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We eventually just got wired differently than the MAGAts (Original Post) Stargleamer 17 hrs ago OP
Our elevators go all the way to the top. dem4decades 16 hrs ago #1
And then some. 🌞❤️ littlemissmartypants 16 hrs ago #4
sometimes thought... markie 16 hrs ago #2
It's just that the cult's social norms are ass backwards sakabatou 16 hrs ago #3
They love things, and use people Seinan Sensei 15 hrs ago #7
📌 Reminder: They might be psychopaths. littlemissmartypants 16 hrs ago #5
Holy shit! I've see one in the news All. The. Time. for the last 10 years!! Beartracks 15 hrs ago #8
Some relogic 16 hrs ago #6
Ever hear the term cognitive belief stickiness? xuplate 15 hrs ago #9
New to me, too. 3catwoman3 7 hrs ago #14
Yeah, but it worked on more than enough people to ruin this nation. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E 14 hrs ago #10
I like it. The Civil War metaphoric equivalent is "Grant Moves South" after the Wilderness campaign. NNadir 14 hrs ago #11
I think we all start wired the same Skittles 9 hrs ago #12
I think some of us know the Devil when we see him. B.See 9 hrs ago #13
I bet some of our founders actually ARE rolling in their graves. calimary 6 hrs ago #15
Not just the Founders. ShazzieB 6 hrs ago #16
Indeed! Wouldn't surprise me. calimary 6 hrs ago #17
Agree Wifes husband 6 hrs ago #18
Morlocks & Eloi... Woodycall 6 hrs ago #19
Btw, I freakin' LOVE this! calimary 5 hrs ago #20

markie

(24,074 posts)
2. sometimes thought...
Sat May 23, 2026, 02:44 PM
16 hrs ago

we must be different species?? evolved from different early beings?

littlemissmartypants

(34,456 posts)
5. 📌 Reminder: They might be psychopaths.
Sat May 23, 2026, 03:09 PM
16 hrs ago

Last edited Sat May 23, 2026, 04:11 PM - Edit history (1)

Psychopathy is a very common
mental disorder. It is twice as
common as schizophrenia,
anorexia, and bipolar disorder.
It is equally common as bulimia,
panic disorder, and autism.
The only mental disorders
significantly more common than
psychopathy are substance abuse
or dependence, depression, and
post-traumatic stress disorder.

Psychopathy affects all
ethnic, cultural, racial,
and socioeconomic groups.

...psychopathy
is a spectrum disorder,

Prevalence in the United States
Approximately 70% of the
population is estimated to
have no psychopathic traits
whatsoever.

Key Point
👇👇👇👇👇👇
The remaining
30% have low, medium, or
high levels of psychopathy.


Source:
https://psychopathyis.org/stats/



Characteristics of Psychopaths

1. Aggressive, callous, and cunning
2. Complete absence of conscience and empathy
3. Very adept at manipulating others
4. Willingness to engage in immoral, criminal conduct
5. Willingness to take what they want and do as they please, regardless of who is hurt or wronged
6. Deceptive ability to appear outwardly benevolent
7. Deceptive ability to behave in superficially charming ways to hide purely selfish motives
8. Willingness to use intimidation and violence to control others in order to satisfy their own needs
9. Willingness to intentionally violate the basic inherent human rights of others
10. Complete absence of any sense of guilt or remorse for the harm their actions have caused to others
11. Rationalization of their own immoral behavior
12. Will attempt to lay blame upon someone else for their own conduct
13. Denial, will deny their own wrongdoing outright
14. Utter contemptuousness toward the feelings and desires of their fellow beings
15. Pathological lying, will say anything without any concern for truth to advance their own hidden agendas
16. Ablity to feign [fake] normal human emotions and empathy
17. Distorted sense of the consequences of their actions
18. Total failure to accept any responsibility for their own socially irresponsible ways
19. Strong bellef that they will never be brought to justice for their criminal behavior


Learn how to spot one. If for no other reason than to save humanity and you might save democracy along the way.

❤️

Beartracks

(14,660 posts)
8. Holy shit! I've see one in the news All. The. Time. for the last 10 years!!
Sat May 23, 2026, 03:26 PM
15 hrs ago

And yeah, 30%. That numbers sounds persistently familiar...

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relogic

(251 posts)
6. Some
Sat May 23, 2026, 03:10 PM
16 hrs ago

honor truth, empathy and did I mention truth? How do you convince the selfish, unfeeling and lie enablers that their agendas do not advance the wellbeing of humanity. Do they really think those longings that progressives or humanists work toward matter?

I’m beginning to believe the twisted “wiring” referenced is humanity’s sorrow. We may challenge their detachment from aspiring to wellbeing for all, but fixed within this soulless population is a disease that ravages the weak and helpless.

xuplate

(230 posts)
9. Ever hear the term cognitive belief stickiness?
Sat May 23, 2026, 03:48 PM
15 hrs ago

I didn’t until this morning. My free newsletter from Neuroscience News has an article about low serotonin levels and the inability to abandon old ideas in the face of new evidence.

NNadir

(38,585 posts)
11. I like it. The Civil War metaphoric equivalent is "Grant Moves South" after the Wilderness campaign.
Sat May 23, 2026, 05:12 PM
14 hrs ago

B.See

(8,895 posts)
13. I think some of us know the Devil when we see him.
Sat May 23, 2026, 10:12 PM
9 hrs ago

Last edited Sun May 24, 2026, 02:22 AM - Edit history (1)

And that fkr squatting in the O. Office is evil incarnate.

ShazzieB

(22,906 posts)
16. Not just the Founders.
Sun May 24, 2026, 12:55 AM
6 hrs ago

I'm in northern Illinois, and I'm pretty sure I can hear Lincoln thrashing around in his tomb all the way down in Spingfield!

Wifes husband

(762 posts)
18. Agree
Sun May 24, 2026, 01:07 AM
6 hrs ago

My mom told me often, "tell me you are a Republican, and I know all I need to know about you". I can honestly say I have never known this to be untrue, and I am an old man. Some are tolerable, but if you identify as a Republican, you are basically a selfish ass.

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