I just explained it in the rest of my post that followed what you quoted, but you cut off.
I really think he believes what he is saying every time out, and in his warped thinking he subconsciously wriggles his way into or out of positions by latching onto loopholes or subtle nuances in those exchanges. He loses the forest for the trees. But I think he believes most if not all of what he says, despite how it might be glaringly contradictory to everyone else.
I don’t buy that he’s a sociopath at all. I think he’s a very passionate crusader in his own mind, and full of empathy — not at all lacking it, which is the #1 sign of antisocial behavior (like sociopathy). It’s not that… He actually believes he’s saving kids and saving lives.
I suspect it’s some kind of delusional disorder that lends itself to the conspiratorial “me against the world” grandiose kind of thinking. He’s a Kennedy, he’s been told since forever that he’s American royalty. It’s a perfect storm for that warped mindset and the kind of delusion he displays and spews. But he believes every bit of it, and he believes he is fighting the good fight.
I don’t believe he’s a malevolent person. But ultimately it doesn’t matter, because that doesn’t make him any less dangerous than someone like trump, who clearly is malevolent.
