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>I hate to say it, but quite a few US presidents have a psychological profile that closely, if not entirely, fits that of a socio/psychopath

The behaviour described in the article is fairly normal behaviour, so no idea where this fits in?

Are we somehow surprised Presidents are just normal people and as such must be psychopaths?

Loving his kids so much he names rubber ducks after them(While taking a bath with someone he cares about) Truly believing a better red than dead future for them at the height of the cold war?

Calling his mistress the see how she is and admitting he's almost crying when she left?

Their world is different but that doesn't mean they are.




Did you read the whole article? If not, go ahead and read the part about pressuring the intern into giving his assistant oral sex while he (Kennedy) watched. That is absolutely not "normal behavior".


This is standard stuff for people in power, don't you read the news?

This includes sports players and it's not psychopathy that would helps sport players, it's about driven people if anything.

Or are you confusing normal with 21st century, western moral?


I'm honestly a bit scared if you view this as normal. I would really consider seeing a professional, if I were you, just to get those assumptions of yours checked.

They might agree with you, in which case I'm wrong


There's a big difference between thinking something is normal and thinking it is right. Normal != right.




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