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bucolic_frolic

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15. Sociopaths love, support, congregate, and conspire with one another

Reply to bif (Original post)

Fri Jan 1, 2021, 02:16 PM

Jan 2021

It is an affinity like no other. They don't care how much they are used and abused because they are accustomed to it and find it enervating. To them, nothing thrills like abusing and dominating people, it makes them feel superior.

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If I never have to see the 400-pound slab of human gristle's face [View all] bif Jan 2021 OP

'seemingly intelligent'... but no. 634-5789 Jan 2021 #1

Beat me by seconds!! LakeArenal Jan 2021 #4

"Seemingly intelligent people"? Really? LakeArenal Jan 2021 #2

Some are (not many). Turin_C3PO Jan 2021 #12

Yes PatSeg Jan 2021 #25

One of the kindest hearted couples we know... 3catwoman3 Jan 2021 #30

They sound exactly like "our" Republicans. LakeArenal Jan 2021 #33

Some IMO live in a bizarre world of denial, defining the GOP in their minds, but not able to RKP5637 Jan 2021 #41

Apparently brainwashing is extremely effective, even in the US. n/t RKP5637 Jan 2021 #3

+1 pandr32 Jan 2021 #5

at $1000/hr, 1200 radio stations x 15hrs/day $90M/week or about $5B/yr FREE to lie and certainot Jan 2021 #21

"and it continues unchallenged" So incredible!!! n/t RKP5637 Jan 2021 #23

may change - researchers at MIT have prototyped a mass scale transcription and analysis of rw radio certainot Jan 2021 #31

Interesting!!! n/t RKP5637 Jan 2021 #35

their research was pretty apolitical actually - they chose about equal numbers of rw and public and certainot Jan 2021 #38

Can't wait until I can visit the VA Hospital again... Wounded Bear Jan 2021 #6

Oh hell yes. Traildogbob Jan 2021 #13

Oh gawd LeftInTX Jan 2021 #32

I would not be ble to walk past a picture of him without flipping him off! 🖕 ShazzieB Jan 2021 #39

They support him because as president he has power to hurt (own) democrats. Hotler Jan 2021 #7

And that is Rupert Murdoch's agenda, and he never gets called out for it. Hell, I bet most Americans RKP5637 Jan 2021 #8

100% The Wizard Jan 2021 #19

Agree with your post 100% Ohiogal Jan 2021 #9

It's not even gristle DavidDvorkin Jan 2021 #10

60-some million Americans look at Trump and think: Yeehah Jan 2021 #11

"trump supporter" aka "fucking moron" Paladin Jan 2021 #14

It is just sickening. smirkymonkey Jan 2021 #17

Sociopaths love, support, congregate, and conspire with one another bucolic_frolic Jan 2021 #15

and the gop is the sociopath party I_UndergroundPanther Jan 2021 #36

Had a friend that got a divorce and was told by our other friend Miigwech Jan 2021 #16

I think we diminish our arguments by assuming Trumpers are all stupid or bigots Mr. Ected Jan 2021 #18

Or is it willful ignorance The Wizard Jan 2021 #20

Germany has also had the good sense luvtheGWN Jan 2021 #24

they may not be stupid but i consider them ignorant... samnsara Jan 2021 #29

I do agree with that assessment Mr. Ected Jan 2021 #34

I have friends and family with advanced degrees who were all for Trump pfitz59 Jan 2021 #22

no advanced degrees for common sense housecat Jan 2021 #26

trump university? housecat Jan 2021 #27

Well trained is not the same as The Wizard Jan 2021 #37

☝🏼This flibbitygiblets Jan 2021 #40

and to think that vile POS tried to OWN us!!! samnsara Jan 2021 #28