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littlemissmartypants

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25. The two are not mutually exclusive.
Thu May 14, 2026, 01:23 PM
May 14
Characteristics of Psychopaths

1. Aggressive, callous, and cunning
2. Complete absence of conscience and empathy
3. Very adept at manipulating others
4. Willingness to engage in immoral, criminal conduct
5. Willingness 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. Willingness to use intimidation and violence to control others in order to satisfy their own needs
9. Willingness to intentionally violate the basic inherent human rights of others
10. Complete absence of any sense of guilt or remorse for the harm their actions have caused to others
11. Rationalization of their own immoral behavior
12. Will attempt to lay blame upon someone else for their own conduct
13. Denial, will deny their own wrongdoing outright
14. Utter contemptuousness toward the feelings and desires of their fellow beings
15. Pathological lying, will say anything without any concern for truth to advance their own hidden agendas
16. Ablity to feign [fake] normal human emotions and empathy
17. Distorted sense of the consequences of their actions
18. Total failure to accept any responsibility for their own socially irresponsible ways
19. Strong bellef that they will never be brought to justice for their criminal behavior

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He's both no_hypocrisy May 14 #1
I agree. murielm99 May 14 #2
My father was too. no_hypocrisy May 14 #4
Trump is completely evil, batshit crazy, and suffering from advancing dementia...it's the perfect storm. sop May 14 #4
My reaction as well PatSeg May 14 #20
Before politics he was known in NYC TBF May 14 #3
;-{}.BE AFRAID Goonch May 14 #6
His mental disorder is the narcissistic sociopath kind. 1WorldHope May 14 #7
We're going to need a complete re-teaching slightlv May 14 #12
I've been wanting to drop the Prozac in the water for ages too! 1WorldHope May 14 #34
Oh, if only... even my doc agrees! But here we are, slightlv May 14 #35
There are religious connotations to the word "evil" ... like, he's from Satan or something FakeNoose May 14 #8
What is the synonym for evil that doesn't have religious connotations? 1WorldHope May 14 #10
He is all of those. 3catwoman3 May 14 #22
I appreciate where you're coming from, and 2nd the notion that the word slightlv May 14 #13
Well a reputable physician would never diagnose Chump by saying he's "evil" FakeNoose May 14 #17
Trying to define "evil" brings to mind Justice Potter Stewart's statement about pornography: sop May 14 #18
You're right... It is a subjective word, loaded with emotional context. slightlv May 14 #33
Adle-brained old man answers the question ... eppur_se_muova May 14 #9
Great episode BaronChocula May 14 #29
Pure Evil Roc2020 May 14 #11
One does not negate the other Jilly_in_VA May 14 #14
While I agree that not all dementia victims are evil, nor are all... NNadir May 14 #15
He needs to be recognized as evil, because the SOB will slip justice again if he could cop a criminal insanity plea. Efilroft Sul May 14 #16
I'm sure there was a reason the author left out the word "rape" BWdem4life May 14 #19
_ LudwigPastorius May 14 #21
More accurate: narcissistic PSYCHOPATH. Grins May 14 #23
Yes, this is tRump to the core. When he hurts someone he feels pleasure, no remorse, no empathy - sadistic pleasure. AnotherMother4Peace May 14 #31
Trump is evil incarnate. Kid Berwyn May 14 #24
The two are not mutually exclusive. littlemissmartypants May 14 #25
Wow, everything on that list describss Trump perfectly! ShazzieB May 14 #30
Who ever said despicably evil and batshit crazy were mutually exclusive? ShazzieB May 14 #26
The idiot is literally rotting before our eyes, he's a pile of goo being held together by a diaper. nt ImNotGod May 14 #27
This sociologist DOES lay out a case that trump is evil BaronChocula May 14 #28
There can be a pretty fine line between mad and bad sometimes. Ocelot II May 14 #32
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