Sociopaths and Democrats

Townhall.com ^ | August 8, 2013 | Emmett Tyrrell

[SandRat]

I always thought a Sociopath and a Democrat, were one and the same.

[Yosemitest]

You're correct.

"Democrats like to project and accuse others of crimes and misdeeds they themselves do"

Here's something to consider about liberals, and conservatives.

The liberal's problem is psychological projection.

Liberals do this all the time.
Here's a definition.
Freudian Projection

The following is a collection of definitions of projection from orthodox psychology texts.
In this system the distinct mechanism of projecting own unconscious or undesirable characteristics onto an opponent is called Freudian Projection.

• "A defense mechanism in which the individual attributes to other people impulses and traits that he himself has but cannot accept.
  It is especially likely to occur when the person lacks insight into his own impulses and traits."
  
  
• "The externalisation of internal unconscious wishes, desires or emotions on to other people.
  So, for example, someone who feels subconsciously that they have a powerful latent homosexual drive may not acknowledge this consciously, but it may show in their readiness to suspect others of being homosexual."
  
  
• "Attributing one's own undesirable traits to other people or agencies, e.g., an aggressive man accuses other people of being hostile."
  
  
• "The individual perceives in others the motive he denies having himself.
  Thus the cheat is sure that everyone else is dishonest.
  The would-be adulterer accuses his wife of infidelity."
  
  
• "People attribute their own undesirable traits onto others.
  An individual who unconsciously recognises his or her aggressive tendencies may then see other people acting in an excessively aggressive way."
  
  
• "Projection is the opposite defence mechanism to identification.
  We project our own unpleasant feelings onto someone else and blame them for having thoughts that we really have."

And here's a problem with honest people.

(General) Projection

Here projection is assuming that others act or perceive similarly – according to this definition it is not necessary for a projected trait to be undesirable or unconscious.
Projection is probably inherent in social animals and the single most important psychological mechanism.
The following are given as examples:

1. Individual A assumes that B sees the colour red as he does, until informed that B is colour-blind;
   
   
2. Someone who never lies is easy to deceive because he projects his truthfulness onto others, assuming that others are honest also;
   
   
3. ‘It takes one to know one’;
   
   
4. An inept con-man fears that others are trying to cheat him, signals his fear and alerts others;
   
   
5. (Freudian) An individual who possesses malicious characteristics, but who is unwilling to perceive himself as a protagonist, convinces himself that his opponent feels and would act the same way.

Liberals constantly project their own vile values onto conservatives, intentionally or unintentionally,
and they need to be called on it, be shamed on it, and be laughed at to scorn, when they do it.

We MUST get rid of these evil people.

[Colonel_Flagg]

I suggest that the answer is hypocrisy.

Without hypocrisy, Democrats would have no way to communicate.

[Rodamala]

A sociopath, in plain language unadorned by the psychiatrists' hocus-pocus, is a person who does not know right from wrong, at least as regards his own behavior.

That description is actually more along the definition of a psychopath.

Sociopaths, which research shows to be 4% of the human population, are noted for remorselessness, and a general lack of empathy towards other human beings.

[donmeaker]

Dan Sickles, a Union general at Gettysburg, had been aquitted of murder due to the first ever use of temporary insanity as his defense. The guy he shot had been taking liberties with Dan’s wife, while Dan was taking similar liberties with other women elsewhere.

He was also a Democrat.

[jeffc]

Dems know they get a free pass from the “news” media.

[dragonblustar]

Sociopaths, which research shows to be 4% of the human population, are noted for remorselessness, and a general lack of empathy towards other human beings.

4% of the general population but 96% of congress.

[knarf]

Sociopaths ARE democrats

There

fixed it

[IrishBrigade]

He was also a Democrat.

...a lousy general too...I’ll bet that for the rest of his lengthy life, he was seeing Lafayette McLaw’s division shattering his exposed position over and over...

[SandRat]

We MUST get rid of these evil people.

I AGREE!

[Sergio]

bkmk

[bamahead]

Bump for later. Excellent definition.

[rockrr]

Great line ;-)

[KC_Conspirator]

You are correct in the decription differences between sociopaths and psychopaths. Sometimes its not all that clear.

[b9]

Terrific piece you posted - thanks!

Ironically, every one of these female victims continue voting for pigs.

[donmeaker]

He claimed that his position in the front worked as a spoiling attack, to prevent the confederates from launching the coordinated attack on the US Army position that they had hoped for.

He used to go visit his leg in the museum.

[tacticalogic]

About 4% of the general population are sociopaths, but they are vastly over-represented in government positions because they are attracted to the power and opportunity to exercise control over others:

http://www.caseyresearch.com/articles/ascendence-sociopaths-us-governance

[rightwingcrazy]

Need a word for someone who professes to be dedicated to “humanity”, but paradoxically holds individual humans in utter contempt.

[RetiredArmy]

Totally agree.