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Ike Kapetan
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Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2015 1:30 pm Post subject: Narcissists and other nasty people |
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bbc - Psychology: the man who studies everyday evil
"Lyons and her student, Amy Jones found that night owls - people who stay
up late but can't get up in the morning - tend to score higher on a range of
dark triad traits. They are often risk-takers - one of the characteristics of
psychopathy; they are more manipulative - a Machiavellian trait - and as
narcissists, they tend to be exploitative of other people. That might make
sense if you consider our evolution: perhaps dark personalities have more
chance to steal, manipulate, and have illicit sexual liaisons late while
everyone else is sleeping, so they evolved to be creatures of the night."
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Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2015 1:31 pm Post subject: |
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PSYCHOPATHS AMONG US - Hare estimates that 1 percent of the population
are psychopaths.
"Weeks of intense therapy, which are producing real breakthroughs in the
other youths, will probably make a psychopath more likely to reoffend.
Psychopaths are not like the rest of us, and everyone who studies them
agrees they should not be treated as if they were.
Babiak says psychopaths have three motivations: thrill-seeking, the pathological
desire to win, and the inclination to hurt people. "They'll jump on any opportunity
that allows them to do those things," he says. "If something better comes along,
they'll drop you and move on.
Paul Babiak says he's 'not comfortable' with one researcher's estimate
that one in ten executives is a psychopath, but he has noticed that they
are attracted to positions of power. When he describes employees such
as John to other executives, they know exactly whom he's talking about.
'I was talking to a group of human-resources executives yesterday,' says
Babiak, 'and every one of them said, you know, I think I've got somebody
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Ike Kapetan
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Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2015 1:32 pm Post subject: |
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psychology today - Internet Trolls Are Narcissists, Psychopaths, and Sadists
"Trolls truly enjoy making you feel bad. To quote the authors once more
(because this is a truly quotable article):
"Both trolls and sadists feel sadistic glee at the distress of others. Sadists just
want to have fun ... and the Internet is their playground!"
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Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2015 1:33 pm Post subject: |
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fastcompany - Working for the Boss from Hell
"I tell this story in the context of this month's cover package on psycho-
pathic bosses and the organizational havoc they wreak. As Martha Stout,
a psychologist at the Harvard Medical School, tells us, "People see socio-
pathy [a synonym for "psychopathy"] in their personal lives, and they
don't have a clue that it has a label or that others have encountered it." |
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Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2016 5:35 pm Post subject: |
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upi.com - Study: Women afraid of crime prefer dominant partners
"Our research suggests that the relationship between feelings of vulnera-
bility, as measured by fear of crime, and women's preference for physically
formidable and dominant mates is stable, and does not update according to
environmental circumstances or relative level of protection needed." |
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Posted: Sun May 29, 2016 7:18 pm Post subject: |
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Dr. Mary C. McDonald - A Price Worth Paying
"In every field of human endeavor, he that is first must perpetually live
in the white light of publicity. Whether the leadership is vested in a man
or in a manufactured product, emulation and envy are ever at work. In
art, in literature, in music, in industry, the reward and the punishment are
always the same. The reward is widespread recognition; the punishment,
fierce denial and detraction. When a man's work becomes a standard for
the whole world, it also becomes a target for the shafts of the envious
few." |
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Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2016 9:23 pm Post subject: |
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r - Individuals who score high on narcissism enjoy an early surge of admiration
"When a group of strangers is thrown together, individuals who score
high on narcissism enjoy an early surge of admiration, recognition and
friendship among their peers. But over time, their self-assurance and
showmanship cease to build or sustain the growth of friendships.
I used to research with a professor at my university who studied social
interaction and group interaction. The Dark Triad (narcissism, psycho-
pathy, and Machiavellianism) is a really hot topic in social psychology
right now.
The linked article explains that narcissism and emotional intelligence
are distinct and not inversely correlated, so some people are both
narcissistic and able to maintain friendships, and being narcissistic
doesn't mean you're likely to have low emotional intelligence." |
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Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2016 10:42 pm Post subject: |
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theGuardian - Is Trump a psychopath? I'd call him a narcissist
"Dutton has ranked world leaders throughout history on the Psychopathic
Personality Inventory - Revised (PPI - Revised), and awarded Trump a
score of 171, two points more than Hitler. There's not much in it at that
level, though it doesn't assure their capacity for genocide - Henry VIII
trumped both at 178. Hillary Clinton doesn't fare brilliantly in the test,
scoring 152; that's between Napoleon and Nero." |
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Ike Kapetan
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Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2016 10:39 pm Post subject: |
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bi - A Harvard psychologist's advice on how to argue when you know you're right
"Hard as it might be, the best thing to do when you're fighting with a
significant other isn't to persuade them you're right. That just breeds
negative feelings.
According to Harvard psychologist Amy Cuddy, the best thing to do
when you're in a position of power is to listen." |
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Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2016 4:14 pm Post subject: |
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tnw - This scary artificial intelligence has learned how to pick out criminals by their faces
"The outcome was impressive. Apparenly, the neural network could tell
criminals apart from non-criminals with a stunning accuracy of 89.5 percent.
These highly consistent results are evidences for the validity of automated
face-induced inference on criminality, despite the historical controversy
surrounding the topic, the researchers say." |
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Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2017 9:30 pm Post subject: |
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https://np.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/5s4r9r/socalled_judge_criticized_by_trump_is_known_as_a/ddcfc3o/
But Trump displays this behavior to a compulsive, uncontrollable degree.
He is unable to accept a criticism, any criticism, however valid or mild, of anyone on his "winner list."
He incontinently accepts and amplifies every criticism, however poorly founded or unsubstantiated, of anyone on his "loser" list.
He seeks revenge, domination and humiliation of those who defy him. |
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Posted: Sat Mar 18, 2017 12:25 am Post subject: |
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r - Don't be a sucker (1947)
"US's propaganda movie in which a man in simple terms explains how NSDAP
rose to power in Germany and how it ended in destruction of the country to a
fellow countryman who seems to be swayed by orators similair to Hitler." |
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Posted: Sun Jun 25, 2017 12:06 pm Post subject: |
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psychcentral.com - House of Cards and Psychology - Season 4 Preview
"When viewers left the Underwoods at the end of Season 3, Claire and Frank
parted ways in the midst of Frank's presidential campaign for re-election. Frank
was, as usual, ruthless in every way, doing whatever it took to earn people's
votes and win the Iowa Caucasus against rival Democratic candidate, Heather
Dunbar. In the process, he relied on Claire to stump for him when his favorable
ratings plunged, and he did nothing for her needs. Fed up, Claire walked out." |
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Posted: Sun Jun 25, 2017 12:20 pm Post subject: |
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plos - Francis 'Frank' J. Underwood: A Textbook Case of Antisocial
Personality Disorder
"I always like to take the opportunity to explain misunderstood psychiatric
concepts or diagnoses, and to clarify when a psychiatric term is used
incorrectly or prone to misinterpretation. In today's blog, I aim to do both
of these things.
We have to stay curious about ASPD - about how the disorder develops, how
to detect it, how to manage it - as our societies pay for its consequences on
many levels, economically, socially, and emotionally.
And when someone with ASPD ends up in a position of unparalleled power?
Well, who knows what the consequences could be." |
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Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2018 12:03 am Post subject: |
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https://www.reddit.com/r/science/comments/814h4z/psychologists_confirm_the_narcissistic_spectrum/
Psychologists confirm the narcissistic spectrum model in a new study: The higher the narcissist's self-entitlement and grandiosity, the more and more separation occurs between grandiosity and vulnerability. Those highest in self-entitlement are either almost all grandiose or almost all vulnerable.
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Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2018 10:16 am Post subject: |
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https://www.reddit.com/r/science/comments/a3gvu9/narcissists_are_less_likely_to_support_democracy/
Narcissists are less likely to support democracy, finds a new study, which suggests this is probably because narcissists tend to feel entitled and superior to others, which results in lower tolerance of diverse political opinions. (eurekalert.org)
There is a study that showed "general conspiracist beliefs were predicted by high individual narcissism but low self-esteem." I think this is an interesting coincidence worth investigating, given the increased role that conspiracy theories play in modern politics. |
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r - People with lower emotional intelligence are more likely to hold right-wing views
"People with lower emotional intelligence are more likely to hold right-wing
views, suggests new Belgian study (n=983), even after controlling for age,
sex, and education level, indicating that deficits in emotion understanding
and management may be related to right-wing and prejudiced attitudes." |
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Posted: Sat Sep 28, 2019 12:02 pm Post subject: |
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https://old.reddit.com/r/news/comments/da96bi/army_officer_at_maralago_accessed_russian/f1odzmz/
First of all, he wasn't an officer, he was a staff sergeant. Second of all, he
didn't just access the site, he was uploading pictures to it. And third, he was
the guy in charge of white house communications at Mar-a-Lago.
Republican anti-abortion activist Howard Scott Heldreth is a convicted child rapist in Florida.
Republican County Commissioner David Swartz pleaded guilty to molesting two girls under the age of 11 and was sentenced to 8 years in prison.
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r - Psychopathic individuals have the ability to empathize
"Psychopathic individuals have the ability to empathize, they just don't like to,
suggests new study (n=278), which found that individuals with high levels of
psychopathy, narcissism, and Machiavellianism, the 'dark triad' of personality
traits, do not appear to have an impaired ability to empathize." |
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Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2020 1:05 am Post subject: |
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https://old.reddit.com/r/news/comments/eyd0mb/rush_limbaugh_announces_he_has_lung_cancer/fggkmdg/
Rush on Michael J Fox having parkinsons disease:
"He is exaggerating the effects of the disease. He's moving all around and shaking and it's purely an act... This is really shameless of Michael J. Fox. Either he didn't take his medication or he's acting."
Rush on African Americans voting:
"[African Americans] are twelve percent of the population. Who the hell cares?"
Rush on the NFL:
"Look, let me put it to you this way: the NFL all too often looks like a game between the Bloods and the Crips without any weapons. There, I said it.
Rush on global warming:
"If you believe in God, then intellectually you cannot believe in man-made global warming."
Rush on global warming 2:
"Global warming relies on the theory that we are destroying ecosystems. There is no evidence that we could destroy ecosystems."
Rush on global warming 3:
"For years I've pointed out that global warming is bogus." |
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Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2020 7:21 pm Post subject: |
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r - Don't fall for it...
"The technique described above is Engage / Entangle, from a list (sometimes
(and likely falsely) attributed to Karl Rove) which made the rounds of the
Internet years ago:
Engage
Demand an elaborate, time-consuming comparison / analysis between your
position and theirs.
Entangle
Insist that the Liberal put their posts in their own words. That will consume the
most time and effort for the Liberal poster." |
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r - Proud Boys leader was 'prolific' informer for law enforcement
"Tarrio's defense attorney asked a judge to reduce the prison sentence of Tarrio
and two co-defendants. They had pleaded guilty in a fraud case related to the
relabeling and sale of stolen diabetes test kits." |
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Posted: Sat May 29, 2021 3:58 pm Post subject: |
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salon - Narcissism and aggression go hand in hand, study says
"According to a thorough analysis of 437 studies on narcissism around the
world, there appears to be a strong correlation between narcissism and
aggression - regardless of gender, age, and country of residence. The analysis
was published in the journal Psychological Bulletin this week." |
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A QAnon influencer who accused Democrats of being pedophiles turned out to be a convicted child molester
"QAnon followers claim that there is a 'deep state' of senior Democratic Party
politicos, CEOs, and celebrities that run a sex cult involving children. There is
no evidence for this theory.
However, records show that Todeschini is in fact a pedophile. In 1990, he was
convicted of coercing an 8-year-old boy into sexual acts in 1987, as noted on
the New York state sex offenders register." |
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Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2022 9:47 pm Post subject: |
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Y! - Yes, He Would: Fiona Hill on Putin and Nukes
"And he's blaming others, for why this has happened, and getting us to blame
ourselves.
If people look back to the history of World War II, there were an awful lot of
people around Europe who became Nazi German sympathizers before the
invasion of Poland. In the United Kingdom, there was a whole host of British
politicians who admired Hitler's strength and his power, for doing what Great
Powers do, before the horrors of the Blitz and the Holocaust finally penetrated." |
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Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2022 11:28 pm Post subject: |
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r - Inside Putin's circle - the real Russian elite
"Putin's ruthless purging of the upper ranks of the military, along with the
apparent incompetence with which the high command has steered the invasion
of Ukraine, could lead to considerable future discontent in the army, including
lower-rank generals. This means that while the military will not itself move
against Putin, it is also very unlikely to move to save him." |
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Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2022 9:09 pm Post subject: |
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vox - Could Putin actually fall?
"But it's important to see a gray area here: accepting that Putin's end is
more likely than it was on February 23, the day before Russia launched its
offensive, but still significantly less likely than his government continuing to
muddle through. The war has put new pressure on the regime, at both the
elite and the mass public level, but the fact remains that Putin's Russia is an
extremely effective autocracy with strong guardrails against coups and
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YT - General Wilhelm Mohnke - Downfall
"Mr Minister, the Russians are shooting your Men from the Volkssturm down
like rabbits. They have neither experience in urban warfare nor suitable
weapons.
What these men lack in fighting experience they will compensate
with their fiery unconditional belief in the final victory.
Herr Minister, if you can't arm these men, then they can't fight, they die
pointless.
I can't feel compassion for them, i repeat, i can't feel compassion for them,
the people chose this fate themselves, that may be a surprise for some
people, don't give yourself to illusions, we did not force the german people,
they appointed us themselves, now their little throats will get cut through
for it"
"Wilhelm Mohnke lived until 2001, he was one of the last living generals of
World War II.
Somewhat unnerving how this minister went from 'please take care of my
family' to 'some of them may die, but that's a sacrifice I'm willing to make'
Goebbels, arrogant and smiling at the fate of the German people. He's saying
'you got yourselves into this by getting us into power'." |
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Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2022 1:46 pm Post subject: |
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The Brutal Killing Of A Reporter Who Probed Putin
"As Vladimir Putin's political star rose, journalist Anatoly Levin-Utkin was
a key researcher behind one of the first Russian media reports digging into
the former KGB officer's past. Then he was beaten to death."
Working For Novaya Gazeta Puts Its Journalists In The Crosshairs
"Dmitry Muratov, who helped found the newspaper in 1993 and has long
served as its editor in chief, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on October
8, 2021, along with Filipino-American journalist Maria Ressa." |
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newsweek.com - Putin Branded a Narcissist in Leaked FSB Letters
"The FSB whistleblower suggested that Putin also has the 'strongest
psychological resistance of personal responsibility for difficult decisions.'
It is a result of the 1) 'Narcissistic disorders' above, but in turn, this also leads
to a mechanism for denying his own guilt responsibility even to himself, they
continued.
We can say the following with near absolute certainty: Putin is psycho-
logically incapable of refusing with justification, an offer from his closest
circle. But this also leads to the conclusion that he does not guarantee
anything to anyone by saying 'yes,' because to guarantee is to take
responsibility." |
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currentaffairs.org - Sociopathy as a Lifestyle Brand
"One interesting thing about sociopathic influencers is that, while they develop
huge fan bases, because they are sociopaths, they often rob their fans, with
the fans' goodwill making it easier to prey on them." |
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G - To beat Trump, we need to know why Americans keep voting for him. Psychologists may have the answer
"Trump exemplifies extrinsic values. From the tower bearing his name in gold
letters to his gross overstatements of his wealth; from his endless ranting
about 'winners' and 'losers' to his reported habit of cheating at golf; from his
extreme objectification of women, including his own daughter, to his obsession
with the size of his hands; from his rejection of public service, human rights
and environmental protection to his extreme dissatisfaction and fury,
undiminished even when he was president of the United States, Trump,
perhaps more than any other public figure in recent history, is a walking,
talking monument to extrinsic values." |
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theguardian.com - Rule of the lawless: what does the authoritarian playbook look like?
"Ruth Ben-Ghiat: ..., authoritarianism is when the executive branch of
government domesticates or overwhelms or politicizes the judiciary, critiques
and tries to silence the press, and when the leader has a party that he's
made into his personal tool, and in general, seeks to remove or neutralize
any threats to his power.
As I described them in my book, the tools of rule are one: propaganda, so that
the leader can go against the press early on; two: corruption itself -- buying
people off and getting a compliant civil service; the use of violence, which
ranges from intimidation and threats to physical harm and the elimination of
critics; and machismo -- it's the leader who's the man of the people, but he's
also the man above all other men, and he's the savior of the nation." |
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