psychopaths?

Submitted by J.S. (Canada), Sep 26, 2006 at 16:44

There's something about Islamic extremists (this would include the CAIR types; along with the Imam who rushed out to claim that a Danish paper had published some offensive cartoons -- and the Imam deliberately included cartoons that had NOT been published but were designed to be extremely offensive; etc.) which recall the nature of psychopaths.

It's about dominance, lying, control of others (manipulation by any means available); quest for power; total disregard for or any empathy with other human feelings; lack of conscience; etc, etc. I guess if anyone has ever had any experience with a psychopath -- then I think you'll have a good handle on what Islamic extremism is all about.

What I find particularly disturbing is that false claims (the lies) advanced by the psychopaths are so quickly believed -- the innocent are condemned (it's like the psychopath are eagerly looking for excuses to condemn or point the finger at others); while the guilty (note also how frequently the psychopaths are committing the very acts they accuse others of) go free...

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