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*Like Moths to the Flame--The Rise of the #Pathocracy*

(12/12)

...of millions of people and there progeny would have lived, making their, now lost forever, contributions to mankind. --7% #DarkTriads, you say? Well, yes, but using the #Confucian aptitude tests, most could have been filtered out, I'd reply. 😉

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The last mentioned article is a #GoodRead:

https://theconversation.com/how-to-stop-psychopaths-and-narcissists-from-winning-positions-of-power-158183

How to stop psychopaths and narcissists from winning positions of power

Why companies (and political parties) should screen leadership candidates for psychopathy and narcissism.

The Conversation

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*Like Moths to the Flame--The Rise of the #Pathocracy*

(10/n)

...has suggested that companies should screen leadership candidates for #psychopathy.👈 In my view, we should do something similar in #politics..."

And, as pointed out in the beginning, the #EasternZhou did do exactly this for centuries, based on principles developed by one of the greatest philosophers of mankind, #Confucius.

IMO,...

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...because they are always authoritarian, following hardline policies. 👉They try to subvert democracy, to reduce the freedom of the press and clamp down on dissent. They are obsessed with national prestige, and often persecute minority groups. And they are always corrupt and lacking in moral principles...👈

Like many #MentalHealth professionals,...

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You are onto something here, Kinetix. This methodology had been used pretty successfully in ancient #China for hundreds of years:

The fact that the Eastern #Zhou dynasty.in the 6th/5th century BC was enabled by #Confucius to distinguish "good" from "bad" people and even..

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"The fact that the Eastern #Zhou dynasty of the 6th/5th century BC was enabled by #Confucius to distinguish "good"