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In reply to the discussion: US says it has seized $1 billion in crypto assets from Iran [View all]littlemissmartypants
(34,943 posts)30. They probably took more. We're just hearing about a small portion...
Tip of the iceberg. I mean, these people are psychopathic cheats who wouldn't tell the truth unless maybe they were financially compensated for doing so. Maybe. If the price was right.
It's a criminal enterprise.
Characteristics of Psychopaths
1. Aggressive, callous, and cunning
2. Complete absence of conscience and empathy
3. Very adept at manipulating others
4. Willingness to engage in immoral, criminal conduct
5. Willingness to take what they want and do as they please, regardless of who is hurt or wronged
6. Deceptive ability to appear outwardly benevolent
7. Deceptive ability to behave in superficially charming ways to hide purely selfish motives
8. Willingness to use intimidation and violence to control others in order to satisfy their own needs
9. Willingness to intentionally violate the basic inherent human rights of others
10. Complete absence of any sense of guilt or remorse for the harm their actions have caused to others
11. Rationalization of their own immoral behavior
12. Will attempt to lay blame upon someone else for their own conduct
13. Denial, will deny their own wrongdoing outright
14. Utter contemptuousness toward the feelings and desires of their fellow beings
15. Pathological lying, will say anything without any concern for truth to advance their own hidden agendas
16. Ablity to feign [fake] normal human emotions and empathy
17. Distorted sense of the consequences of their actions
18. Total failure to accept any responsibility for their own socially irresponsible ways
19. Strong bellef that they will never be brought to justice for their criminal behavior
1. Aggressive, callous, and cunning
2. Complete absence of conscience and empathy
3. Very adept at manipulating others
4. Willingness to engage in immoral, criminal conduct
5. Willingness to take what they want and do as they please, regardless of who is hurt or wronged
6. Deceptive ability to appear outwardly benevolent
7. Deceptive ability to behave in superficially charming ways to hide purely selfish motives
8. Willingness to use intimidation and violence to control others in order to satisfy their own needs
9. Willingness to intentionally violate the basic inherent human rights of others
10. Complete absence of any sense of guilt or remorse for the harm their actions have caused to others
11. Rationalization of their own immoral behavior
12. Will attempt to lay blame upon someone else for their own conduct
13. Denial, will deny their own wrongdoing outright
14. Utter contemptuousness toward the feelings and desires of their fellow beings
15. Pathological lying, will say anything without any concern for truth to advance their own hidden agendas
16. Ablity to feign [fake] normal human emotions and empathy
17. Distorted sense of the consequences of their actions
18. Total failure to accept any responsibility for their own socially irresponsible ways
19. Strong bellef that they will never be brought to justice for their criminal behavior
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US says it has seized $1 billion in crypto assets from Iran [View all]
littlemissmartypants
May 29
OP
I suspect that the sanctions placed on Iran have fixed any problems to access the regime had.
littlemissmartypants
May 29
#4
As real as Monopoly money or the pieces. I have the iron,I claim it's worth $100,000
Bengus81
Saturday
#29
It is a clinical seminar: How psychopaths function when they have no restraints.
Irish_Dem
May 30
#21
I so wished that the pedopres did not represent me or all the other decent Americans in any way.
efhmc
May 29
#14
That was my first thought, 2na fisherman. They probably took more than that but we're only hearing about a small bit.
littlemissmartypants
May 29
#9
Yes, I'm not sure why anyone would just assume this administration is providing real numbers.
Ilikepurple
Saturday
#28
IMO this is one more grandiose lie. No evidence to support it and dealing with a "currency" which exists in abstraction
Ford_Prefect
May 29
#15
If it's acutally worth anything, it will end up in Trump and Son's crypto enterprise.
CousinIT
Saturday
#27
They probably took more. We're just hearing about a small portion...
littlemissmartypants
Saturday
#30