B.Gates psychological analysis (was: Gates' Greed)

Hey, cool, material for a psychological case study! Let's apply some of what we learned in our abnormal psych. classes to what's been quoted! On Tue, 16 Jan 2001, Paul Braun wrote: [re: B. Gates] Hmmm... must win at any cost, uncontrollable... scribble, scribble. Sounds like antisocial personality disorder (a.k.a. psychopathy, formerly known as moral insanity), perhaps. Do the following common characteristics of this sound familiar? - inadequate conscience development - ability to impress and exploit others - irresponsible and impulsive behavior - rejection of authority Typically, such people as "unprincipled business professionals," "high-pressure evangelists," "crooked politicians," and other various criminals [Carson, Butcher and Mineka] fit into this category. Dangerous, to himself and others? Hey, isn't that the main criteria for an involuntary trip to a place where the men with white coats and nets take one to, where one can sit quietly in a room and weave baskets once the medication takes effect and the straightjacket can be removed? [please note: I'm not being insensitive to mental illness, which is truly not a joking matter; however, in this case, I feel compelled to to add a little levity due to the seriousness of the matter at hand, to help combat the problems which we've had to put up with as a result of someone's possible illness.] Hmmm... absurd, illogical and changeable delusions... scribble, scribble... a touch of paranoid schizophrenia it seems. This can result in occasional dangerous behavior... scribble, scribble. Hmmm... a learning disorder perhaps... scribble, scribble... learning disabled? Hmmm... aversion to change; scribble, scribble... possible adjustment disorder. Hmmm... possible obsessive-compulsive personality disorder... scribble, scribble. Hmmm... combatativeness, exploitiveness, predation... scribble, scribble... wolf in sheep's clothing, able to impress and exploit others... scribble, scribble... again, appears to have an antisocial personality disorder; a psychopath. Yes, appears dangerous to himself and others. Now, all we need are two doctors to verify what we already think to be the problems and tell it to a judge. It should be obvious that the poor man needs help. Dang, perhaps easier and less expensive to handle it this way than to fool with the time and expense of the antitrust hearings! :-) -- Copyright (C) 2001 R. D. Davis The difference between humans & other animals: All Rights Reserved an unnatural belief that we're above Nature & rdd(a)perqlogic.com 410-744-4900 her other creatures, using dogma to justify such http://www.perqlogic.com/rdd beliefs and to justify much human cruelty.