tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7180592942896724433.post5530011813647657398..comments2023-12-13T05:02:37.426-05:00Comments on Pushed to the Left and Loving It: If we Elect the Conservatives we Will be Rewarding Their Contempt for Our DemocracyEmily Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08354341672810615468noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7180592942896724433.post-78754992121343906662011-04-06T14:35:07.042-04:002011-04-06T14:35:07.042-04:00It's a puzzle. I wish the media would focus m...It's a puzzle. I wish the media would focus more on this.Emily Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08354341672810615468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7180592942896724433.post-76510160450205837582011-04-06T13:15:29.473-04:002011-04-06T13:15:29.473-04:00I agree Emily - they should not be rewarded for th...I agree Emily - they should not be rewarded for their bad behaviour.<br /><br />I've always wondered why some politicians behave badly and attack the rights of Canadians. For example, their contempt of Parliament, their open disdain for the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and their barely masked hatred of the Bill of Human Rights - to name just a few.<br /><br />I mean, what are the psychological characteristics of politicians, and their cohorts, which allows them to shamelessly break rules (e.g. of Parliament) and then lie about it, while it is patently obvious to the majority of Canadians that they have broken the rules and are lying about it?<br /><br />I am not a psychiatrist, but the only answer I can come up with is that they may be suffering from some kind of antisocial personality disorder:<br /><br />"Antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) is defined by the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual as "...a pervasive pattern of disregard for, and violation of, the rights of others that begins in childhood or early adolescence and continues into adulthood.""<br /><br />https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Antisocial_personality_disorder<br /><br />In my opinion, to give these types of politicians - who may be suffering from a serious psychiatric disorder - the reins to our government would be a disaster for Canada.Tuxedoramahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08862186976958203208noreply@blogger.com