Re:MIT abandons use of DEI statements
by 6312783123 on Sunday May 05, 2024 @11:26AM
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And the "sociopaths" behind some of these programs (ones that I know in open-source software) hate criticism of the ideology behind it. Because they see the criticism as a threat to their power.
Really, this stuff can be psychological/psychiatric (no or little empathy, obsession with power and control, projective behaviors). I've experienced it first hand.
The relevant psychiatric disorders are Narcissistic Personality Disorder and Antisocial Personality Disorder, the two co-morbid produce a monstrous "malignant narcissist". Who can appear charming and charismatic in public, but horrendous psychological abuse goes on behind closed doors. So few would suspect it. It's these aforementioned "dark triad" personalities who are most attached to this authoritarian strain of woke ideology. It all feeds the ego. And their power base. Also, they fundamentally believe "might is right".
Often they will accuse others of lack of empathy, for being racist, as a means of avoiding confronting their own behavior of the same nature. They lack empathy, and they use "projective identification" to displace it on to others, denying their own problems as a small child would. Part of their psyche is stuck at an infantile level of development.
It's ~1% of the population, and I think it's actually equal between the sexes, with men using aggression and threats, and women using relational aggression instead. Often society fails to recognize the female offenders.
It's almost like OCD in a way, they have to feel in power, they must be in control, if they don't keep the compulsion up, then they will feel worthless, almost dead inside, and that feeling of worthlessness is breakdown inducing. The disorder forces them to get extremely good at manipulating people, so they have the upper hand (power) at all times, just as a person who plays chess all day will get good at it. And they've been doing it all their life, since early childhood. They can even enjoy it, experiencing sadistic pleasure upon seeing their victims suffer.
By the way, voice recording them (if legal to do so) helps enormously, if you're the victim of it or suspect it.
Really, this stuff can be psychological/psychiatric (no or little empathy, obsession with power and control, projective behaviors). I've experienced it first hand.
The relevant psychiatric disorders are Narcissistic Personality Disorder and Antisocial Personality Disorder, the two co-morbid produce a monstrous "malignant narcissist". Who can appear charming and charismatic in public, but horrendous psychological abuse goes on behind closed doors. So few would suspect it. It's these aforementioned "dark triad" personalities who are most attached to this authoritarian strain of woke ideology. It all feeds the ego. And their power base. Also, they fundamentally believe "might is right".
Often they will accuse others of lack of empathy, for being racist, as a means of avoiding confronting their own behavior of the same nature. They lack empathy, and they use "projective identification" to displace it on to others, denying their own problems as a small child would. Part of their psyche is stuck at an infantile level of development.
It's ~1% of the population, and I think it's actually equal between the sexes, with men using aggression and threats, and women using relational aggression instead. Often society fails to recognize the female offenders.
Vladimir Putin is strongly suspected to have the disorder. Stalin, and Hitler too. All of them "dark triad" personalities. https://highconflictinstitute.com/personality-disorders/puti...
It's almost like OCD in a way, they have to feel in power, they must be in control, if they don't keep the compulsion up, then they will feel worthless, almost dead inside, and that feeling of worthlessness is breakdown inducing. The disorder forces them to get extremely good at manipulating people, so they have the upper hand (power) at all times, just as a person who plays chess all day will get good at it. And they've been doing it all their life, since early childhood. They can even enjoy it, experiencing sadistic pleasure upon seeing their victims suffer.
By the way, voice recording them (if legal to do so) helps enormously, if you're the victim of it or suspect it.