<p>Yes, I meant IV. :o</p>
<p>Thinking back, the day I read about Hare’s speech to law enforcement officers in Newfoundland in my local paper was an “enlightening” experiment. For a long time I used to wonder what constitutes “leadership” and why political and business “systems” do not work the way they supposed to. Now I think I know.</p>
<p>Hare’s simple definition of a psychopath is one without conscience. If that is the definition, then we are talking about a continuum. On one extreme you have mass murderers, on the other you have folks who lead fairly normal lives.</p>
<p>Since these folks crave excitement, I can see that the dog-eat-dog world of politics and business would appeal to them. Having no sense of guilt or remorse give them an evolutionary edge over their competitors who do. Maybe that is why corporations behave like psychopaths (according to a documentary by that name), because people that run them have such tendencies.</p>
<p>People think I am harsh, but my paradigm helps me to “anticipate” the mess we are in right now. Nothing our leaders do surprise me anymore, and it gives me the breathing space to take evasive action.</p>