On-Topic Evaluating the 2016 Republican candidates Using the Hare PCL-R score

[rareboy]

Instead of listening to the policy nonsense uttered by candidates as they claw their way to the finish in the Hunger Games.....maybe every voter should keep this checklist handy.

"The Hare Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R) is a diagnostic tool used to rate a person's psychopathic or antisocial tendencies. People who are psychopathic prey ruthlessly on others using charm, deceit, violence or other methods that allow them to get with they want. The symptoms of psychopathy include: lack of a conscience or sense of guilt, lack of empathy, egocentricity, pathological lying, repeated violations of social norms, disregard for the law, shallow emotions, and a history of victimizing others.

The twenty traits assessed by the PCL-R score are:

glib and superficial charm
grandiose (exaggeratedly high) estimation of self
need for stimulation
pathological lying
cunning and manipulativeness
lack of remorse or guilt
shallow affect (superficial emotional responsiveness)
callousness and lack of empathy
parasitic lifestyle
poor behavioral controls
sexual promiscuity
early behavior problems
lack of realistic long-term goals
impulsivity
irresponsibility
failure to accept responsibility for own actions
many short-term marital relationships
juvenile delinquency
revocation of conditional release
criminal versatility"

http://www.minddisorders.com/Flu-Inv/Hare-Psychopathy-Checklist.html

Obviously the two front-runners score very high on this test........

 

[Telstra]

Of all the science discoveries, carbon dating, radio-active dating ... etc
people who still believe in creation should be dis-qualified from high office and send them back to basic science education ...

 

[Benvolio]

What politician does not exhibit some of those traits. Notice the "pathological lying" trait. Decades ago, William Safire labeled Hillary a "congenital liar", and nothing has changed.
When did the democrats "accept responsibility for own actions"--other than a failure to tax and regulate enough?

 

[kallipolis]

Of all the science discoveries, carbon dating, radio-active dating ... etc
people who still believe in creation should be dis-qualified from high office and send them back to basic science education ...

God gives the nuts, but he does not crack them.~Franz Kafka

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[nycguydowntown]

This guy along with Ted Cruz are mentally unstable---it is amazing how many gop'ers are -----it is so obvious he has issues.

 

[TX-Beau]

Ted Cruz thinks he's Christ - I'm NOT kidding.

 

[nycguydowntown]

Ted Cruz thinks he's Christ - I'm NOT kidding.

Oh yeah somethings wrong there--he's like schizo or something---he says something serious --they applaud him---he gives a smile smirk look like wow I am amazing---I mean if he was connected to what he says he would be serious---but he likes to hear what his alter ego "god" has to say.

 

[LittleDove]

I see Carson [STRIKE]performed[/STRIKE] appeared today at the "university" that Jerry Falwell [STRIKE]committed securities fraud[/STRIKE] worked so diligently to build.

Kind of surprises me they'd give a platform to someone who isn't a Christian.

 

[jbrown329]

Of all the science discoveries, carbon dating, radio-active dating ... etc
people who still believe in creation should be dis-qualified from high office and send them back to basic science education ...

I found the perfect group for Ben!

 

[frankfrank]

With carbon dating, radioactive analysis, decay analysis, etc. (all via well-established physics), anybody who says that Earth was created in a week (an Earth week, no less, even with a whole universe OR MORE out there) is saying that physics IS FALSE.

Physics was created by God, or at least I *think* they would and should believe that.

Taking logic to its full conclusion, these Earthers are accusing God of deception and lying!!!!

 

[evanrick]

Idk why I'm still awake but i don't feel right beating up on people for others definitions, especially true for carson and trump. its intellectual racism. now if they have bad policy positions then talk about that.

 

[rareboy]

You cannot separate the psychological make-up of a man from the policies.

Even Hitler and Mussolini had some good policies.

Your position is exactly how dangerous men come to power.

 

[Benvolio]

With carbon dating, radioactive analysis, decay analysis, etc. (all via well-established physics), anybody who says that Earth was created in a week (an Earth week, no less, even with a whole universe OR MORE out there) is saying that physics IS FALSE.

Physics was created by God, or at least I *think* they would and should believe that.

Taking logic to its full conclusion, these Earthers are accusing God of deception and lying!!!!

Remember, the Big Bang. The physicists now say that the universe came into being in a fraction of a second.