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Populist Reform of the Democratic Party

demwing

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2. "sometimes leaders are psychopaths"

Reply to rhett o rick (Original post)

Mon Jun 29, 2015, 10:01 PM

Jun 2015

and sometimes they are also fundamentalist zealots in the Church of Americanism. They see the Constitution as a Bible, George Washington as a Moses figure, and the flag as their cross. They are religious fanatics, ready to kill the unbeliever and sacrifice the heretic, because they believe that God has tasked them with dominion over men. They are the worst sort of psychopaths, and they scare the fuck outta me.

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The American Way of Torture [View all] rhett o rick Jun 2015 OP

WHY!... KoKo Jun 2015 #1

"sometimes leaders are psychopaths" demwing Jun 2015 #2

The Powers That Be or the Oligarch Rulers are only interested in power. Power is the ultimate rhett o rick Jun 2015 #3

I agree. They tortured to get the answers they wanted to justify the Iraq War. Enthusiast Jun 2015 #4