I think Mitt has Aspergers Syndrome

[Kalidurga]

129. I think I understand...

People are understandably confused by Mitt's behavior. It is so far outside the norm. It is even outside the norm for a lot of rich out of touch people. He is such a jerk that we search for an explanation. Surely no one can be this much of a jerk without a reason. So, we look for signs of some kind of disorder that would explain this level of jerkitude. This is very common with people who are nice, they want something to be wrong with the jerk that explains their being a jerk without it being their fault they are a jerk.

But, Mitt just happens to be a world class jerk. He doesn't have a reason for it, he is just a jerk. His parents by most accounts were good people, I have seen that written here by many people. His dad appears to have been honest at least as far as politicians go. His mom ran for office once and surely modeled good behavior in that she showed women are equal to men. Romney doesn't appear to have any of the good traits of either of his parents. He doesn't as a matter of fact appear to have many good traits at all. He is spoiled, arrogant, out of touch, I think he is stupid, others disagree. He might be good with numbers. He has a lot of money, some say it's because he is good at business. I think that he only has a fraction of what he could have had if he actually built those businesses back up that he instead destroyed. But, he is risk adverse so instead of taking a risk and building those businesses he stacked the deck so that he would get a profit no matter what happened. Not a bad business plan, but it is a horrible way to deal with people.

I don't think he has any kind of mental disorder that explains his behavior. He is so devoid of the qualities that make a person likable that I almost feel sorry for him. Almost, he could try to cultivate those human qualities at any time, but he chooses not to. He is a good example of the poor little rich boy. He has a lot of money, but no real friends. I don't think his family even likes him. They tolerate him because he pays the bills and they get nice things.