There is something seriously wrong with Romney....

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57. I disagree

and here's why: not ALL sociopaths with use their observations of empathy and sympathy to manipulate. The "bad" sociopaths, the ones who aren't very smart, often have an air of "I don't give a shit" about them. And nearly all sociopaths don't give a crap what others think of them unless it's a means to an end. I married a sociopath. He didn't give a shit what others thought. He often considered it a weakness to be civil to people or show you care about others. Unless of course he was trying to get something out of you.

I grew up with Narcissistic parents (as per a child psychologist my own daughter saw) and their #1 priority was creating an image to others that showed what great people they were. They were more concerned with what others though more than anything else in the whole world. They're still like that. They would kick me in the head if they thought it would make them 'look good'. They were certainly able to appear empathetic when it made them look good. I'm also on a website for people who grew up with similar dysfunctional parents and the common thread is that narcissists are constantly preoccupied with how they 'appear'.

Sociopaths just don't care what you, the 'little' person saddled with this emotional crap that weighs you down, do or think. They will use you to the ends of the earth to get what they want and toss you away like trash when they are done. A narcissist would go around trying to convince everyone how they were wronged and how you are the bad person who victimized them. With a sociopath, you simply cease to exist in their eyes.

The 'good' sociopaths tend to blend in really well. They are smooth, charismatic and charming. You would never know, in a million years, that they aren't just like you. I don't think Mitt is a 'good' sociopath.

To be honest, I think Mitt Romney has both. He shows traits of both. Throw that in with some wealth, a mormon prophecy and you have one scary fucker.