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littlemissmartypants

(35,517 posts)
5. Good luck finding common ground if you're confronted with psychopaths.
Thu Jun 18, 2026, 01:25 PM
Jun 18
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


I truly hope that find what you're looking for. ❤️

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That little girl has an awesome Mom. NoMoreRepugs Jun 18 #1
He's collecting books to burn. dem4decades Jun 18 #2
Yaaaaaaas! ☮️💟 ZDU Jun 18 #3
Not sure I agree with what she's doing. YodaMom2 Jun 18 #4
Good luck finding common ground if you're confronted with psychopaths. littlemissmartypants Jun 18 #5
A person can be confronted with psychopathy virtually anywhere. YodaMom2 Jun 18 #8
Identifying the "sane but mislead" still requires discernment. littlemissmartypants Jun 18 #13
MAGA, as a movement, is characterized by racism, misogyny, xenophobia, and homophobia. YodaMom2 Jun 18 #17
... littlemissmartypants Jun 18 #21
I hear you, but... ShazzieB Jun 18 #6
I get it. I understand the impulse, believe me. YodaMom2 Jun 18 #10
Now that you mention it, she did not directly say that there were RW leaning books in there. ShazzieB Jun 18 #14
For all the effort she put into this, it seems to me she could have created her own Little Library. YodaMom2 Jun 18 #15
I'm very perplexed by your reasoning. yardwork Jun 18 #12
*sigh* I should have been clearer, I suppose. YodaMom2 Jun 18 #18
I can't think of any left-wing examples of shit-stirring. yardwork Jun 18 #19
Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 18 #16
My neighbor has a rainbow free little library in her yard. Of course I live in a town that is overwhelming Democratic/ Raftergirl Jun 18 #7
We fly a rainbow flag beside our porch. YodaMom2 Jun 18 #11
That's really awesome! BeneteauBum Jun 18 #9
My neighborhood has one of those at the end of my street, and I've never even looked inside. Xavier Breath Jun 18 #20
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