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It's hard to find solid numbers, but even assuming only 0.5% of Americans meet the criteria for a Narcissistic Personality Disorder diagnosis (https://www.there
by yellowapple 4y ago
It's hard to find solid numbers, but even assuming only 0.5% of Americans meet the criteria for a Narcissistic Personality Disorder diagnosis (https://www.therecoveryvillage.com/mental-health/narcissistic-personality-disorder/npd-statistics/ https://www.therecoveryvillage.com/mental-health/narcissisti...), that's still 1,666,437 people - more than enough to fill nearly every (if not actually every, with room to spare) candidacy for every elected position in every level of American government. Solid numbers for Antisocial Personality Disorder (a.k.a. "sociopathy") are similarly hard to find, but are in all likelihood double that of NPD (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK546673/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK546673/).
That is: yes, politicians can absolutely all be terrible.
- Mountain_Skies 4y agoWatching campaign events, even for "good guy" candidates, is really unnerving. There aren't many opportunities in life to have that many people, even if you're just running for city council, screaming your name and laying into what's borderline worship behavior. Off hand, only entertainers and religious figures get that same type of admiration. Doesn't seem like a good way to select a leader with the whole public's best interests in mind.
- Forgeties79 4y agoHonestly, I find this comment kind of patronizing, as well as buying into the cynicism I was talking about. Of course it is statistically possible that all of them are all terrible. Are you willing to bet that it’s the case?