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The Psychopathy of the Left: Know thy Enemy
American Thinker ^ | 18 Jun, 2024 | Frederick Hink

Posted on 06/18/2024 3:39:53 AM PDT by MtnClimber

Evil is the absence of conscience; psychopathy is the lack of empathy and conscience; thus, many left-wing agitators are evil incarnate.

Eric Hoffer, in The True Believer, identified three groupings of people involved with mass movements: men of words, practical men of action, and fanatics. These can be further summarized as the benefactors -- politicians and community leaders who gain power through aggressive protests; the agitators who play the role of true believers by manipulating causes and people to gain recognition and power; and the cannon fodder, those who are easily manipulated and see social justice as a means to gain social acceptance and self-worth. Hoffer did not have access to psychological studies of individuals within mass movements; had he, his contemplations may have focused upon the personality traits of individual participants within mass totalitarian movements -- especially among the agitators and cannon fodder -- and concluded true belief was not the only driver toward violence.

From man-on-the-street interviews of Hamas sympathizers, two of these groupings are on full display: the agitators deny the barbarity of the Hamas atrocities on October 7th, dismissing it as “Zionist” propaganda; the cannon fodder is exposed as a legion of brainless twits -- many did not know what river or what sea they were demanding for their Palestinian brethren. “Queers for Palestine” activists do not know of the warm welcome they would receive from Hamas if they visited the Gaza Strip. Hint: it involves stones and rooftops.

But what motivates people to deny the truth -- or ignorance altogether -- in order to spread mayhem and destruction?

There have been numerous studies that have suggested that right-wing authoritarianism (RWA)...

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TOPICS: Society
KEYWORDS: demonicleft; erichoffer; left; marxism; psychopathy; thetruebeliever
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To: MtnClimber
What observers witness in continual Hamas -- or BLM or Antifa or (insert here) -- protests have been participants suffering from high levels of neurotic narcissism. The lack of altruism undercuts the Left’s “strong desire” for social justice.

Good piece but needs to be tightened up...

21 posted on 06/18/2024 6:08:23 AM PDT by GOPJ (WOKE DEI hires - an easy way to place hard core commies and sexual weirdos in top corporate spots.s)
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To: RoosterRedux

Except that the false dichotomy between Nazism and Communism is used to divide and compel people to associate more with one than the other. Just because Nazi Germany and the USSR had a falling out called WWII does not mean one was Right Wing and one was Left Wing. And we don’t have to “pick a side” as it is implied we should do. It was more of a “domestic disturbance!” Both are Left Wing and models for our current Democrat régime.


22 posted on 06/18/2024 6:26:03 AM PDT by Liberty Ship ("Lord, make me fast and accurate.")
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To: Liberty Ship
How would you define extreme "Right Wing"?

I wouldn't know how.

I have always thought of conservatives (the Right) as just common sense people...and not extreme in any way.

23 posted on 06/18/2024 6:30:23 AM PDT by RoosterRedux (A person who seeks the truth with a closed mind will never find it. He will only confirm his bias.)
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To: Taxman

ping


24 posted on 06/18/2024 6:45:00 AM PDT by Taxman ((SAVE AMERICA! VOTE REPUBLICAN IN 2024! SAVE AMERICA!))
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To: RoosterRedux

Thank you. One has learned something useful today already.


25 posted on 06/18/2024 6:49:48 AM PDT by OKSooner (Divest from New York.)
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To: OKSooner

Yur welcome. As said above, I didn’t know this until a good Freeper educated me last year.;-)


26 posted on 06/18/2024 10:24:45 AM PDT by RoosterRedux (A person who seeks the truth with a closed mind will never find it. He will only confirm his bias.)
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