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NNadir

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23. Well, yeah. I have a brother who fits the bill but happily...

Reply to littlemissmartypants (Original post)

Thu Jan 22, 2026, 08:28 AM

19 hrs ago

...he was never elected to anything.

Perhaps "have" is not the right word, "had" might be better, since I have no idea if he's dead or alive, having not spoken with him for more than two decades.

But yeah, the orange pedophile in the White House is definitely familiar to me on that analogous level, although I was rather unfamiliar with him until he rode ignorance, racism and sexism into the White House.

The difference between my brother and the orange pedophile that my brother, unlike the pedophile, is (or was) highly intelligent, if malignant.

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One more time for the people in the back: He's a psychopath. [View all] littlemissmartypants 21 hrs ago OP

Great, Frightening Post! Chasstev365 21 hrs ago #1

Awesome drawing!!! mysteryowl 21 hrs ago #2

I have heard a high percentage of political leaders are psychpaths. mysteryowl 21 hrs ago #3

Politics and Business. littlemissmartypants 20 hrs ago #5

Hey I also wanted to thank you for bringing this Tadpole Raisin 18 hrs ago #30

Yeah bucolic_frolic 20 hrs ago #4

Would it be possible for our grade schools KS Toronado 20 hrs ago #6

Training people to identify, assertive reactions and avoidance, maybe. littlemissmartypants 20 hrs ago #8

LOL, I'll check it out KS Toronado 20 hrs ago #19

30% is a very alarming number LymphocyteLover 20 hrs ago #7

Prevalence estimates for psychopathy tend to be lower outside the US ... Auggie 20 hrs ago #9

Probably because other countries value family, time off, Tadpole Raisin 20 hrs ago #16

Link suggests genetics is mostly the reason why Auggie 19 hrs ago #27

True. But societal norms may then play a role in what Tadpole Raisin 18 hrs ago #29

Something empowers/stimulates the gene. Media? Politics? Auggie 17 hrs ago #31

Well, I do have a brother who's a psychopath but I can't say that pychopathology is... NNadir 15 hrs ago #33

Top 10 occupations which attract psychopaths. Tadpole Raisin 20 hrs ago #10

Thanks so much for sharing this, TR. I'm curious, why did chef surprise you? ❤️ littlemissmartypants 20 hrs ago #11

Mostly I think due to lack of any interaction with those people. Tadpole Raisin 20 hrs ago #14

Interesting. Thanks for the reply. ❤️ littlemissmartypants 19 hrs ago #20

The Dark Triad Javaman 20 hrs ago #12

Toxic masculunity, in large part SheltieLover 20 hrs ago #13

Jeezus. That's a lot of mean out there. Joinfortmill 20 hrs ago #15

I was listening to a psychiatrist explain this last week. BigmanPigman 20 hrs ago #17

Great, unnerving article ybbor 20 hrs ago #18

Hahaha!!! littlemissmartypants 19 hrs ago #25

Thinking of Francisco Solano Lopez, Paraguayan dictator who warred against RVN VET71 19 hrs ago #21

Interesting. Thanks for sharing this. I'm going to have to read about it some more. Later when the roads freeze & I'm littlemissmartypants 19 hrs ago #26

It's so nice..... SergeStorms 19 hrs ago #22

Well, yeah. I have a brother who fits the bill but happily... NNadir 19 hrs ago #23

Perfect description of him! Mtnmama 19 hrs ago #24

It's barbtries 18 hrs ago #28

My ex is a psychopath. Glad he's my ex. Clouds Passing 17 hrs ago #32