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littlemissmartypants

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14. Thanks for sharing this, malaise. ❤️
Thu Jan 8, 2026, 09:23 PM
Thursday

How to spot a psychopath:

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

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The man is amoral. surfered Thursday #1
He is stark raving mad malaise Thursday #3
Yup yellow dahlia Thursday #18
Yup yellow dahlia Thursday #17
Recommended. H2O Man Thursday #2
He can bdamomma Thursday #4
Good to see you malaise Thursday #6
Happy 2026!!!! bdamomma Thursday #7
Tell us something we don't already know /nt bucolic_frolic Thursday #5
"No law does this man observe" perfessor Thursday #8
Yes Trailrider1951 Friday #38
What is retribution C_U_L8R Thursday #9
International law never really existed for major powers. Munu Thursday #10
True malaise Thursday #12
Ask African nations how real it is. They are held strictly accountable. AloeVera Friday #31
International law serves as a tool of imperial control. Munu Friday #33
Only applies to us peons malaise Friday #35
Yup, that's how a fascist state works. patphil Friday #37
... Solly Mack Thursday #11
What morality? BadgerMom Thursday #13
Interesting he said "morality" Grim Chieftain Thursday #16
The morality of a rapist malaise Friday #25
Thanks for sharing this, malaise. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Thursday #14
Except #16 emmybee43 Thursday #19
He may have at one time, for his own psycho reasons. ... littlemissmartypants Thursday #20
I agree, at one time he might have been able to fake feelings. Irish_Dem Friday #28
Congress and the courts appointed this kind of man King of the US. Irish_Dem Friday #27
Well, he's making an active and credible threat against every nation on Earth Orrex Thursday #15
Trump is morally depraved and spiritually bankrupt. patphil Thursday #21
THIS malaise Friday #36
Well, if it's limited by his own mind then we are in good shape... Ol Janx Spirit Thursday #22
There was a chance to hold him accountable. thought crime Thursday #23
We had a good run (nt) Kennah Thursday #24
Trump loves to hurt people. He lives for it and it brings him great satisfaction Irish_Dem Friday #26
"Stable genius" was a threat. underpants Friday #29
The son of perdition has "morality"? /nt artemisia1 Friday #30
He misspoke - he meant his lack of morality. marble falls Friday #32
No good louse is stakki Kid Berwyn Friday #34
We have a James Bond supervillain as president. Initech Friday #39
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