The Real Reason for America's Degeneracy in the Past 3 Decades: The Incredible Increase

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43. Sociopaths aren't mentally ill

At least, not in the usual sense. A mental illness can be cured or, at least, treated in various ways. I suffer from mental illness (Coincidently, I'm also studying criminal psychology). The sociopath has a personality disorder which is a slightly different thing. Unlike the mentally ill, they can't be cured. It's more like a birth defect than a normal mental illness but there is no cure and treatment is inconclusive at best.

But you're entirely correct that there is a disproportionatly large number of functional sociopaths in the upper levels of politics (and business). The traits which lead to a diagnosis of sociopathy (superficial charm, shallow affect, utter lack of empathy, guilt or remorse) are traits which modern politics and business select for.