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Roland99

(53,342 posts)
Fri Apr 3, 2020, 07:49 AM Apr 2020

Their utter indifference is on display every day. And it's not just the president

How did we ever get to the point that an ENTIRE administration would be filled with sociopaths? And by sociopaths I mean in this way, as described in Psychology Today

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/sociopathy

It is important to note that sociopathy is not a formal diagnosis, but is often invoked in discussing people on the antisocial spectrum, who generally display callous behavior with little regard for others.



This thread is what inspired me to write this post

'Surreal': NY funeral homes struggle as virus deaths surge
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213224075

Twitler has shown many times that he has no sympathy for the weak, for actual victims, for those he deems losers and not winners. McCain (for being shot down and captured; immigrants seeking asylum; physically-impaired (like the mocked reporter in 2016)

And he’s managed to eliminate anyone who was near him who had even the slightest modicum of decency or empathy and has surrounded himself with a cadre of yes-men and women. People who act like leeches just so they can have a sense of the power inherent with the job in the WH or as a Cabinet member.

The entire lot could be enough fodder for 20 years of Criminal Minds episodes, with a couple of offshoot shows thrown in for good measure.

And the supporting staff in congress allow it to continue as all they care about is somehow clinging to control in a world that’s ever-increasing in numbers against them. A fact even admitted to by the president very recently that no republican would ever be elected again if EVERY ELIGIBLE voter was able to actually vote!


Yes, we have a contagion running amok. But it’s not Covid-19. It’s even worse than that.
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Their utter indifference is on display every day. And it's not just the president (Original Post) Roland99 Apr 2020 OP
"The Troops Are The Mirror Of Their Officer" The Magistrate Apr 2020 #1
esp when the troops are hand-picked! Roland99 Apr 2020 #2
Remember Andy823 Apr 2020 #3

The Magistrate

(95,237 posts)
1. "The Troops Are The Mirror Of Their Officer"
Fri Apr 3, 2020, 08:06 AM
Apr 2020

When a psychopath is in charge, Sir, a staff of sociopaths is the best that can be hoped for....

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