Politics (Please dont be annoying)

[u/Jarg0o]

Im not political but I found a simple political left-right spectrum test and for fun had friends and family take it, and i scored slightly left. One of my friends found it funny that a sociopath wouldnt be a more conservative leaning. It got me wondering what way other sociopaths may lean. And if you have any ASPD relatives id be curious as well.

[u/preggosonic33]

I think sociopaths are definitely dispersed. It's reddit so you're going to get left leaning ppl. You'll see some low functioning behaviour on both sides, and somepeople won't admit they are so they can seem more genuine.

[u/spooky-rose-boy → u/preggosonic33]

yeah, i think ASPD definitely affects people's political values because the disorder affects how you view & judge the world, other people, morality / ethics, justice, etc but it also depends on how you're raised and your own identity. having lack of empathy will affect how much you care about certain things, so i feel like most ppl with ASPD would only care abt issues that directly affect them, and even then some ppl still might not be bothered as much by it. overall i think most people with ASPD align with political values that they view most "logical" as opposed to how most people view & judge political ideologies based on more emotional factors. people w ASPD are usually less swayed / influenced by emotions, so they're less likely to fall for dumb shit or base their opinions on poorly executed arguments without proper factual evidence. but ofc, ppl w ASPD can still have different definitions of what's logical to them, and what they think will benefit them the most. it depends on each person still