yurbud
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Mon Jun-04-07 05:46 PM
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Poll question: Is Tony Soprano a sociopath? |
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that was kind of crucial to a plot point in the second to last episode.
He seems more like a business man in a particularly unpleasant business to me and differs only from a corporate exec in degree, particularly how much he does "hands on"
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Mon Jun-04-07 06:53 PM
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1. I wouldn't say he is a sociopath. |
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He does have a conscious I do believe....sociopaths don't. That's the difference, imo.
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Mon Jun-04-07 07:49 PM
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Ted Bundy is a pretty good example of a sociopath.
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Mon Jun-04-07 07:48 PM
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psychopath. I think when the line is crossed to murder it's more psychopathic. Sociopaths are more like borderline personalities. Charming, confidence men, who think nothing of using people for their own gain.
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yurbud
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Mon Jun-04-07 08:27 PM
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5. people can murder for lots of reasons. we generally classify people as sociopaths & pschopaths |
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who do it themselves or have few layers of underlings between them and the dirty deed--and also by how much money is involved.
Who is more of a murderer, Tony killing another mobster or an insurance company executive denying life saving treatment to a little kid?
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Mon Jun-04-07 08:23 PM
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4. Does psychology still talk in such generalizations as "the criminal mind?" |
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I find this whole subplot unconvincing.
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Mon Jun-04-07 08:28 PM
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6. Nah, he's just misunderstood.... |
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