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Fuzzpope

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8. Typical psychotic behavior

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Sun Nov 18, 2018, 11:13 AM

Nov 2018

This is analagous to a serial killer resisting the knowing of a prospective victim's name to avoid humanizing the target and thus maintaining a minimum obstruction of empathy that would otherwise generate friction in the committing of acts known to be "wrong".

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Trump said he declined to hear the tape of Khashoggi's killing: "I don't want to hear the tape [View all] kpete Nov 2018 OP

He probably did and enjoyed it dalton99a Nov 2018 #1

And, of course, protecting himself from unpleasantness marybourg Nov 2018 #2

Now here's an example of shirking duty. DownFromTheMountain Nov 2018 #3

Intentional ignorance. SunSeeker Nov 2018 #4

Complicit. democratisphere Nov 2018 #5

"It was very violent, very vicious and terrible." Cirque du So-What Nov 2018 #6

But will gladly talk with MBS. Sneederbunk Nov 2018 #7

And MBS very strongly denied involvement. Mc Mike Nov 2018 #12

Typical psychotic behavior Fuzzpope Nov 2018 #8

when you don't have a heart and a soul agingdem Nov 2018 #9

I doubt Obama "wanted" to meet with the Phoenix61 Nov 2018 #10

So why should I waste my beautiful mind on something like that? Ms. Toad Nov 2018 #11