Who does Canada Trust Most? - Reader's Digest

Moonbox · May 22, 2009

Acts like a mad dog sociopath.
Seems that make you angry.

The amount of time you put in to posting pro-Liberal media (of any kind no matter how dubious or small) and the time you spend responding here suggests a VERY strong emotional aspect to your efforts. You're not the only guilty offender, but you're the most obvious. You can pretend to act level headed when people start mocking you, but it's your blatant and childish rhetoric that give you away.

Radsickle · May 22, 2009

You can pretend to act level headed when people start mocking you, but it's your blatant and childish rhetoric that give you away.

You're such an expert on maturity.... are you a psych major?

jdobbin · May 22, 2009

You can pretend to act level headed when people start mocking you, but it's your blatant and childish rhetoric that give you away.

Please. The mocking and personalizing, the childishness and anger gives you away. You do it all the time and can't seem to avoid it. I suspect a very strong emotional reason for it.

Edited May 22, 2009 by jdobbin

jdobbin · May 22, 2009

Isn't sociopathic behaviour being unconcerned with the consequences of ones actions?

Think I was the one that explain that to you.

Yet Harper is the exact opposite in looking to get the right response from his actions to win him favour with a segment of the voting public?

I disagree and I have pointed that out to you as well.

So your label isn't even accurate.

It is 100% accurate.

I didn't even go as far as Andrew Coyne did tonight on that At Issue panel. You should tune in to it tonight.

Alta4ever · May 22, 2009

Think I was the one that explain that to you.
I disagree and I have pointed that out to you as well.

It is 100% accurate.

It is completely inaccurate you know I know it, anyone who is able to reason knows it. Harper is a politician. How does a politician get elected? By having people form a favorable opinion of them through both their actions and marketing of themselves. Politicians are by their nature the antithesis of sociopathic, they are very much concerned about their actions as their jobs depend on the results of those actions.

jbg · May 22, 2009

The amount of time you put in to posting pro-Liberal media (of any kind no matter how dubious or small) and the time you spend responding here suggests a VERY strong emotional aspect to your efforts. You're not the only guilty offender, but you're the most obvious. You can pretend to act level headed when people start mocking you, but it's your blatant and childish rhetoric that give you away.

As does his blocking me over what he contends are my false statements that I am a liberal Democrat. Another time he temporarily blocked me for using colored font.

Radsickle · May 22, 2009

Harper is a politician. How does a politician get elected? By having people form a favorable opinion of them through both their actions and marketing of themselves.

You mean Harper convinced enough gullible people to think he was a politician.

jbg · May 22, 2009

Please. The mocking and personalizing, the childishness and anger gives you away. You do it all the time and can't seem to avoid it. I suspect a very strong emotional reason for it.

Oh yes, you don't have one? Or the LPC is paying you to multiply post.

jbg · May 22, 2009

Politicians are by their nature the antithesis of sociopathic, they are very much concerned about their actions as their jobs depend on the results of those actions.

To me, a sociopath is one who can lie without tripping a lie detector, i.e. without anxiety. William Jefferson Clinton fills that bill 100%

Thus a rare time I don't totally agree with you.

jdobbin · May 22, 2009

It is completely inaccurate you know I know it

I'm afraid I am 100% correct and I think you know it.

Alta4ever · May 22, 2009

I'm afraid I am 100% correct and I think you know it.

by definition of sociopathy you are wrong.

jbg · May 22, 2009

I'm afraid I am 100% correct and I think you know it.

Are you trying to make this exchange inane? You're sure succeeding.

Radsickle · May 22, 2009

by definition of sociopathy you are wrong.

By definition of daft, you are one.

Radsickle · May 22, 2009

Are you trying to make this exchange inane? You're sure succeeding.

Are you trying to make this topic dull? Harper's succeeding.

jbg · May 22, 2009

Are you trying to make this topic dull? Harper's succeeding.

I did not vote for the CPC in the last election. I bet you're not of voting age.

jbg · May 22, 2009

By definition of daft, you are one.

Has "daft" become a noun?

jdobbin · May 22, 2009

by definition of sociopathy you are wrong.

Afraid not. You are the one that's wrong.

Dave_ON · May 22, 2009

I still have a great deal of trouble believing that people trust Stephen Harper...or Michael Ignatieff, more than they trust the Governor General.

Yes that struck me as odd too. But Atla4ever makes a good point that many Canadians, likely not as few as 1 in 20, have no idea who the GG is. I think many of the names were selected because of how well known they are, not so much that they are trusted. I mean how else do you explain Michael J Fox in spot number 5? I guess all those Back to the Future and Teen Wolf movies really struck a cord with many Canadians. I personally am biased towards Rick Mercer, it's not too often that one of us political junkies achieves that level of success in the area of political satire.

Poor Keifer Sutherland "Stand by Me" and "The Lost Boys" never got its due.

capricorn · May 22, 2009

To me, a sociopath is one who can lie without tripping a lie detector, i.e. without anxiety. William Jefferson Clinton fills that bill 100%

To me, branding someone a sociopath requires a medical diagnosis and only a qualified psychiatrist could make such a diagnosis.

Thus a rare time I don't totally agree with you.

I don't agree with dobbin's references to Harper as a sociopath because dobbin is not qualified to make that determination. Although unqualified, dobbin tries hard to psychoanalyze Conservative supporters who post here.

jdobbin · May 22, 2009

I don't agree with dobbin's references to Harper as a sociopath because dobbin is not qualified to make that determination. Although unqualified, dobbin tries hard to psychoanalyze Conservative supporters who post here.

I can't recall branding Harper anything. I said he acts like like a sociopath. Don't think that is a diagnosis. It is an assessment of what I see and lay person can do that. Or do you disagree that only a doctor can assess whether a person is happy, sad or dangerous?

waldo · May 22, 2009

oh the keepitsimple desperation
ok - for what the "poll" is actually worth, it's surprising none of the right-wing climate change deniers keyboards didn't explode with Suzuki ranked as the "most trusted"... hey now... would Stephen Lewis (#4) not be considered a politician (/diplomat) - oh no... he's NDP - more keyboards exploding!!!

as for the "poll" itself, it's an online poll... of an isolated group... that's purposely signed up for "surveys"... in return for "rewards" - certainly not skewed in any way

and while I'm on a roll, that Harper trust extends so far as to have allowed a 30+ point swing gain for Liberals since Ignatieff took the keys... notwithstanding the ever present need to remind that the trust of Harper has repeatedly failed to allow the granting of that ever elusive majority.

you're welcome... carry on

There are so many angry Liberals out there.......

matched by the oh so desperate Conservatives clamoring for anything... anything that could even remotely be leveraged to suggest all is still well in Harper's world - despite what the polls show... despite the 30+ point swing gain for the Liberals/Ignatieff.

an online poll... of an isolated group... that's purposely signed up for "surveys"... in return for "rewards"... yes, don't worry brother/sister Conservatives - all is still well when one can state Harper is #8 :lol:

capricorn · May 22, 2009

I can't recall branding Harper anything.

You used the term sociopath to describe Harper a number of times with the attachment "mad dog". You may not think you're branding Harper but in fact, you are. Sometimes you don't appear to know yourself what you're doing through your posts.

Or do you disagree that only a doctor can assess whether a person is happy, sad or dangerous?

What a silly question. I think you should stick to political commentary.

jdobbin · May 22, 2009

You used the term sociopath to describe Harper a number of times with the attachment "mad dog". You may not think you're branding Harper but in fact, you are. Sometimes you don't appear to know yourself what you're doing through your posts.

I have said I am describing his behaviour many times. And that includes acting like a mad dog.

You are the one who think that assessing someone's behaviour is reserved only for doctors.

What a silly question. I think you should stick to political commentary.

As should you. I can't believe that you think that posters cannot assess behaviour. It is fairly silly assertion.

Edited May 22, 2009 by jdobbin

Moonbox · May 22, 2009

Please. The mocking and personalizing, the childishness and anger gives you away. You do it all the time and can't seem to avoid it. I suspect a very strong emotional reason for it.

Ahh...the "I know you are but what am I?" defence. Real smrt.

I have said I am describing his behaviour many times. And that includes acting like a mad dog.

So instead of saying, "You're a desperate party hack lacking any semblance of intelligence/ logic." I need to say, "You ACT like a desperate party hack lacking any semblance of intelligence/logic?"

I mean, I'm not branding you or personalizing...I'm just stating observations of your behavior. :blink:

As should you. I can't believe that you think that posters cannot assess behaviour. It is fairly silly assertion.

We can all access behaviour and comment on it. The smarter posters, however, don't use silly technical and rhetorical labels to describe political figures. For someone who refers to the forum rules when someone calls him, "dobby," it's hilarious to see you throwing around 'mad dog sociopath' and such. It's another reason for people to mock you for the pathetic and desperate hack you are ACT like.

For the record, I don't think you're an idiot. I just think you're holding on irrationally tight to the Liberal bandwagon.

Edited May 22, 2009 by Moonbox

Oleg Bach · May 22, 2009

No politican will tell you the full truth - no more than a lawyer will inform you fully - wait............politicans are mostly lawyers - we are screwed - To call Harper or anyone else a "trusted" person is like calling CNN the most trusted name in news!