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GiqueCee

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1. A perfect explanation...

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Sat Mar 21, 2026, 09:24 AM

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... of why I think the DSM 5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, vol. 5) should be updated to include conservatism on the sociopathy spectrum. Conservatism is a political pseudo-philosophy that has more than earned a place at the dark end of that spectrum.

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