U.S. Politics - Thread

[wendog33]

One interesting thing you learn while studying Psychology is that most good leaders have some level of psychopathy. It helps in so many aspect politics if you're at least a mild psychopath.

They seem to have assessed him as further "gone" than mild psychopathy

 

[Hacky McAxe]

Watching the Outsiders on Sky News as it's always entertaining. The best part was when they said:

"Joe Biden said he's going to combat Coronavirus, systemic racism and climate change. One of those is on the way out, one no longer exists, and one never existed. So his job is done"

A reminder that Conservative commentators are the laughing stock of humanity.

 

[maroondog72]

In hindsight.. I wish the fuck I had. Orange Oompa Loompa.. that is fucking gold. Best thing I saw today was the signs around the White House that simply said “You’re fired”

This one cracked me up

 

[Psycho Doggie]

One interesting thing you learn while studying Psychology is that most good leaders have some level of psychopathy. It helps in so many aspect politics if you're at least a mild psychopath.

It helps in a lot of ways. Helps with lying, helps with making decisions that hurt people, helps with the ol' career stabby stabby.

Estimates are about 1% of the general population are diagnosable for Anti-social personality disorder, the current official term for psychopaths/sociopaths, and about 2-3% of the general population that have elements of APD. Estimates for CEOs usually run between 10 and 30%.

 

[wendog33]

Trump is now threatening to start his own tv station or buy one out to compete against Fox and Murdoch...seems they are the latest fools Trump is blaming for the loss.

Sky is even more radically in favour of Trump so he should be happy with Ruperts Australian arm I guess.

 

[Hacky McAxe]

It helps in a lot of ways. Helps with lying, helps with making decisions that hurt people, helps with the ol' career stabby stabby.

Estimates are about 1% of the general population are diagnosable for Anti-social personality disorder, the current official term for psychopaths/sociopaths, and about 2-3% of the general population that have elements of APD. Estimates for CEOs usually run between 10 and 30%.

It goes even further than that. Most have a decent ability to read people which is very effective for business and political deals.

Of course there's different levels of it. Which is why you often find debates in psychology about the generalisation of AsPD instead of separating them into the different levels. But that's much like many disorders being collated into ASD now days. It has its major benefits but also causes diagnostic problems. But that's another thing altogether.

 

[Psycho Doggie]

Trump is now threatening to start his own tv station or buy one out to compete against Fox and Murdoch...seems they are the latest fools Trump is blaming for the loss.

Sky is even more radically in favour of Trump so he should be happy with Ruperts Australian arm I guess.

With what money?

Actually I hope he goes for it. Hard to see anyone beating Rupert at the media game when it comes to making money out of it. Gina Reinhart has more money than Trump and her foray into media ownership didn't last long.

 

[Psycho Doggie]

It goes even further than that. Most have a decent ability to read people which is very effective for business and political deals.

Of course there's different levels of it. Which is why you often find debates in psychology about the generalisation of AsPD instead of separating them into the different levels. But that's much like many disorders being collated into ASD now days. It has its major benefits but also causes diagnostic problems. But that's another thing altogether.

Hence a lot of psychologists will talk about "features" of this or that PD. But yes, they are sometimes scarily good at reading people, it seems to happen at a subconscious level. A theory that has some interesting points has to do with them being unclouded or less clouded by reactions to emotional cues, which would be considered normative.

 

[Psycho Doggie]

Thank fuck I stayed out of this thread , thank fuck the orange Oompa Loompa got the punt hopefully his fuckwit supporters don’t drag the US into a civil war.

Plenty of others hoping things aren't about to go to hell...

 

[CaptainJackson]

Michael Pascoe: You think America’s disastrous politics can’t happen here?

This is no time to feel smug about our electoral system, to bask in the Australian exceptionalism conferred by compulsory voting.

thenewdaily.com.au

 

[The DoggFather]

So, who's winning? LOL

 

[Mr 95%]

So, who's winning? LOL

Apparently this guy..

 

[Chris Harding]

Watching the Outsiders on Sky News as it's always entertaining. The best part was when they said:

"Joe Biden said he's going to combat Coronavirus, systemic racism and climate change. One of those is on the way out, one no longer exists, and one never existed. So his job is done"

A reminder that Conservative commentators are the laughing stock of humanity.

The same clowns are predicting that the USA will be "begging for Trump to run again in 2024". That's the thing with delusion and belief systems - facts and reality are the first casualties.

 

[Mr 95%]

Watching the Outsiders on Sky News as it's always entertaining. The best part was when they said:

"Joe Biden said he's going to combat Coronavirus, systemic racism and climate change. One of those is on the way out, one no longer exists, and one never existed. So his job is done"

A reminder that Conservative commentators are the laughing stock of humanity.

You should have stayed around for Paul Murray for a laugh..I did..but vomited instead.

 

[Chris Harding]

Hence a lot of psychologists will talk about "features" of this or that PD. But yes, they are sometimes scarily good at reading people, it seems to happen at a subconscious level. A theory that has some interesting points has to do with them being unclouded or less clouded by reactions to emotional cues, which would be considered normative.

Many people just want others to take over their lives for them, so they can stop worrying about what's happening, and how to cope. They are the ones who fall for faith healers, TV evangelists, and charlatans. Once hooked, they stay loyal until a more charismatic fraudster comes along.

 

[Chris Harding]

Murdoch has run hard for the conservatives in the Eden Monaro by-election, ACT, NT, Qld, and US elections. And he got the lot wrong, backing the wrong horse every time. You'd think some element of common sense would start to make his editors and journalists realise that they are playing a fool's game working for an old, spiteful, billionaire. Murdoch's last words will be "Rosebud".

 

[sideswip]

There lots to come on this election fraud ... The US media are just as corrupt as Biden Camp ... Who the hell is going to Vote for Higher Taxes..

 

[Hacky McAxe]

There lots to come on this election fraud ... The US media are just as corrupt as Biden Camp ... Who the hell is going to Vote for Higher Taxes..

People generally vote based on more than one policy. And considering that the tax increase is only an increase for people who earn more than $300k per year, I don't think most Americans are concerned about it.

 

[CroydonDog]

 

[Flanagun]

There lots to come on this election fraud ... The US media are just as corrupt as Biden Camp ... Who the hell is going to Vote for Higher Taxes..

The only fraud is the fat piece of shit who is about to be booted out of the White House.