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DCKit

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3. I can't agree with the broad brush characterization.

Reply to Taverner (Original post)

Fri May 25, 2012, 12:44 PM

May 2012

Some are in it for the power, some to enrich themselves and some for totally altruistic reasons.

The two former are common, the latter are few and far between.

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Are leaders inherently psychopathic? [View all] Taverner May 2012 OP

Sociopathic is more likely Riftaxe May 2012 #1

You beat me to that title longship May 2012 #4

Cicinnatus, that's the only kind of "leader" I can stand tkmorris May 2012 #2

I can't agree with the broad brush characterization. DCKit May 2012 #3

The ones who get into it for "...totally altruistic reasons" end up being the biggest addicts Taverner May 2012 #5

I'm becoming convinced that greed is a drug as well. Initech May 2012 #9

I don't see Obama as that type of leader goclark May 2012 #6

no H2O Man May 2012 #7

beyond silly. ridiculous. Was MLK a psychopath? cali May 2012 #8

There are exceptions to every rule Taverner May 2012 #12

nonsense. this ignorant tossing around of the "psychopath" label is cali May 2012 #13

Well...we disagree Taverner May 2012 #15

No, but psychopaths seek out leadership roles. nt siligut May 2012 #10

Probably extreme narcissists at the very least 4th law of robotics May 2012 #11

Sociopaths tend to be able to make the most difficult moral decisions easily and quickly. Selatius May 2012 #14

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