[Seaplaner]

Nice post Mia; however, let's get into some psychological nuts and bolts here...

Here is a brief excerpt from Profile of a Sociopath, an excellent website found at http://www.hss.caltech.edu/~mcafee/Bin/sb.html

From the website, the traits excerpted below are based on the psychopathy checklists of H. Cleckley and R. Hare.

See for yourself if they don’t describe Hillary Rodham to a tee…

• Contemptuous of those who seek to understand them

• Does not perceive that anything is wrong with them

• Authoritarian

• Secretive

• Paranoid

• Only rarely in difficulty with the law, but seeks out situations where their tyrannical behavior will be tolerated, condoned, or admired

• Conventional appearance

• Goal of enslavement of their victim(s)

• Exercises despotic control over every aspect of the victim's life

• Has an emotional need to justify their crimes and therefore needs their victim's affirmation (respect, gratitude and love)

• Ultimate goal is the creation of a willing victim

• Incapable of real human attachment to another

• Unable to feel remorse or guilt

• Extreme narcissism and grandiose

• May state readily that their goal is to rule the world

I think that most of us can connect a Hillary news event with each one of the above bullet items. To my (untrained) eye, Hillary is a true psychopath.

If Alfred Hitchcock were still among us, he could make a darned scary movie about Hillary, and none of it would need to be fiction.

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[Mia T]

No doubt, missus clinton is a psychopath. (Note the distinction vs. sociopath)

In a nutshell and generally speaking, the clintons are obviously both:

1. psychopathic (exhibit myriad personality disorders associated with violence, lack of empathy and socially manipulative behavior)
   
   
2. psychotic (hold grandiose and paranoid delusions) Although psychosis is considered by mainstream psychiatry to be a symptom of severe mental illness, it should be distinguished from the concept of insanity, which is a legal term denoting that a person should not be criminally responsible for his actions.
   

The clintons are--and must be held--criminally responsible for all their betrayals, misdeeds and outrages.

Our problem is getting a government with the courage, character and selflessness to nail them.

We must purge DC of the professional pols; we must field citizen politicians of exceptional achievement and character; we must produce an electorate that is informed, an electoral system that is free of fraud. No easy task. But doable.

As a starter, we can make certain that these two miscreants never again take the White House.

 

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The difference between a psychopath and a sociopath is somewhat blurred, at least according to the fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). DSM-IV lists both definitions together under the heading of Antisocial Personalities because they share some common traits. However, some professionals maintain there is a difference beyond the similarities.

Shared traits of the psychopath and sociopath include a complete disregard for the feelings and rights of others. This usually surfaces by age 15 and may be accompanied by cruelty to animals. These traits are distinct and repetitive, creating a pattern of misbehavior that goes beyond normal adolescent mischief.

Both the psychopath and sociopath fail to feel remorse or guilt. They appear to lack a conscience and are completely self-serving. They routinely disregard rules, social mores and laws, unmindful of putting themselves or others at risk.

Of the more distinguishing traits, some argue the sociopath to be less organized in his or her demeanor, nervous and easily agitated &endash; someone likely living on the fringes of society, without solid or consistent economic support. A sociopath is more likely to spontaneously act out in inappropriate ways without thinking through the consequences.

Conversely, the psychopath tends to be extremely organized, secretive and manipulative. The outer personality is often charismatic and charming, hiding the real person beneath. Though psychopaths do not feel for others, they can mimic behaviors that make them appear normal. Upon meeting, one would have more of a tendency to trust a psychopath than a sociopath.

Because of the organized personality of the psychopath, he or she might have a tendency to be better educated than the average sociopath, who probably lacks the attentive skills to excel in school. While psychopaths can fly under the radar of society, many maintaining families and steady work, a sociopath more often lacks the skills and drive for mimicking normal behavior, making "seemingly healthy" relationships and a stable home less likely. From a criminal standpoint, a sociopath's crimes are typically disorganized and spontaneous, while the psychopath's crimes are well planned out. For this reason, psychopaths are harder to catch than sociopaths, as the sociopath is more apt to leave ample evidence in his or her explosions of violence.

Hence, while similar psychological traits might fall under the antisocial personality heading, from a social and criminalist point of view, the differences between a psychopath and a sociopath may be significant.--What is the Difference Between a Psychopath and a Sociopath?

[Mia T]

If Alfred Hitchcock were still among us, he could make a darned scary movie about Hillary, and none of it would need to be fiction.--Seaplaner

Some would say he already has. ;)

[Michael.SF.]

Damn:
• Authoritarian
• Secretive
• Paranoid
• Only rarely in difficulty with the law, but seeks out situations where their tyrannical behavior will be tolerated, condoned, or admired
• Conventional appearance
• Goal of enslavement of their victim(s)
• Has an emotional need to justify their crimes and therefore needs their victim's affirmation (respect, gratitude and love)
• Ultimate goal is the creation of a willing victim
• Incapable of real human attachment to another
• Unable to feel remorse or guilt
• Extreme narcissism and grandiose

You just pegged my sister-in-law to a Tee

[brushcop]

"If Alfred Hitchcock were still among us, he could make a darned scary movie about Hillary, and none of it would need to be fiction"

I'm afraid that may come to pass but in reality, not a movie.