Zan, these people are sociopaths. Due to various factors in this country, including our mere size, we have a lot of sociopaths, a couple of recent ones who were President in the last 30 years. You cannot convince a sociopath of anything that is not in his or her best interest. They do not react to reason. They do not respond to compassion. They view compassion as a weakness. They are emotionally about three years of age. Any psychiatrist will tell you sociopathy is incurable.
The young, ignorant people they influence (just like the old, ignorant Tea Party people) follow after them because they don't think for themselves. Sociopaths have always made good use of the ignorant. Whether they promise them wealth and status, or virgins in paradise, it's the same con.
Humans are primates. If you try to talk reason to a chimpanzee, the most intelligent chimp will just throw feces at you.
Sorry, I have no lofty hopes for humankind. I embrace logical approaches to everything, but I'm not about to weep on principle for this monster. I'll save my grief for his countless innocent victims.
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Date: 2011-05-02 09:42 pm (UTC)The young, ignorant people they influence (just like the old, ignorant Tea Party people) follow after them because they don't think for themselves. Sociopaths have always made good use of the ignorant. Whether they promise them wealth and status, or virgins in paradise, it's the same con.
Humans are primates. If you try to talk reason to a chimpanzee, the most intelligent chimp will just throw feces at you.
Sorry, I have no lofty hopes for humankind. I embrace logical approaches to everything, but I'm not about to weep on principle for this monster. I'll save my grief for his countless innocent victims.