tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post1288890931084750236..comments2024-02-17T04:06:00.805-05:00Comments on Just Not Said: What kind of person brings a baseless discrimination lawsuit?John Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-52880103673631472302015-04-08T12:26:09.513-04:002015-04-08T12:26:09.513-04:00Brian --
Couldn't agree more. And I'd go w...Brian --<br />Couldn't agree more. And I'd go with the Aspie diagnosis, though I don't know enough to say for sure. John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-57238207808386926072015-04-08T12:18:31.822-04:002015-04-08T12:18:31.822-04:00John--Just by instinct (and being judgmental) I al...John--Just by instinct (and being judgmental) I always felt that this woman was a nut. She "sleeps up" for financial gain but then has buyers remorse because she sucked dick, it didn't work out, and wanted revenge. Typical. And she probably is genetically defective and/or an aspie. Everything bad about a woman and especially an Asian one with whom I'm usually more forgiving. BrianAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-18647195988775462892015-04-01T17:42:37.780-04:002015-04-01T17:42:37.780-04:00Anon --
Thank you. That certainly lends credence t...Anon --<br />Thank you. That certainly lends credence to the Aspie theory.John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-24296602216847253372015-04-01T17:41:43.254-04:002015-04-01T17:41:43.254-04:00I know someone who knows someone who knew Pao. Thi...I know someone who knows someone who knew Pao. This guy said that every conversation she ever had was awkward.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-61952560483595866472015-03-30T23:31:36.568-04:002015-03-30T23:31:36.568-04:00Pavonine --
True, most sociopaths are grandiose, a...Pavonine --<br />True, most sociopaths are grandiose, and dishonest, and Dahmer came clean afterward. But he was certainly dishonest while he was doing the killing, to his victims and everyone else. And the way he lied to that policeman when the southeast Asian boy escaped from his apartment was pretty slick, just like a calm sociopath would do. And he may have had that thing going where he actually was sort of grandiose in terms of wanting to be a really prolific killer, the way a lo of them do. <br /><br />And the bottom line is, it would have been impossible for him to kill all those people if he hadn't been one. Really, serial killing is the surest sign of sociopathy there is, and you simply can't kill a lot of strangers for your own sexual gratification unless you're completely missing a conscience. <br /><br />BTW, there've been other serial killers who've come clean about their crimes once they've been caught. (Edmund Kemper comes to mind, and even Ted Bundy started talking about his killings once his appeals had been exhausted.) Some even claim more killings than they've actually committed, in order to appear more "successful" than they were. I think in Dahmer's case he just figured, well, the jig is up, no point in lying anymore. John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-78579792216991012702015-03-30T23:14:04.874-04:002015-03-30T23:14:04.874-04:00You may be right about Dahmer. I sort of got the i...You may be right about Dahmer. I sort of got the impression that he was a loner when he wasn't looking for people to have sex with or kill, but I could be wrong.<br /><br />I Googled his pathology some time ago after watching a documentary, and found a source that said he was unlikely to have been a sociopath, because he wasn't grandiose or self-aggrandizing, and was completely truthful about his crimes when caught, unlike almost every other serial killer. So, if he was a sociopath, he was an odd one.Pavonine99noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-37858973047955610362015-03-30T23:00:12.768-04:002015-03-30T23:00:12.768-04:00Pavonine --
Ah, that makes more sense. Okay.
I a...Pavonine --<br />Ah, that makes more sense. Okay. <br /><br />I agree, sociopaths are never introverts. <br /><br />Was Dahmer an introvert? I've read his story several times, I'm not sure. he was constantly out looking for new men or boys to have sex with, and eventually, sex partners to kill and eat. That constant cruising would seem to rule out introversion, wouldn't it? John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-46134240829192355712015-03-30T22:51:50.282-04:002015-03-30T22:51:50.282-04:00I guess I should clarify- I should have said that ...I guess I should clarify- I should have said that sociopaths don't seem to be affected by beauty or disgust the way other people are, not that they lack an aesthetic sense altogether.<br /><br />Hitler probably had multiple disorders (almost certainly narcissistic and borderline) but it's true that he doesn't seem to have been a sociopath in the strictest sense. He was by all accounts an introvert, and as far as I can tell, introverted sociopaths don't exist, unless you count people like Dahmer (and, again, he doesn't really fit the typical sociopath profile).Pavonine99noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-87840997277035605092015-03-30T11:21:59.409-04:002015-03-30T11:21:59.409-04:00It sounds like maybe that was the image they promo...It sounds like maybe that was the image they promoted at the the time in Germany.<br /><br />Its interesting what you said. Hitler has become the ultimate symbol of evil, in the same way Einstein has become the personification of genius.<br /><br />I'm not sure who gets goodness or saintliness. I guess its between Gandhi, Mother Teresa and Mandela. Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15276736643046430370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-6712190670277316692015-03-30T10:52:39.020-04:002015-03-30T10:52:39.020-04:00Steven --
Okay, I'll accept that. My main poin...Steven --<br />Okay, I'll accept that. My main point was that it's hard to know which source to trust about a guy about whom there have been so many conflicting stories. <br /><br />I'd never heard the myth that he had nothing to do with women before, I thought everybody knew about Eva Braun.John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-14263674931224265602015-03-30T10:40:51.082-04:002015-03-30T10:40:51.082-04:00Since you are not sure you would trust the vegetar...Since you are not sure you would trust the vegetarian guide, simply for your information, I will quote a couple of primary sources and a famous biographer:<br /><br /><br />1) An article from May 30, 1937, 'At Home With The Fuhrer' says, "It is well known that Hitler is a vegetarian and does not drink or smoke. His lunch and dinner consist, therefore, for the most part of soup, eggs, vegetables and mineral water, although he occasionally relishes a slice of ham and relieves the tediousness of his diet with such delicacies as caviar ..."<br /><br />2) Dione Lucas who cooked for Hitler in the late 30's: "I do not mean to spoil your appetite for stuffed squab (pigeon), but you might be interested to know that it was a great favorite with Mr. Hitler, who dined in the hotel often."<br /><br />3) Robert Payne, widely considered Hitler's definitive biographer, wrote: <br /><br />"Hitler's asceticism played an important part in the image he projected over Germany. According to the widely believed legend, he neither smoked nor drank, nor did he eat meat or have anything to do with women. Only the first was true. He drank beer and diluted wine frequently, had a special fondness for Bavarian sausages and kept a mistress, Eva Braun… His asceticism was fiction invented by Goebbels to emphasize his total dedication, his self-control, the distance that separated him from other men. By this outward show of asceticism, he could claim that he was dedicated to the service of his people. In fact he was remarkably self-indulgent and possessed none of the instincts of the ascetic."<br /><br />& there are more.<br />Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15276736643046430370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-69431212462467069402015-03-30T10:13:49.026-04:002015-03-30T10:13:49.026-04:00Steven --
I'm not a Hitler expert, and have ne...Steven --<br />I'm not a Hitler expert, and have never read a biography of him, but given that he's become the ultimate symbol of evil in the world, there seems to be a lot of myth on both sides. And I'm not sure I'd take the "Vegetarian Guide" as the authoritative source on whether he was. He may well had been a sociopath for all I know, he was certainly successful at manipulating the German people, and people who rise to power -- in any country, at any time -- are basically automatically suspects for that sort of psychological profile. <br /><br />There are other myths surrounding Hitler that are supposed to be false, too, like the story that he was supposed to have had only one testicle. And he supposedly never snubbed Jesse Owens as has been claimed at the 1936 Olympics. Was he one-quarter Jewish? I've heard that's true, but who knows. <br /><br />Again, as I say, I just don't know. John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-33860541102718518142015-03-30T10:03:38.988-04:002015-03-30T10:03:38.988-04:00Did he know about the millions of men, women and ...Did he know about the millions of men, women and children going into the gas chambers? Was it him directing that? Could he have stopped it? <br /><br />According to this amusing video about Hitler and sex (relevant part 1:57), 4 of the 6 women Hitler likely had sex with ended up killing themselves. He was controlling, possessive and domineering, "all the hallmarks of the abusive relationship". He lived with his half niece for two years, during which time he became increasingly controlling, making her cut off contact with friends, and she eventually committed suicide. <br /><br /><br />Regarding Hitler's supposed vegetarianism, it is a myth: http://michaelbluejay.com/veg/hitler.html Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15276736643046430370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-56581625844690054452015-03-29T19:53:48.402-04:002015-03-29T19:53:48.402-04:00Steven --
That's a complicated question. The e...Steven --<br />That's a complicated question. The easy answer would be yes, and most people believe that he was. But there's also the Hugh Trevor Roper school of thought, which was that Hitler was simply a misguided man who thought he was doing the best thing for his countrymen. <br /><br />If you look at the rest of Hitler's life, away from his political life -- if that's possible -- you see surprisingly few clues that he was a sociopath. His mother adored him, not the usual emotion that sociopaths get from their mothers. Hitler was a vegetarian, and loved animals. And in his personal life -- again, away from his political life -- there was little evidence of cruelty and duplicity. <br /><br />It's far easier to say that a Josef Mengele was a sociopath. Mengele had a mother who was monstrous, whom he hated. And he practiced a very, personal, hands on form o cruelty, with all those experiments on Jews and Gypsies and deformed people. <br /><br />This isn't to minimize the damage that Hitler did in the world, but you asked for a psychological profile, and that's my honest opinion. John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-74392134148088949762015-03-29T19:37:12.131-04:002015-03-29T19:37:12.131-04:00Was Hitler a sociopath? One would assume so. If yo...Was Hitler a sociopath? One would assume so. If you look at his paintings, its hard to deny that he had aesthetic sense.Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15276736643046430370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-22028013759013334062015-03-29T17:22:37.532-04:002015-03-29T17:22:37.532-04:00I have also learned (via my own research on the su...I have also learned (via my own research on the subject of sociopathy) that sociopaths "can be very fluid with their sexuality," agreeing one hundred percent with Pavonine99's comment. Personally, I strongly suspect that the sociopath that I'm familiar with is bisexual. <br /><br />- birdieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-5032378010692234222015-03-29T16:57:39.267-04:002015-03-29T16:57:39.267-04:00Pavonine --
Interesting, I hadn't been aware o...Pavonine --<br />Interesting, I hadn't been aware of that. But I think sociopaths do have some aesthetic sense, I've known couple of sociopaths well, and both were well aware of the difference between attractive and unattractive people (and would comment on it very freely). <br /><br />Maybe it has something to do with the fact that they don't seem to feel any embarrassment. I've often wondered if the guys who have sex with sheep, dogs, horses, etc, aren't more likely to be sociopaths. (I think they are.)John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-77066964228328002062015-03-29T14:46:11.334-04:002015-03-29T14:46:11.334-04:00Actually, sociopaths are much more fluid in their ...Actually, sociopaths are much more fluid in their sexuality than everyone else, more so than most typical bisexuals. Nobody really has a reason why; it could be organic. I could also see it as having something to do with the fact that they don't experience romantic love and don't really have an aesthetic sense, therefore all they care about is purely physical sensations and power play.Pavonine99noreply@blogger.com