re: #217 Hengineer
That’s what the pundits said, was that Clinton’s rebuttal to Reagan’s speech really set off his career as the Democratic front-runner in 1992.
But these things are dangerous because one of the attributes of sociopaths especially “socialized sociopaths” is that they are highly charismatic. The charisma allows the speaker more easily cajole the listeners into dropping their defenses. That’s why “Nice” is not a virtue, it is a social strategy, so says Gavin Debecker, protection specialist, and consultant on predators and stalkers.