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Republican Nancy Mace says she likes to watch videos of ICE detaining people (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 123 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

What kind of persond delights in seeing other people's misery when they're literally trying to follow the law for legal immigration.

[–] GoodMonson@lemmy.zip 68 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

I mean, it seems beyond sociopath. Sociopath is lacking empathy, but to delight in someone else’s misery.. it’s psychotic.

[–] cjoll4@lemmy.world 48 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Curious if you mean psychopathic?

I mean, it's easy to joke that Republicans suffer from psychoses (hallucinations and delusions) but in the context of extreme antisocial behavior and lack of empathy, psychopathic might be the right word.

[–] Whostosay@sh.itjust.works 37 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Word you're looking for is sadist

[–] choco_crispies@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Sadistic

[–] Whostosay@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Also true, but how dare you

[–] choco_crispies@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I know sorry

[–] Whostosay@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

Its okay Papi thanks for chiming in

[–] Ulvain@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 weeks ago

It'd be a psychopath narcissistic pervert, imo

[–] LuxSpark@lemmy.cafe 44 points 2 weeks ago

Nazis.

[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Literally a dangerous psycopath.

This is basically 'tortured kittens to death as a kid' level shit.

If you made a TV show or Movie where a character did this, people would say it was heavy handed and lacked subtlely, it is too over the top, it isn't a well written bad guy (gal) character, it's schlocky.

[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Sociopathic phychosis, to narrow it down a little more.

It's that lack of empathy that seems like the initial trigger.

Edit: Sadistic sociopathic psychosis.

[–] Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 11 points 2 weeks ago

They tell themselves the people deserve it.

[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 week ago

We have many technical words for this. Sociopath comes to mind first.

[–] defaultusername@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Some people are just evil.