. They resonate more with people like ****** (restoring the Iraqi state to its 'former glory') and JFK, both of whom are EIEs.

[Elro]

Another useful tidbit (that might not be true, as I don't remember my source) is that he tried to make it look like he still had weapons of mass destruction to look powerful and scare away other countries (I think most notably Iran?) but never expected the U.S. to invade over it. (Damn I wish I remember where I read that. )

[Christy B]

I actually think he could be EIE. Read his quotes (Google them or something), and they look like he's using Fe in a way an LSI like Stalin did not. They resonate more with people like ****** (restoring the Iraqi state to its 'former glory') and JFK, both of whom are EIEs.

JFK EIE??

[Christy B]

SLE or LSI.


Another incident which also confirms his being a Se-valuing type was after an assassination attempt. He was riding through a town with a motorcade, and after the failed attempt on his life was made, he exterminated the entire town. (This is also a perfect caricature of an unhealthy E8.)

Woah. Interesting.

[Not A Communist Shill]

Could this suggest a Si PoLR?

[Christy B]

Could this suggest a Si PoLR?

Oh no. Poor guy.

Side note: My friend's boyfriend was a guard of Saddam in his jail cell. He said he was really polite.

[Ezra]

JFK EIE??

Yes. What's wrong with that?

Could this suggest a Si PoLR?

Was this taken while he was a prisoner, or during his dictatorship?

He said he was really polite.

I'm not surprised.

[Expat]

I think that LSI is much more likely than EIE. On a personal level, he was quick to use brutality in an icy way; he didn't seem to be someone who goes for EIE's Fe mobilization. In all the interviews I've seen of him, he seemed IJ not EJ. He did show some EIE inclinations as Ezra pointed out, but it's not surprising between duals.

[Ezra]

The integral type of Arabs is ENfj also.

Do you know why this is? It's because Mohammed was an EIE, and a lot of Muslims take him as a role model, and a lot of Arabs are Muslims.

[machintruc]

I changed my mind. Saddam Hussein is not LSI. He's stupid

[Ezra]

It goes deeper than that. Tribal Arab society evolved in a very harsh environment where beta values were extremely usefull.

What era are we talking about here? Give me some dates.

[Creepy-bg]

lol@ the ads for arab personals

[vesstheastralsilky]

SLE