I came across this yesterday and was initially fascinated. But then, after thinking about it for awhile, I realized the checklist read like house cat behavior. So I began evaluating both my own pets and my friends pets, and so far it seems my theories are sound, as are Hare's.

Hare Psychopathy Checklist

Factor 1: Personality "Aggressive narcissism"

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The recent wikileaks fallout has had me thinking.  Specifically, I’ve been trying to figure out where I’ve seen this kind of phenomenon before.  And then it struck me.  The recent media campaign and manhunt is the exact same approach this country takes to hostile nations, and more recently, terrorists.

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This is set friends-only for now in case it gets written in instead of used as a reading list.