The pathological liars I have known do not lie out of kindness; they lie to put others down and raise themselves up, to get out of any possible harm to themelves, to support other lies they told, and for other personal gain.
Looks like there may be some areas of this thread that need a little further investigation.
I guess I thought the sarcasm tag wasn’t needed.
I mean that they are convinced, themselves, that their lies are an act of kindness because the real truth would hurt people. Just another lie, this one told to themselves.
Psychopaths are not kind and do not act out of kindness. That is correct.
Sorry for not being more clear.