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littlemissmartypants

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14. Thanks for sharing this, malaise. ❤️
Thu Jan 8, 2026, 10:23 PM
Jan 2026

How to spot a psychopath:

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

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The man is amoral. surfered Jan 2026 #1
He is stark raving mad malaise Jan 2026 #3
Yup yellow dahlia Jan 2026 #18
Yup yellow dahlia Jan 2026 #17
Recommended. H2O Man Jan 2026 #2
He can bdamomma Jan 2026 #4
Good to see you malaise Jan 2026 #6
Happy 2026!!!! bdamomma Jan 2026 #7
Tell us something we don't already know /nt bucolic_frolic Jan 2026 #5
"No law does this man observe" perfessor Jan 2026 #8
Yes Trailrider1951 Jan 2026 #38
What is retribution C_U_L8R Jan 2026 #9
International law never really existed for major powers. Munu Jan 2026 #10
True malaise Jan 2026 #12
Ask African nations how real it is. They are held strictly accountable. AloeVera Jan 2026 #31
International law serves as a tool of imperial control. Munu Jan 2026 #33
Only applies to us peons malaise Jan 2026 #35
Yup, that's how a fascist state works. patphil Jan 2026 #37
... Solly Mack Jan 2026 #11
What morality? BadgerMom Jan 2026 #13
Interesting he said "morality" Grim Chieftain Jan 2026 #16
The morality of a rapist malaise Jan 2026 #25
Thanks for sharing this, malaise. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Jan 2026 #14
Except #16 emmybee43 Jan 2026 #19
He may have at one time, for his own psycho reasons. ... littlemissmartypants Jan 2026 #20
I agree, at one time he might have been able to fake feelings. Irish_Dem Jan 2026 #28
Congress and the courts appointed this kind of man King of the US. Irish_Dem Jan 2026 #27
Well, he's making an active and credible threat against every nation on Earth Orrex Jan 2026 #15
Trump is morally depraved and spiritually bankrupt. patphil Jan 2026 #21
THIS malaise Jan 2026 #36
Well, if it's limited by his own mind then we are in good shape... Ol Janx Spirit Jan 2026 #22
There was a chance to hold him accountable. thought crime Jan 2026 #23
We had a good run (nt) Kennah Jan 2026 #24
Trump loves to hurt people. He lives for it and it brings him great satisfaction Irish_Dem Jan 2026 #26
"Stable genius" was a threat. underpants Jan 2026 #29
The son of perdition has "morality"? /nt artemisia1 Jan 2026 #30
He misspoke - he meant his lack of morality. marble falls Jan 2026 #32
No good louse is stakki Kid Berwyn Jan 2026 #34
We have a James Bond supervillain as president. Initech Jan 2026 #39
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