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In reply to the discussion: Trump isn't mentally ill -- it's far worse [View all]gulliver
(14,071 posts)Trump is more of a conqueror, jester, and throw in a little mob boss. The word "evil" gets thrown around superstitiously sometimes and often in a paranoid way. The word needs to mean something. It's an important word.
Looking at the state of our population in the world and in the United States, I'm about half worried that it's not possible to be elected to the Presidency unless you purposely act immature, a little nuts, and a lot unreasonable. It should be possible to reach the better natures of a majority of people, but there are a lot of people who are so lost in the "wonderful knowledge" they get from the Internet that reaching their better natures is a long shot. These things that are pleasing them hurt them somehow. Apologies to the Eagles.
If you want something closer to evil, look at the state of the psychology industry.