No. 276: Pathology 101

He was born in the same year as Ted Bundy,

a Republican, too, who might have one day

run for president had he stayed a sex predator,

and not advanced to become a mass murderer.

So. . .has the time arrived — finally! — to ask:

Is Donald J. Trump a sociopath?

Seriously. . .when you review the checklist*,

this conclusion becomes awfully hard to resist.

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*

✔  glib and superficial charm
✔ grandiose (exaggeratedly high) estimation of self
✔  need for stimulation
✔  pathological lying
✔  cunning and manipulativeness
✔  lack of remorse or guilt
✔  shallow affect (superficial emotional responsiveness)
✔  callousness and lack of empathy
__   parasitic lifestyle
✔  poor behavioral controls
✔  sexual promiscuity
✔  early behavior problems
__    lack of realistic long-term goals
✔  impulsivity
✔  irresponsibility
✔  failure to accept responsibility for own actions
✔  many short-term marital relationships
__   juvenile delinquency
__   revocation of conditional release
✔  criminal versatility

(list adapted from  The Psychopath Next Door)