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littlemissmartypants

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13. Psychopaths. Learn how to spot one.
Tue Jun 16, 2026, 01:55 PM
Jun 16

Characteristics of Psychopaths
1. Aggressive, callous, and cunning
2. Completely void of conscience and empathy
3. Adept at manipulating others
4. Willing to engage in immoral, criminal conduct
5. Willing to take what they want and do as they please, regardless of who is hurt or wronged
6. Deceptive ability to appear outwardly benevolent
7. Deceptive ability to behave in superficially charming ways to hide purely selfish motives
8. Willing to use force, intimidation, and violence to control others in order to satisfy their own needs
9. Willing to intentionally violate the basic inherent human rights of others
10. Completely lacking any sense of guilt or remorse for the harm their actions cause
11. Rationalize their own immoral behavior
12. Attempt to lay blame upon someone else for their own bad conduct
13. Will deny their own wrongdoing outright
14. Display utter contemptuousness toward the feelings and desires of others
15. Exhibit pathological lying, will compulsively say anything without any concern for the truth to advance their own agendas
16. Able to fake normal human emotions and empathy with the exception of joy, laughter
17. Have a distorted sense of the consequences of their actions
18. Totally fail to accept any responsibility for their own socially irresponsible ways
19. Strongly believe that they will never be brought to justice for their criminal behavior

https://psychopathyis.org/stats/

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It's extremely difficult to assess all the Trump damage . BarbD Jun 16 #1
the trump regime is an extinction event. Turbineguy Jun 16 #2
I'll be borrowing that for a meme, thanks! IrishAfricanAmerican Jun 16 #10
exstinktion event. orthoclad Jun 16 #19
I get it, and it needs to be pointed out that a significant majority of the Jan 6th perps were already criminals who ChicagoTeamster Jun 16 #3
Damn. This is powerful. Thank you Michael Fanone! erronis Jun 16 #4
There is no cure for stupidity. Wonder Why Jun 16 #5
This is more than stupidity malaise Jun 16 #7
Just like the criminal liberalgunwilltravel Jun 16 #9
Ding ding malaise Jun 16 #11
These are violent deranged people he pardoned. BlueKota Jun 16 #6
All I have to say is Ray Bruns Jun 16 #8
Thats why I also hate the blue lives matter flag wavers. progressoid Jun 16 #12
Psychopaths. Learn how to spot one. littlemissmartypants Jun 16 #13
Cop was both controlled and justified. North Coast Lawyer Jun 16 #14
Here is what I don't get about that video or the police training. 1WorldHope Jun 16 #15
"...why not back away to safety and let him kill himself...?" LudwigPastorius Jun 16 #18
Yeah, I get it. But, it is still kind of ironic. 1WorldHope Jun 16 #20
Michael Fanone is pretty good at this - explaining criminal behavior FakeNoose Jun 16 #16
One Trump brownshirt down,... LudwigPastorius Jun 16 #17
Not the brightest bulb in the box. 3catwoman3 Jun 16 #21
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