What happens when two sociopaths meet? We may find out. Apparently, President Trump and North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un are to meet in about a month to discuss matters such a denuclearisation and getting a peace treaty to end the Korean War.
Both of these people have sociopathic/ psychopathic personalities.
Definitions of sociopath and psychopath:*
Someone whose social behavior is extremely
abnormal. Sociopaths are interested only in
their personal needs and desires, without
concern for the effects of their behavior on others.*
a person with a psychopathic personality whose
behavior is antisocial, often criminal, and who
lacks a sense of moral responsibility or social con-
science.*
Psychopath manifests as amoral and antisocial
behavior, lack of ability to love or establish meaningful personal relationships, extreme egocentricity, failure
to learn from experience, etc.
Surprisingly to me, the topic of two sociopaths meeting has some literature.** One thing we know about Donald Trump is that he admires dictators. And Kim enjoyed playing the game of "can you top this" about the horrors they would do with the others.
So one expects that such a meeting would be explosive. For just that reason, I think the meeting may be a surprise because each knows the dangers in the other so they could well keep themselves under control. But this does not mean that the meeting will be a success.
I'm not sure what game Kim Jong-un is playing: a peace treaty, all right for America to keep troops in South Korea, a willingness to discuss denuclearization, etc. I wonder if we will know the answers to these questions after the meeting?
* http://www.dictionary.com/browse/sociopath
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/psychopath
Also see: https://www.mcafee.cc/Bin/sb.html
** http://signsofapsychopath.com/when-psychopaths-meet/
https://www.quora.com/What-happens-when-two-sociopaths-meet
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