It took me a long time to figure out why things are going to hell. Then I read
http://www.youmeworks.com/sociopaths.html [youmeworks.com]
and it all made sense. Sociopaths seek power and winning without conscience
and this is why banking and wall street leaders are where they are, because
they've changed the system of laws to favor themselves. Like terminators,
they don't feel remorse or care if their actions hurt other people. These
people are now a large proportion of our international corporate leadership.
Until our system collapses, they will stay in power, even though they are
the reason for our suffering and downfall as a nation. Not sure what there
is to do about the situation except have people come to recognize sociopaths
for what they are, broken people who should never be allowed to hold power.
From the web site the 12 clues to recognizing a sociopath
HOW TO KNOW
The big question is, of course, how can you know whether someone is a sociopath or not? It is a difficult question and even experts on the subject can be fooled. If you suspect that someone close to you is a sociopath, I suggest you read both of the books I mentioned and think hard about it. Compare that person to the other people in your life. Ask yourself these questions:
1. Do you often feel used by the person?
2. Have you often felt that he (or she) doesn't care about you?
3. Does he lie and deceive you?
4. Does he tend to make contradictory statements?
5. Does he tend to take from you and not give back much?
6. Does he often appeal to pity? Does he seem to try to make you feel sorry for him?
7. Does he try to make you feel guilty?
8. Do you sometimes feel he is taking advantage of your good nature?
9. Does he seem easily bored and need constant stimulation?
10. Does he use a lot of flattery? Does he interact with you in a way that makes you feel flattered even if he says nothing overtly complimentary?
11. Does he make you feel worried? Does he do it obviously or more cleverly and sneakily?
12. Does he give you the impression you owe him?
13. Does he chronically fail to take responsibility for harming others? Does he blame everyone and everything but himself?
Tags: evil, Hitler, anti-christ, sociopath,
The silver lining to this could is that if: 1. the sociopath believes that there is a widespread catastrophic issue that will affect himself as well as everyone else 2. the sociopath is powerful 3. no one else is going to do anything to fix it...the sociopath will do something about it.
I'd agree if I thought the sociopaths actually knew how to fix the problems
or could direct others to do so. But being a sociopath does not imbue the
person with great problem solving skills or technical knowledge.
The article referenced makes many lame points and is clearly biased, but
it does bring up some points worth considering.
For example: if we let them create too many UNRECOVERABLE events, we may
not survive and go the way of the dinosaur. I think one crazy idea is
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Unfortunately for you, the sociopaths we need to worry about are smart enough to avoid your list of signs. They are aware of the signals (after all they tend to have to deal with other sociopaths), and so the sociopaths make sure they don't measure abnormally high as sociopaths!
I have to agree with QuestionsNotAnswers as most smart sociopaths are excellent actors. But when the obvious choice is X and yet they choose Y, over and over, it becomes clear that either they are bought and owned by special interests (read a corrupt international corporation, yes there are many good ones too) and have no allegiance our nation, or they are sociopaths and the two might just be shades of grey.
It is their track record that exposes them. Trouble is the american public just accepts this and
traders are no more pathological than everyone who watches (and bets) on Monday Night Football or any other sport. These are the A-types for whom everything is "can-do" and the 'game' is the be-all and end-all of life's meaning.
I really think that this is what it's about for them. Not the money, though that's nice too, and is unfortunately the measurement of their success(es). It's being in the game, a player, a chance to be a Master of the Universe. In a world where 95% of the population doesn't matter.
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Sociopaths and children of Sociopaths (Score:3, Insightful)
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The silver lining to this could is that if: ...the sociopath will do something about it.
1. the sociopath believes that there is a widespread catastrophic issue that will affect himself as well as everyone else
2. the sociopath is powerful
3. no one else is going to do anything to fix it
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The article referenced makes many lame points and is clearly biased, but it does bring up some points worth considering.
For example: if we let them create too many UNRECOVERABLE events, we may not survive and go the way of the dinosaur. I think one crazy idea is high pressure corbon dioxid
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+1 Insightful
+1 Funny/Ironic
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It is their track record that exposes them. Trouble is the american public just accepts this and
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See also: "The psychopath as peer?"
http://listcultures.org/pipermail/p2presearch_listcultures.org/2009-November/005499.html [listcultures.org]
But also a reply:
http://listcultures.org/pipermail/p2presearch_listcultures.org/2009-November/005502.html [listcultures.org]
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traders are no more pathological than everyone who watches (and bets) on Monday Night Football or
any other sport. These are the A-types for whom everything is "can-do" and the 'game' is the
be-all and end-all of life's meaning.
I really think that this is what it's about for them. Not the money, though that's nice too,
and is unfortunately the measurement of their success(es). It's being in the game, a player,
a chance to be a Master of the Universe. In a world where 95% of the population doesn't matter.
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