The Unspoken Truth

Quote of the Day:
"We lie loudest when we lie to ourselves."
~ Eric Hoffer ~


What would you think if you were told that there were individuals on the Earth who had no empathy, no conscience, could not feel emotions and no problem lying to advance their personal agenda? What if you were to learn that these individuals could so completely mimic the emotions that they appeared normal? What would you say to an individual was so controlling, so willful, and so persuasive that they could convince another person to follow directions which any one else would consider unthinkable?

There are such individuals. They are called Psychopaths. Many people think that a psychopath is a serial killer or lifelong criminal. Unfortunately, this stereotype leaves out the fact that a successful psychopath is one who has been able to blend in and not be caught.

No one wants to believe that their spouse, child, lover, friend or neighbor is a psychopath. This act of denial is probably why psychopaths can be so successful and continue their manipulations of another persons life. We assume that the people we interact with are like us. They have the same values, the same type of conscious, the same moral values. A psychopath is adept at demonstrating all the actions which we would attribute to a person who is considered 'normal.'

Robert Canup has written an article on the Socially Adept Psychopath and the Plausible Lies within the system which support them.

"In the last section I pointed out that the problem of plausible lies is the most serious problem facing humanity today. I will now discuss the people who have been telling plausible lies: the Socially Adept Psychopaths or S.A.Ps (pronounced SAPS) of the world. An example of S.A.P. thought processes is in order.

Most people have heard of Ted Bundy; the serial killer who was executed in Florida several years ago. Not many people are aware of the fact that Bundy was studying to become a prosecutor, and that eventually he hoped to become a judge. Those that do know that fact see it as some strangely ironic twist - an inexplicable quirk in Bundy's bizarre makeup. It never seems to occur to most people that the perfect place for a psychopathic serial killer to hide in society is as a prosecutor or a judge; but I assure you that it occurs to the Psychopaths of the world. I would estimate that about 10% of the prosecutors and judges in the United States are in fact, S.A.Ps. The ONLY difference between them and Ted Bundy is that they were able to control outward signs of their Psychopathy until they achieved their goal of being in a position of authority. I will quote from my novel "Unsuspected" to show how a psychopath views the position of Judge.

'John had one overriding dream; to become a judge. Here was the greatest reward possible for a psychopath: to put on the royal robes of the judiciary - to become a demigod - to have others plead to Him and beg His indulgence, to have everyone rise in awe and respect when He entered the room, for His word to literally be law, to be able to create an almost endless amount of human misery, just because He could, to punish summarily anyone who, quite correctly, displayed contempt for Him, to have the power of life and death over people, to be granted the only royal title available in the United States: "Your Honor"."

To learn what a psychopath is and how they work, you can download a free copy of Hervey Cleckley's book "The Mask of Sanity" from this site, read of their own encounter with a psychopath, as well as peruse the links to other resources.

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