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In reply to the discussion: Serious question : Are the current Republican/Conservatives mentally ill? [View all]Jack Sprat
(2,500 posts)12. Anger, envy, resentment of everyone
with a different point of view. All these traits are respresentative of so many of them. When it comes to mental illness, I am not qualified to judge whether these traits exemplify mental illness. But, they certainly seem to lead to violent thoughts and conduct. The willingness to promote lies to support their point of view, regardless of how absurd the lie is. I think that maybe an earlier generation of Americans would have regarded them as mentally ill, but there are so many of them now that they just seem like faces in a crowd.
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Serious question : Are the current Republican/Conservatives mentally ill? [View all]
Tripper11
Mar 2012
OP
Narcissistic personality disorder... The GOP seems to be a magnet for people thus afflicted. nt
left coaster
Mar 2012
#2
Like I said, I don't mean any disrespect to anyone who suffers from any mental illness
Tripper11
Mar 2012
#7
As the daughter of a mother with personality disorder (imagine my therapy bills)
stopwastingmymoney
Mar 2012
#36
No. Why does this keep coming up? They're assholes, not mentally ill. If they're "mentally ill,"
Brickbat
Mar 2012
#26
If psychopathy, sociopathy, and other personality disorders are illnesses..
NightWatcher
Mar 2012
#28
They also believe things like "The US was founded on Christian teachings and ideals".
HughBeaumont
Mar 2012
#38
"They believe things like accountability and personal responsibility lie with the individual ...
Ganja Ninja
Mar 2012
#39
You are wrong. Most mentally ill people can and should be held responsible for their actions.
slackmaster
Mar 2012
#52
I've dealt with clinically certified people who are more rational than a lot of GOPers.
hobbit709
Mar 2012
#55