Is Boris a sociopath?

[MookJong]

Thanks for that — clearly the coffee hadn't kicked in yet!

I've just finished listening to 'The Butterfly Effect' as well — I should have got that right.

I love Ronson's audio books as he reads them himself, they are all brilliant.

 

[Jean-F]

@Jean-F you realise this is about sociopaths not psychopaths?

Yes I do, and where it concerns me, in my capacity as an ex Black Cab driver, I’ll take being thought of as a borderline sociopath, as from how I understand it, they are considered to be marginally more acceptable than psychopaths.

 

[StriderX]

I think you need to stop psycoanalysing public figures and find something more productive to do with your time.

*looks at name*

*looks at comment*

nope.

 

[Angilion]

Last I heard, both "sociopath" and "psychopath" had been dropped as terms and something like "antisocial personality disorder" used instead. Or maybe that was in the USA.

 

[robgmun]

Why are the left obsessed with demonizing their opposition with personal attacks. Everyone who isn't on their side is the next Hitler. It's boring and pathetic.

It's pretty much the main reason the left don't do better in the polls frankly. In European countries the left don't do this and they tend to be in power for decades at a time, because they don't condescend, belittle and ridicule people genuine concerns and values

 

[Narj]

Yep this is standard poltiics now now - basically like monkeys, flinging **** at others hoping it sticks. I'm fed up with it and at risk of sounding like a broken record, I hate the lot of them - especially the identity politics idiots who think they can gain power by dividing people and turning them against one another.

 

[Jean-F]

Last I heard, both "sociopath" and "psychopath" had been dropped as terms and something like "antisocial personality disorder" used instead. Or maybe that was in the USA.

Oh Christ, now I’m worried, this sounds like a staple requirement to becoming a Black Cab driver, I can imagine it now, a new entrant to the ranks, having his/her final vetting;
a) knows virtually every street, road, lane, avenue, place of interest, embassy, hotel etc. in central London, check.
b) can drive into non existent gaps, execute U-turns at the drop of a hat, and stop on a dime if hailed, check.
c) if told, “This is a funny way to go”, can retort, “Yeah? Then why ain’t you laughing?”, check.
d) has borderline “antisocial personality disorder”, check and double check.
Okay Sir/Madam, here’s your green tin badge, go get ‘em.
I have a friend in NYC who has the letters LCSW R on the nameplate on her office door, she specialises in the psychoanalysis of children, but I’m sure that she could rustle me a up a truthful analysis.
I’ll email her to be ready to check me out, next time I’m on Long Island.

 

[Skunkworks]

Why are the left obsessed with demonizing their opposition with personal attacks. Everyone who isn't on their side is the next Hitler. It's boring and pathetic.

They're from the emotional, low-testosterone end of the social spectrum.

 

[[FnG]magnolia]

They're from the emotional, low-testosterone end of the social spectrum.

LOL, what is wrong with you?

 

[Tefal]

lexecute U-turns at the drop of a hat, and stop on a dime if hailed, check.
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You missed out "with no regard for the safety of others" there.

 

[Jean-F]

You missed out "with no regard for the safety of others" there.

A bit remiss in my not stating it, but we always made sure that we didn’t put
“one of our own” in harms way, everyone else had to just take their chances.

 

[Chris Wilson]

Reported for racism.

Nah, pulchritudism maybe, racism not at all, unattractive is unattractive