To the Chagrin of Some and to Bernie's Fault, He's not a Sociopath

We saw clear evidence of Bernie's non-sociopathy during the last town hall with Anderson Cooper. Anderson asked him about releasing his full medical records. Bernie said, "probably not, Anderson." Had Bernie been a sociopath, he might have responded, "When Mr. Trump turns over all his medical records, I'll do the same." He didn't because he needs to ascertain all the repercussions of releasing his records in full. He's not going to lie to the American people as a sociopath might with a glib answer. Btw, I was surprised that Dr. Sanjay Gupta was calling for--I believe he said--heart ejection volume. Now, I'm not an MD, but if Bernie had had low ejection volume, certainly his pulse would have been high to compensate and if his pulse had been lowered with beta blockers, I doubt he'd have the stamina to even be on the campaign trail. Gupta is part of a profession that kills in order to maintain their status quo. Let's be wary.

Why do I say, "to the chagrin of some?" America loves its sociopaths without even knowing the characteristics of one. My favorite flags are these: lack of empathy, no future-memory, egotism, and glib responses to questions. This is Mr. Trump in a nutshell. His son, Baron, is not one, however, judging by the way his mother had to make excuses for him when Papa asked him to "take a bow" during that well-televised gathering of Trump's impeachment defenders. Melania quickly saved her son from the circus that he eschewed by whispering something in Trump's ear about not pushing Baron into the public eye--that's a good Mom.

As I've pointed out before, sociopaths have a role to play in our society. The doctor and lawyer need to view their clients from afar. The police and military need to kill those who would harm us (don't believe this one myself but it is what it is). The politician needs to lie in order to get elected. Fortunately for Bernie, he doesn't have to lie to us because he's been so consistent that any lies would be downright unbelievable.

Bernie, on the other hand, is the complete opposite of a sociopath: he's empathic, note his activism for the African-American downtrodden in a NYC apartment complex; he has future-memory, note how he truly cares about everyone's future (including the planet's)--having future memory means you plan for the future because you are aware of its eventual impact; his ego is tempered and never out-of-bounds; finally, as I pointed out in his interchange with Anderson, he's not glib--he gives answers that he truly believes are right and nothing off the cuff.

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