Narcissists Illustrated: Lance Armstrong

A Sociopath's version of an apology is

"Why were you stupid enough

to believe what I told you?"

or

"Why aren't you smart enough to

doubt everyone and be suspicious?"

or

"You're the vulnerable and naive one;

I'm not responsible for how you respond

to my deeply deceptive machinations."

or

"You kind of asked to be abused

and taken advantage of, really."

But never,

never-ever

Never will you hear

"I was wrong."

or

"I'm truly sorry."

or

"What can I do to make it up to you?"

The 'blame-the-victim'

and
'I'm so misunderstood'

rift is the closest these guys get

to (feigned) remorse, kids!

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Definition of a Sociopath

All The Rage

In recent years, popular culture has glamorized the
sociopath and narcissist to extreme levels, just as
prior generations lauded and idolized mobsters, cops,
drug dealers, and bank robbers.


Characters on shows such as Dexter, The Shield,
Breaking Bad, Rescue Me, The Sopranos, The Tudors,
and others have captured the imagination of the nation.


Cheering on the villain, especially those like serial killers
and emotionless murderers, rapists, and torturers, seems
the new norm. Remorselessness is in vogue.


Are people simply fascinated?
Fantasizing?
Wanting to emulate and become tougher themselves?


Despite not being able to switch gears and 'become' a
sociopath, is the recent influx in sociopathic and narcissistic
behavior somehow reflective of the culture fascination....a
reflection of a changing moral code? Or are people merely
mimicking what they perceive as power?


Perhaps cultural changes have resulted in an increase in actual
sociopathic tendencies and the TV and movie mediums are
merely accommodating that thirst for like images.

Regardless, life imitates art, and art imitates life, and a love
of inhuman behavior can never lead to any good.

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