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thbobby

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10. I go with sociopath, not psychopath
Sun Dec 31, 2017, 04:40 AM
Dec 2017

I am not a psychologist. Read this from WebMD article about the differences between psychopath and sociopath.


It’s not easy to spot a psychopath. They can be intelligent, charming, and good at mimicking emotions. They may pretend to be interested in you, but in reality, they probably don’t care.

“They’re skilled actors whose sole mission is to manipulate people for personal gain,” Tompkins says.

Sociopaths are less able to play along. They make it plain that they’re not interested in anyone but themselves. They often blame others and have excuses for their behavior.


Subtle differences, but when trump was calling widow of Sgt. La David T. Johnson, he was unable to mimic human compassion. He blatantly shows he is only interested in himself. If he was a psychopath, he would be more skilled at pretending to have human feeling.

As I said, I am not an expert. To me, trump is a greedy and dishonest old white man who cares only about trump. Not to mention, he is excessively stupid.

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