A Narcissist, a Psychopath and a Machiavellian Walk into a Bar…

Serious food for thought !

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dark triad

The bartender asks, ‘who has the darkest personality out of you three?’ The Narcissist says ‘me’, the Psychopath says, ‘I don’t care’ and the Mach says ‘it’s whoever I want it to be’.

All embarrassing jokes aside, the Dark Triad of Personality rather ominously named, is an area of Psychological research which is attracting significant attention. It is however only a young field, in fact it was just over a decade ago that Paulhus and Williams (2002) coined the term ‘Dark Triad’. It’s an area of research that seems to intrigue Organisational, Clinical and Forensic Psychologists alike and of course has important implications for society as a whole. However, is there any real merit, use and/or empirical rigour in the study of these traits? I was inspired to delve a little deeper into the Dark Triad after last month’s blog on office politics, which touched on certain characteristics which fall…

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“Positive Attitude” Bullshit: On the dangers of “radical self-love”

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chloeanneking's avatarChloe Ann-King

There is an endless supply of people who are ready and willing to inform us about what we are doing wrong, and how we can alter our behaviour so we can get ahead and inject magic and happiness into our lives. Between modern day guru Gala Darling who believes “positive thoughts generate positive realities,” and you can “manifest” your own destiny, to capitalist public thinkers such as Oprah Winfrey telling us positive thinking can help us obtain “the sweet life,” it is easy to get misled into a muddle of mistruths.

A recent blog by Gala is entitled “Happiness is simple: why too many choices make us miserable and 5 ways to improve your life!” Yeah? Nah. Too many choices are not the issue for a huge majority of the political underclass; a lack of choice is exactly the problem. Whether it be lack of choice when it…

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Tony Abbott Floats Plebiscite On The 21st Century After Next Election

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Carlo Sands's avatarThe (un)Australian

Tony Abbott's promise to change his leadership style has unnerved comics" ‘For many, many centuries, there has been a settled position on it not being the 21st century.’

Prime Minister Tony Abbott has suggested that, after the next federal election, the Coalition may be willing to consider a plebiscite on whether or not to accept the 21st century. The comment came after a six-hour-long Coalition party room meeting on Tuesday that ruled out allowing a “conscience vote” among members of the governing parties on the question.

“Obviously, for many, many centuries, there has been a settled position on it not being the 21st century,” the Prime Minister told a press conference. “Indeed, from time immemorial, no one has ever suggested it was the 21st century until a new and vocal social movement arose very recently, in the past 15 years or so, to say it was.”

Mr Abbott said debate over whether it was the 21st century was “intensely personal”, but…

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For God – For Country – Nightmares of Salvation

For God – For Country – Nightmares of Salvation

Unloved by me for I have seen the lies that you have told

Those lies from days of old, your lies a construct of pagan mysteries

The Scapegoat on the Cross in truth was once a man treated like a God

Then killed to take away the sins of friends to satisfy another name of God

I have seen the coins and carvings from those days when men first killed

Some worthless fool and placed a crown upon his head to kill him in their stead

How many other Pagan Cults did write about the Changing seasons of the Year

Knowing that the day you call the ‘Christmas Day ‘ was always on the 25th , in Winters Time

These are not tales of mine but facts that You , oh Church’ used to reconstruct the facts

The Nicean Cult , it’s called the Creed no more than a logic way to rule the sheep

For sheep were Romans of an Empire at bay, fearing collapse yet planning to stay

So changing from the Legionaries Dress of Leather, Gladius and Men

Becoming Men like neutered things, that started wearing lace and frilly things .

So in the Name of God , all those other Cults arose because the name of God is Good

When it’s invoked to play a game or scheme to bring about another’s dream

Where do the Children play that you have used for fun and grooming for those days

When men like you that always seek out children prey, dress to play those games

The Armies of Salvation that creep across the Global Sphere, is an Army first with Missionary Dreams

What religion did Booth follow before converting to the Christ and forming Armies of the Night

That answer to no one on earth and keep the Mission Statements sweet

They play sweet music to the ears, much like all the Armies I have met

Of course they treat their men like sons and for fun have women run organizations to make the point

That all those other little worthless beings in this epic war do need a big sister speak for them

These are not fancy words of mine, but facts I found among mankind for I had learned the ways of war

I never wanted to hate another man or kill in order to comply and follow some insane design

For Country ,for God ,for Friends of Mine have died because the lies that old men spread

When sick of life and weak in head they start believing their own myths

Meeting their likes can be insane when they invoke each other’s name and pass the blame

No , tis not the believers I condemn , I have met too many Mary Magdalene’s ,

Beloved true and Comforting to all and standing by the side of their man with all their might to see their families through the Night

I have seen them standing all alone when your creed based laws condemned their men

Yet they were women all the same , and mothers, lovers ,friends; no shame .

Yet holy shepherds do condemn the wisdom that the Women bring

Like wolves they ranged upon the peaks and tore apart the Cathar’s Dream

That Day those other Knights condemned by Popish Men and French King

Stood side by side to face another Crusade and died like men not for some God

As Brothers guarding those that offered refuge from the scourge of your wooden cross

And time and time that little wooden man stuck on that cross did offer hope to some tis true

Yet I found little hope among those that could not pay the fees the men is dress did seek

Eternal Forgiveness in the name of a God that send his son to die and yet again to face the Sun

What loving Father , God or man , would send his son to die an do a job that fathers do ?

Would I send a child to face the foes I have faced, no way would that be my play

I love my children far too much to have them fight my wars in some imaginary game

I rather face all that these abominations seek to make for I too hear God at night

A voice that whispers in my name “” that all are Children in this Game

A tired voice that pleads at times, don’t kill using my name I build create and love

Would Christ upon that Cross reflect :-

“Too many used my name in vain and play murderous games upon the field

As far as I am concerned there have been too many murdered in my name

You have free- will, so go ahead and kill but do it in your name not mine

I never met Paul walking in that desert, a tax collecting Man that hunted reformed Jews “

The calculating man that aimed to build an edifice for Rome to prove his loyalty for all

Those days were days when Rome thought of itself as all there was to be, the Centre of the Sea

Those men knew well the stories of Essenes and trading along the Silk Road

For Roman ladies wore the finest silks that China traded with the West yet did not seek to conquer all

It had its Buddha , Tao and the I Ching and Mandates from Heaven for those that sought to rule

And when oppression held sway men wearing yellow turbans swearing oaths would hunt and kill those that sought to oppress.

Would ‘Christ have stated :-

“ No , I want no other crucified in my name for too many have been killed in your childlike games

I don’t give much creed to man- made dogma and ways of control

I am a Father, Brother and Friend and I will stand by those whose faces I have seen

Not because of some eternal nightmare dream, but because I am a man that’s free

And if my techniques to cause you some concern, my voice be rough at times to keep you safe

That’s because Your world has taught me very well , what lies the men in dresses tell

And armies in the field don’t hold much sway with me because I will find another way.

So thank you for your kindness and your care and I will repay in my own way

Once and for all bury that pieces of wood so Mary Magdalene can be free of that accursed creed .

Not in the Name of some Fictitious God that you have made to please your-self .

In my own name and in my time, for I am a Brother to all Mankind , a sort of Universal Man .” AK

Faith Based Groups and the Secular State of the 21st Century

Religion – Faith Based Groups and the Secular State of the 21st Century
Bringing them Home- Bringing it Home
It is a nonsense to suggest that the Secular State is free from the pernicious influence of the Religions and Faith based groups that have not only lost the focus of their stated mission – the bringing of the Light and Salvation – when such groups willingly engage in the lobbying of Secular Leaders and elected Politicians. They exert pressure using the numbers of bums on seats philosophy of control combined with access to funds provided by those who sadly have bought the lies of the Gods that they have created as a marketing exercise.
It is easy to claim to be speaking in the name of the Divine and to refer to Revelations and the benefit of Divine Guidance, it is even easier to find such criminals because they have left a trail of destruction in their wake.
In Australia alone , more than 500,000 Persons have fallen victim to such scams and orchestrated predation since WWII alone and we refer to them as the ‘Stolen Generation ‘. Those half a million persons have all been affected adversely by the conduct of these ‘Faith ‘ based groups and Government Departments who were happy to be advised from those lovingly appointed marketers of the ‘Word’. We are currently having Royal Commissions into the terrible dealings that caused the ‘Forgotten Children ‘ , the removal of those deemed at risk of moral danger and other such non-sense . Then of course the impact of the ‘ Orphaned Migrants ‘ who were placed into the loving hands of various Roman Catholic Church groups who , once in the clutches of the maniacal cultists ( faithful ) did not benefit from the unconditional love of the ‘Christ ‘ but served to provide cheap labour and children ready for sexual predation by those who sought their prey hidden by Religious titles and well connected support .
The Salvation Army was not exception to this practice of using the most vulnerable to make itself a more credible political force , provide sexual gratification for its own officers and financial incentives for those who knowingly accepted the ‘better ‘ life style offered with a smile and open hands .. and suffer the little Children . The cost of these criminal behaviours is beyond the pale , not just in financial terms but the very real suffering and ruination of lives .
A Generation of the most vulnerable, removed from their ‘Families ‘and ‘Communities ‘to be turned into ‘acceptable ‘human beings. Acceptable for further exploitation and manipulation , acceptable for the creation of a huge infra- structure of ‘ Service Providers ‘ that now are thought to manage the affairs of those damaged in many cases beyond repair and living in horror of their memories .
The Mafia was successful because it had standards that at least tried to protect the interests of its members in the original place of its birth, an occupied little Island seeking to protect its own people from exploitation. The Mafia (the Black Hand) in time became corrupted as the pressures caused by the Occupiers was removed and moved into other activities to allow for survival, in time becoming seen as a pariah and treated accordingly both by the Government and the Media.
There is NO difference between the activities of these Faith based groups and Mafia in its own End of Days. Having lost its focus and mission into the hands who were well aware of the loss , these Groups have become perverted and used by Individuals seeking to control others and provide never ending supplies of those that need ‘ Service Suppliers ‘ and ‘Case Managers ‘ to manage what little quality of life , self- worth and dignity was left .
If you have a problem with this concept I advise you to carefully study the revelations of the Royal Commissions , the responses by the Roman Catholic Church and the on- going desire by the Salvation Army to be seen as the Voice of those they have crippled and made voiceless by fear leaving the survivors to struggle daily with the memories of being brought into the Light by having their bodies used and abused in oh so many terrible ways and even worse , NONE of this was done without the knowledge and at least tacit approval of those representing the Secular State . We do not need to be saved from the Shepherds, for we are not sheep.
We do need serious criminal investigations into the behaviours of Groups that behave much like organized crime groups on a scale that is difficult to comprehend . We must acknowledge the loss and suffering caused and take responsibility for we elected Leaders that allowed this to happen and above all , we must approach this in a way that is applicable to dealing with ‘Criminals ‘ and ‘Predators ‘ and not always shy away from this when they raise their invalid little voices and claim divine credibility .
It is time for a serious miracle , the bringing of the truth and light and then we may bring all those Children home , because ‘Home ‘ is where they should have been and not in the clutches of the most vile . It is time to bring them all ‘Home ‘ , it is time to bring home to the responsibility and breach of duty of care that was rampant . Bring the ‘Children ‘ Home and never again allow the building of a super structure of deceit and lies relying on those very grey areas of human perceptions , those seen as less worthy and deemed in need of ‘Love ‘ for they received NO Love , No Education and No Futures . This is a crime against the Secular State and must be treated accordingly and ruthlessly

The End of Heroic Leaders

The End of Heroic Leaders – Ensuring survival in the 21st Century In a World that is still very much subject to the Doctrine of Mutually Assured Destruction and where those leading the Wars are isolated from the first possible casualties , the Civilians in Cities , we have a need for Leaders that think rationally and act prudently , not those who sick to mimic the mock heroics of the past . The power structure of those led and those doing the leading is no longer one where the Leader actually leads from the front , sharing the risks and dangers of those exposed as either non- combatant civilians or soldiers . We have isolated our Leaders in cocoons of safety and have structures in place if such leaders become victims of a decapitation strike and all manner of sophisticated communication systems to handle Command and Control .
In having faced the reality of Global Nuclear War , and being aware of its outcomes we do not need leaders that ape mock heroics or see themselves as manifestations of long dead fairy tales .
We need Leaders that are prudent , intelligent and very much in touch with the people they lead . Not isolated from everyday reality by a coterie of sycophants and servile administrators .
We all live in the shadow of the worst case scenario , but let us not allow that to blind is to those wars being conducted all over the Planet and all those that are killed to achieve one or another political and economic outcome . World War I is said to have started when a minor member of the Austro Hungarian Royal Family was assassinated and the trains started rolling . We have created Staff Colleges and other facilities to train men to practice logistics and strategy and tactics .
Those resources would have been better spend bringing about Social Justice in our own Countries and not seeking to spread one school of thought in preference to another . There have been no positive outcomes in this for most of the Civilian Populations of this Planet . Wars and Schemes are hatched with the same enthusiasm as if this was the 19th Century , but we fail to take into account that the flow of real time information has increased to such a degree that it would be impossible for any one to be fully aware of all the facts . Our hope should be that our Leaders do not act as the Launchers of Missiles , but as the ultimate voice of prudent reason that restrains the sellers of jingoism and national pride . Our Leaders should , with luck , be the safety switch that prevents such launches , because as the information and assessments grow so do the risks of mis-reading the intent of other parties . Given the potency of weapons , it would seem better to resort to having Military Observers from all sides communicating to ensure that mistakes do not happen . The old spy vs spy game may appear attractive to those reading Kipling and seeing some sense of the ‘Great Game ‘ of the 19th Century .
In the 21st Century we do not need Gamers running Countries , we need eloquent and prudent leaders that do not need to lambast each other publicly to score home points , but those that communicate the need for us all to survive