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littlemissmartypants

(34,536 posts)
16. Nobody will win the blame game, ever. ...
Mon May 25, 2026, 11:05 PM
Yesterday

Those who can't make a difference only make excuses anyway. Let them whine, we don't have to listen.

That 30% that is stuck... we don't want them anyway.


They might be psychopaths.
Psychopathy is a very common
mental disorder. It is twice as
common as schizophrenia,
anorexia, and bipolar disorder.
It is equally common as bulimia,
panic disorder, and autism.
The only mental disorders
significantly more common than
psychopathy are substance abuse
or dependence, depression, and
post-traumatic stress disorder.

Psychopathy affects all
ethnic, cultural, racial,
and socioeconomic groups.

...psychopathy
is a spectrum disorder,

Prevalence in the United States
Approximately 70% of the
population is estimated to
have no psychopathic traits
whatsoever.

Key Point
👇👇👇👇👇👇
The remaining
30% have low, medium, or
high levels of psychopathy.


Source:
https://psychopathyis.org/stats/



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


Learn how to spot one. If for no other reason than to save humanity and you might save democracy along the way.

❤️




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Yup! buzzycrumbhunger Yesterday #4
I had hoped that tree that fell outside of the mansion BumRushDaShow Yesterday #5
Imagine what would happen if a sinkhole swallowed up the wnylib Yesterday #8
If I didn't live here, I sure as hell... 3catwoman3 Yesterday #3
I know exactly how you feel, 3catwoman3 calimary Yesterday #13
Students too KT2000 Yesterday #6
Why would they want to come to American Universities? slightlv Yesterday #14
Can't imagine why Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Yesterday #7
Hell, CITIZENS are leaving in record numbers. Grokenstein Yesterday #9
Couldn't this be a good thing? littlemissmartypants Yesterday #10
I agree that a lot of people only respond to their pocketbooks. yardwork Yesterday #15
Nobody will win the blame game, ever. ... littlemissmartypants Yesterday #16
That may be a tough call. OldBaldy1701E 15 hrs ago #21
One of the key characteristics of psychopaths Metaphorical 2 hrs ago #26
A lot of Americans ... cannabis_flower Yesterday #11
Which city? How is Colombia for expats? fujiyamasan 21 hrs ago #18
I'm currently living in Armenia, Quindio, cannabis_flower 7 hrs ago #25
I left as well but moved to Valencia Spain sdfernando 17 hrs ago #20
Our Republican owned/operated media popsdenver Yesterday #12
Ouch! calimary 22 hrs ago #17
No one willingly goes into a war zone. Aussie105 18 hrs ago #19
As a Canadian, I'd have to see the following before I'll consider a trip to the USA now: MrsCheaplaugh 14 hrs ago #22
My grandpa was born in Canada ybbor 14 hrs ago #23
It's a shame that the owners and operators of tourist destination industries don't have the wealth and political power Aristus 13 hrs ago #24
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