View Poll Results: Would your self-esteem suffer after being exploited by a psychopath?

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Thread: Would you feel bad about yourself after being exploited by a psychopath?

  1. #1

    Would you feel bad about yourself after being exploited by a psychopath?

    Anonymous poll attached.



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  3. #2
    What's the purpose of this poll?
    ...

  4. #3
    This sounds like a business run by psychopaths is fishing for marketing data.
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  5. #4
    Confirm a deeply rooted bias against psychopaths.

  6. #5
    Poll needs more options
    Quote Originally Posted by Ron Paul View Post
    The intellectual battle for liberty can appear to be a lonely one at times. However, the numbers are not as important as the principles that we hold. Leonard Read always taught that "it's not a numbers game, but an ideological game." That's why it's important to continue to provide a principled philosophy as to what the role of government ought to be, despite the numbers that stare us in the face.
    Quote Originally Posted by Origanalist View Post
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  7. #6
    Quote Originally Posted by timosman View Post
    Confirm a deeply rooted bias against psychopaths.
    Isn't the third answer (what?) the lazy person's response? It saves someone the mental process of thinking through the question. I'm afraid it will skew the data that you seek
    ...

  8. #7
    Quote Originally Posted by timosman View Post
    Anonymous poll attached.
    Why are there no emojis in the op? Are you messing with my head?
    Quote Originally Posted by Ron Paul View Post
    The intellectual battle for liberty can appear to be a lonely one at times. However, the numbers are not as important as the principles that we hold. Leonard Read always taught that "it's not a numbers game, but an ideological game." That's why it's important to continue to provide a principled philosophy as to what the role of government ought to be, despite the numbers that stare us in the face.
    Quote Originally Posted by Origanalist View Post
    This intellectually stimulating conversation is the reason I keep coming here.

  9. #8
    If this were a real timosman poll, it would look like this...

    No
    Yes
    What?
    Other
    Quote Originally Posted by Ron Paul View Post
    The intellectual battle for liberty can appear to be a lonely one at times. However, the numbers are not as important as the principles that we hold. Leonard Read always taught that "it's not a numbers game, but an ideological game." That's why it's important to continue to provide a principled philosophy as to what the role of government ought to be, despite the numbers that stare us in the face.
    Quote Originally Posted by Origanalist View Post
    This intellectually stimulating conversation is the reason I keep coming here.



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  11. #9
    Quote Originally Posted by Suzanimal View Post
    If this were a real timosman poll, it would look like this...

    No
    Yes
    What?
    Other
    Where is the winking one? You simply can't have a Timos poll without Winky.
    ...

  12. #10
    Quote Originally Posted by RJB View Post
    Where is the winking one? You simply can't have a Timos poll without Winky.
    Quote Originally Posted by Suzanimal View Post
    Poll needs more options
    Quote Originally Posted by Ron Paul View Post
    The intellectual battle for liberty can appear to be a lonely one at times. However, the numbers are not as important as the principles that we hold. Leonard Read always taught that "it's not a numbers game, but an ideological game." That's why it's important to continue to provide a principled philosophy as to what the role of government ought to be, despite the numbers that stare us in the face.
    Quote Originally Posted by Origanalist View Post
    This intellectually stimulating conversation is the reason I keep coming here.

  13. #11
    Fool me once shame on you, Fool me twice shame on me.
    Never attempt to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and annoys the pig.

    Robert Heinlein

    Give a man an inch and right away he thinks he's a ruler

    Groucho Marx

    I love mankind…it’s people I can’t stand.

    Linus, from the Peanuts comic

    You cannot have liberty without morality and morality without faith

    Alexis de Torqueville

    Those who fail to learn from the past are condemned to repeat it.
    Those who learn from the past are condemned to watch everybody else repeat it

    A Zero Hedge comment

  14. #12
    Quote Originally Posted by Swordsmyth View Post
    Fool me once shame on you, Fool me twice shame on me.
    Fool me thrice, you're probably good in bed.
    Quote Originally Posted by Ron Paul View Post
    The intellectual battle for liberty can appear to be a lonely one at times. However, the numbers are not as important as the principles that we hold. Leonard Read always taught that "it's not a numbers game, but an ideological game." That's why it's important to continue to provide a principled philosophy as to what the role of government ought to be, despite the numbers that stare us in the face.
    Quote Originally Posted by Origanalist View Post
    This intellectually stimulating conversation is the reason I keep coming here.

  15. #13
    Quote Originally Posted by Swordsmyth View Post
    Fool me once shame on you, Fool me twice shame on me.
    What if I don't want to believe I was fooled the first time?

  16. #14
    Quote Originally Posted by Suzanimal View Post
    Fool me thrice, you're probably good in bed.
    Or you might be getting desperate.

  17. #15
    Quote Originally Posted by timosman View Post
    What if I don't want to believe I was fooled the first time?
    If you weren't fooled then you have to decide if you benefited from the encounter.
    Never attempt to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and annoys the pig.

    Robert Heinlein

    Give a man an inch and right away he thinks he's a ruler

    Groucho Marx

    I love mankind…it’s people I can’t stand.

    Linus, from the Peanuts comic

    You cannot have liberty without morality and morality without faith

    Alexis de Torqueville

    Those who fail to learn from the past are condemned to repeat it.
    Those who learn from the past are condemned to watch everybody else repeat it

    A Zero Hedge comment

  18. #16
    Quote Originally Posted by Swordsmyth View Post
    If you weren't fooled then you have to decide if you benefited from the encounter.
    The obvious benefit would be not having to change one's own world view. The other one is not upsetting the psychopath may prevent them from showing you their angry face. There are multiple scenarios where this is more beneficial than confronting the psychopathic person.



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  20. #17
    Quote Originally Posted by timosman View Post
    Or you might be getting desperate.
    That would make me feel bad.
    Quote Originally Posted by Ron Paul View Post
    The intellectual battle for liberty can appear to be a lonely one at times. However, the numbers are not as important as the principles that we hold. Leonard Read always taught that "it's not a numbers game, but an ideological game." That's why it's important to continue to provide a principled philosophy as to what the role of government ought to be, despite the numbers that stare us in the face.
    Quote Originally Posted by Origanalist View Post
    This intellectually stimulating conversation is the reason I keep coming here.

  21. #18
    Quote Originally Posted by RJB View Post
    What's the purpose of this poll?

    Victim selection?
    Chris

    "Government ... does not exist of necessity, but rather by virtue of a tragic, almost comical combination of klutzy, opportunistic terrorism against sitting ducks whom it pretends to shelter, plus our childish phobia of responsibility, praying to be exempted from the hard reality of life on life's terms." Wolf DeVoon

    "...Make America Great Again. I'm interested in making American FREE again. Then the greatness will come automatically."Ron Paul

  22. #19
    Quote Originally Posted by CCTelander View Post
    Victim selection?
    Likely Hillary voters.



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