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(5,422 posts)Mossfern
(4,781 posts)Does he know how twisted he really is?
I honestly think he's oblivious. I think he actually thinks that he's the good guy.
littlemissmartypants
(34,377 posts)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
mahatmakanejeeves
(70,755 posts)I dont think this is intentional. Increasingly lately, when he gets asked a question in a noisy environment, he has to have it repeated.
Ask me how I know.
Irish_Dem
(82,360 posts)And it buys him time to come up with a smart ass answer.
mnmoderatedem
(3,913 posts)hasn't been paying attention
Aviation Pro
(15,768 posts)The reporter should ask, What are you? A fucking owl?
From "Pulp Fiction"
"Say 'what" one more goddamn time, motherfucker.... I double damn dare you!"
As only Samuel Jackson could do.
Tanuki
(16,508 posts)to lower the flag, but at the time he refused to even talk to Walz, insulting him and claiming it would be "a waste of time."
Link to tweet
a kennedy
(36,350 posts)🤬 🤬 🤬 🤬 🤬 🤬 🤬 🤬 🤬 🤬
keep_left
(3,223 posts)...for himself: "He [Gov Walz] never asked me". No, Donnie, you didn't call him. You're not fooling anyone--that was widely reported in the days after the Hortman shooting. And that's not to mention that not only were Hortman and her husband both killed, but state senator Hoffman and his wife very nearly died as well (they were shot a total of 17 times!).
malaise
(297,980 posts)Monster
a kennedy
(36,350 posts)🤬 🤬 🤬 🤬 🤬 🤬 🤬 🤬 🤬 🤬
MagickMuffin
(18,362 posts)Keep playing his game reporters were watching and listening to your treatment of him.
surfered
(14,296 posts)MacKasey
(1,533 posts)It should have been done without having to be asked for.
That's what a decent human being would have done.
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