IMHO, Liberalism is a spiritual and mental disorder.
I think there needs to be additional studies done on why certain people are so easily "scammed" by the snakes of the world and blindly follow them at their own peril and that of their friends and families.
“there is an even greater number roaming free in our society and often using their condition to their advantage in any way possible.”
By that definition aren’t we all psychos to a lesser and greater extent?
Who among us doesn’t look out for our self interest (as each one of us defines it) first and foremost?
“Ummm? The Clintons, the Obamas, Pelosi, Schiff, Schumer, Northam and the whole demoKKKrat party leadership come to mind.”
Why not the power hungry Republicans. Why isn’t Trump, the Bushes, McConnell etc. on your list?
It’s because their interests are the same as yours and you give them your vote because you know they are capable of fighting for your shared interest better than you can on your own!
You see, people like that when they’re on you side you call them “strong leaders”, when they’re on the other side they’re “psychopaths”.
As in everything else, it all depends whose ox is getting gored.
Bottom line, this is an idiotic article.
Yes.
But if politicians want to get elected and reelected, they usually have to show some degree of discipline and impulse control. They can't let their impulses run wild or they crash and burn. We hear about the politicians who do mess up like that, but they are the one's being weeded out.
I'm skeptical about the idea that politicians tend to be psychopaths. There were a lot of mid-20th century ideas about normality and health that look a little naive now. Not everything wrong in the world can be attributed to personal psychopathy.
There is a fine line between being crazy and being brilliant. Some of these people manage to cross over and back at will.