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In reply to the discussion: This international criminal web is huge. Merrick Garland and "The Octopus" [View all]littlemissmartypants
(34,320 posts)48. This thing, I call it the evil of psychopaths, has existed for all time. ...
Again, our one finite resource which is often wasted.
The other resource that we have in short supply is focused attention.
Attention is our most vital tool. Whatever we focus our attention on, we strengthen.
There is only now. What are we doing?
Thanks for your reply, Botany. ❤️
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
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
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This international criminal web is huge. Merrick Garland and "The Octopus" [View all]
Botany
Friday
OP
who else is attacking Trump's prosecutors, and the man who convicted the rioters Trump pardoned, released
bigtree
Friday
#1
Garland delayed in prosecuting Trump after GOP tried to delay his nomination for a huge loss of time.
GreenWave
Friday
#4
Garland fell short for whatever reason and on that basis given the ramifications, was a colossal failure. Defending him
KPN
Friday
#29
Thanks for all the good information. Minds may not be changed, but facts will be out there.
Joinfortmill
Yesterday
#68
Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez is doing her courageous part with the Epstein horrors on her substack.
Bumbles
Friday
#5
If Merrick Garland is really "one of them" then why wasn't he approved for SCOTUS?
FakeNoose
Friday
#6
most people who pretend he's some double agent don't know anything about the actual prosecution
bigtree
Friday
#11
what's sad is the literal surrender from people claiming to be so concerned with prosecuting Trump
bigtree
Friday
#47
If Jack Smith ever comes forward and says that Merrick Garland is actually "corrupt" and "in with them"
FakeNoose
Friday
#53
I HAVE SAID MOST OF THIS, EVEN BCCI. AND THEN THE "WOOO! TINHAT!" COMMENTS......
ColoringFool
Friday
#8
To people like Thiel, Musk, and their employees manipulating the data to get their and the Powers That Be ..
Botany
Friday
#13
True. My understanding was he selected Garland as someone the R Senate would surely approve -- part of his "team of
KPN
Friday
#31
Great post/thread Botany, even if in small or even large part it is theory. Theory is what leads to finding facts and
KPN
Friday
#32
All I know is, Trump never talks about Garland nor does he seek revenge against him
thebigidea
Friday
#34
It's a false claim to imply Trump is going after Garland in the courts like he is everyone else
thebigidea
Friday
#57
It's possible that Donald is AFRAID of Garland, with good reason I might add.
Joinfortmill
Yesterday
#70
It is BlueAnon. It pushes CT crackpottery that repeatededly has been debunked, yet it persists.
Celerity
Friday
#43
This thing, I call it the evil of psychopaths, has existed for all time. ...
littlemissmartypants
Friday
#48
It appears there is a good chance This Will Hold is actually Russian state sponsored disinformation
Wiz Imp
20 hrs ago
#76
It is difficult to have useful discussions of this type of material, because...
TygrBright
Friday
#54
It's disgusting to see this kooky CT nonsense rise to the top of the Greatest Page
Fiendish Thingy
Friday
#58
Well, there's this. It seems that Merrick Garland was NOT popular with the Federalist Society
Joinfortmill
Yesterday
#72