#Psychopaths are biologically predisposed to #antisocial activity because they have a hyper-reactive autonomic nervous system. #Crime or exploiting others excites them. They’re motivated to do things that heighten their nervous system. –Dr. J Reid Meloy
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To put it simply:

Whereas banal evil may involve a dissociation of cortico-striatal processing from limbic input (reason without passion), sadistic evil may involve a dissociation of limbic processing from frontal controls (passion without reason).

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Study in Georgia finds:

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James Gilligan highlights that this isn't just personal but extends to collective or national humiliation, particularly when their religion or culture is perceived as inferior and subjected to insult. #CriminalPsychology