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10 Apr 2007, 7:51 pm

Awesomelyglorious wrote:
Well, thinking logically is not anti-aspie, however, thinking machiavellian is though.
Not necessarily. Being an Aspie doesn't necessarily mean that you have a conscience. In fact, I think that having a conscience is a huge part of the handicap. An aspie who decided to take a dominant stance toward others and had contempt for morals would be a different and, frankly, more dangerous animal from the poor folks who end up with a diagnosis.



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10 Apr 2007, 8:11 pm

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I think we have a lot more Sociopaths in political office than anything else.

Possible. Some of those people are cold and corrupt. Nixon really comes to mind.


Nixon wasn't cold. His wandering out to talk to the protester's pretty much proves that
in my book.



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10 Apr 2007, 8:31 pm

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Nixon wasn't cold. His wandering out to talk to the protester's pretty much proves that
in my book.

He also was quite cold in his concern for civilians and his hatred of his enemies is quite noted. He is a very crafty politician who is willing to use anything to his ends. This is his conversation with Kissinger:
"Nixon: The only place where you and I disagree ... is with regard to the bombing. You're so goddamned concerned about civilians and I don't give a damn. I don't care.
Kissinger: I'm concerned about the civilians because I don't want the world to be mobilized against you as a butcher."



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10 Apr 2007, 9:26 pm

Ah, if that's what you mean by cold, ok. Count me in too then.



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10 Apr 2007, 9:54 pm

I am sure we have already had many presidents and PMs and whatever that were (are) aspies.


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10 Apr 2007, 10:59 pm

calandale wrote:
Ah, if that's what you mean by cold, ok. Count me in too then.

Definitely. Nixon was a bastard. Smart man but bastardic.



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11 Apr 2007, 12:11 am

Awesomelyglorious wrote:
Cyanide wrote:
I think we have a lot more Sociopaths in political office than anything else.

Possible. Some of those people are cold and corrupt. Nixon really comes to mind.


They're also convincing and manipulative, which is how they get into office to begin with! :twisted:



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11 Apr 2007, 12:38 am

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They're also convincing and manipulative, which is how they get into office to begin with! :twisted:

Yep. Gotta love politics.



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11 Apr 2007, 1:17 am

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They're also convincing and manipulative, which is how they get into office to begin with! :twisted:


So, I suppose that you'd advocate a non-democratic form of government then? Even the
lotteries of Florence were corrupt though. I'm not sure that government is possible without corruption.



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11 Apr 2007, 1:20 am

calandale wrote:
So, I suppose that you'd advocate a non-democratic form of government then? Even the
lotteries of Florence were corrupt though. I'm not sure that government is possible without corruption.

Give all of your governmental power to me. I won't be corrupt! :twisted:



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11 Apr 2007, 2:04 am

calandale wrote:
So, I suppose that you'd advocate a non-democratic form of government then? Even the lotteries of Florence were corrupt though. I'm not sure that government is possible without corruption.
Well, this is why we drag corrupt politicians into the street for public view, for they make lovely tree ornaments.



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11 Apr 2007, 2:31 am

Only the stupid ones. The smart corrupt politicians stay in power.



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11 Apr 2007, 2:32 am

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Only the stupid ones. The smart corrupt politicians stay in power.
Depends on whether it pays.



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29 Apr 2007, 11:08 pm

It has been suggested that Calvin Coolidge was. Very cold and aloof, not talkative. One woman met him and told him she had made a bet with her friends that she could get him to say more than two words to her. All he replied with was, "you lose".