Only logged in members can reply and interact with the post.
Join SimilarWorlds for FREE »

Sociopaths have a profound lack of empathy for the feelings of others. So do conservatives

Sociopaths have a profound lack of empathy for the feelings of others. They lack the internal feedback system by which normal people monitor themselves. (Most people call this “conscience,” which is probably as useful a term as any.) Sociopaths do not have this and don’t feel bad about abusing other people.

Cnservatives are more likely to rate marginalized groups like the obese and homeless as “disgusting” and show greater disgust toward photos of vomit, blood and feces than liberal participants. Conservatism is rooted in beliefs that the world is dangerous and threatening. Conservatives see the world as a more threatening place because their brains predispose them to being fearful.

In essence, it appears that conservatives share the same symptoms as those diagnosed as Paranoid Socipaths
This page is a permanent link to the reply below and its nested replies. See all post replies »
zeframcochrane · 26-30, M
Good joke...except that reacting to a photo of vomit, blood or feces is the very opposite of a sociopath's reaction. As an example, two men shot a few hibernating bears recently and the graphic images were displayed on the news. I felt nothing and said nothing unlike everyone else in the room watching (I actually did say something "Jesus" and reacted but it was instinctive after my own acquaintences reacted).

However, up until recently I did support the Conservatives so you may be on to something here, you just clearly lack a very good grasp on the concept of a sociopath.
I will be voting NDP this year due to Jagmeet Singh, towards whom I have a great deal of respect.