We have psychopaths amoung us
I had been wanting to put this up for a while, but hesitated until I saw the antics of Bill and Hill the last couple days.
Even if you don’t agree, I have known/worked for/worked with several. Try the test on a few of your suspects. Bill is clearly a psychopath.
Written by Christopher S. Putnam on January 20th, 2008 at 1:31 pm
From DamnInteresting.com
“I don’t think I feel things the same way you do.”
The man sits at the table in the well-fitted attire of success—charming, witty, and instantly likeable. He is a confident, animated speaker, but he seems to be struggling with this particular point.
“It’s like… at my first job,” he continues, “I was stealing maybe a thousand bucks a month from that place. And this kid, he was new, he got wise. And he was going to turn me in, but before he got the chance I went to the manager and pinned the whole thing on him.” Now he is grinning widely. “Kid lost his job, the cops got involved, I don’t know what happened to him. And I guess something like that is supposed to make me feel bad, right? It’s supposed to hurt, right? But instead, it’s like there’s nothing.” He smiles apologetically and shakes his head. “Nothing.”
His name is Frank, and he is a psychopath.
In the public imagination, a “psychopath” is a violent serial killer or an over-the-top movie villain, as one sometimes might suspect Frank to be. He is highly impulsive and has a callous disregard for the well-being of others that can be disquieting. But he is just as likely to be a next-door neighbor, a doctor, or an actor on TV—essentially no different from anyone else who holds these roles, except that Frank lacks the nagging little voice which so profoundly influences most of our lives. Frank has no conscience. And as much as we would like to think that people like him are a rare aberration, safely locked away, the truth is that they are more common than most would ever guess.
Read the whole article and see the “Test”.
Gore is probably described also.
March 7th, 2008 at 5:03 pm
I have known one psychopath like this in my life. Last I heard, he was here in Houston, and was working for a building contractor. So, if you buy a new home in Houston, and get one that he had something to do with building, I hope you have a good home inspection done.
He is the type who would intentionally cover up something that is unsafe, to save a buck or two, rather than fix it, even though the cost would be minimal. Buy me a beer sometime, and I’ll tell you some of his exploits. Makes me shudder to think what some people might be living in, out there.
March 7th, 2008 at 8:10 pm
I took the liberty of taking the test for Bill Clinton……… and BINGO lololololololol
March 7th, 2008 at 8:20 pm
I did my friend, as well, AW… Was about half-way down, and all “yes” so far, when it switched over. Still more “yes” answers followed. Most of the “not-yes” answers were “unknown.”
March 14th, 2008 at 4:12 pm
I had a “Boss’s Boss” at Conoco, who plagued me for 15 years. He was the most dishonest person I have ever met in a professional environment. Until now, I never understood where he was coming from, as I am a person who has a strict sense of moral responsibility. He could talk his way out of a bank vault when caught.
That was about 18 years ago. I wonder if he has met his maker.