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What if sociopaths formed their own nation?


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I'm wondering if it would be possible to have a functioning society made up solely of sociopaths, and I'm thinking not. For example, every society has to have laws -- not nearly as many as a lot of empaths make up for their own mysterious reasons, but enough so you can reasonably expect to be able to drive to the store without dying in a car crash or a shooting. Then there are social mores and courtesies -- if people are always talking during the movies, letting their dogs shit wherever, cutting in line, introducing vermin to their neighborhood because they don't like taking out their garbage, etc., etc., etc.... well, obviously life becomes pretty hellish pretty fast. Although a lot of sociopaths adhere to rules of behavior for purely pragmatic reasons (generally to avoid drawing fire), these same people will break any rule if 1) there's a payoff and 2) they can get away with it. Obviously, that already happens sufficiently now, in a society dominated by empaths. So it seems that a sociopath nation would be pure Hell to live in.

 

 

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What if sociopaths formed their own nation?

This topic has been breached on this forum previously.

All I can add to the conversation is that the predator/prey structure is an intrinsic component of human interaction.

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What if sociopaths formed their own nation?

 

 Hm, I was afraid of that. Unfortunately, it's tough to find the thread(s) using the Search function. Anyone happen to know where to find it/them?

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What if sociopaths formed their own nation?

It's called the United States of America.

When the psychopaths take control, the strongest and richest ones start to legislate to get a bigger cut. They will not empathize with their psychopath fellows because it serves no purpose for them. 

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What if sociopaths formed their own nation?

 welcome to america, land of free speech, capitalism, hollywood,  the place where individualism is embraced, we got the biggest fucking military budget and most advanced weopons in the world... political scandal, fortune five hundred companies... dude have you seen the news recently? pretty sure america is THE sociopathic nation.

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What if sociopaths formed their own nation?

I think we could have a network like this where SP and others "represent themselves" by groups.

And then mediate conflicts between different groups or party affiliations, to make better/more inclusive policies.

So not any one group would dominate the others but all would have a say in ways that represent them equally.

 

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A sustainable society could not be effectively run by sociopaths alone, or psychopaths for that matter. Just look at the traits that define a socio/psychopath and you can see why.

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What if sociopaths formed their own nation?

 

by Daddy

 welcome to america, land of free speech, capitalism, hollywood,  the place where individualism is embraced, we got the biggest fucking military budget and most advanced weopons in the world... political scandal, fortune five hundred companies... dude have you seen the news recently? pretty sure america is THE sociopathic nation.

I agree that the US has become sociopathic. My point was that it's not completely populated with sociopaths -- a lot of craven empaths contribute to the current situation. Actually, it's the fact that the vast majority here are empaths, and this country is still destroying itself (and a lot of other countries), leads me to believe that a society made up completely of sociopaths would self-destruct really fast. So I started wondering if sociopaths would agree with that, or if maybe they thought an empathless world would have certain efficiencies -- not having to pretend or be called "bad," maybe having justice and/or educational systems that were completely divorced from religious belief, more relaxed rules of behavior in nightclubs --  that would offset the aggravation of conforming to the regulations that keep a society intact. I guess I was asking if sociopathy was sustainable, basically.

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What if sociopaths formed their own nation?

 ....And Thrill says no.

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What if sociopaths formed their own nation?

 Indeed I do.

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